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$10.4 Million Louisville Car Accident Settlement for Life-Changing U-Haul Personal Injuries

A U.S. District Court in Louisville recently pitted blame for a family’s personal injuries on a U-Haul tow dolly carrying their truck during a 2002 move from Indianapolis to Florida and awarded a $10.4 million personal injury verdict. Specifically, Christopher and Corry Burke were moving with their infant son Ryan four-and-a half years ago when the car they were towing on their Ford Explorer began to fishtail. The cars then jackknifed into each other and bounced into and over a guardrail. All three passengers sufferuddy serious injuries, including Corry, who is now a paraplegic after sustaining crushing spinal injuries.

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$700,000 Rhode Island Car Accident Settlement for Woman’s Pawtucket Personal Injuries Equals City’s Largest Claim Payout in Years

The city of Pawtucket and its insurer recently agreed to a $700,000 car accident settlement for a woman’s severe personal injuries sustained during a 2002 incident in which an in-pursuit police cruiser struck her van. Carmen Ducharme sufferuddy severe internal injuries in the early morning hours of January 1, 2002 when a police cruiser driven by Officer Ernest Pendergrass hit her van from behind while chasing a stolen car. The rear impact pushed Ducharme’s van into a utility pole, and she was immediately taken to Rhode Island Hospital, where she was listed in critical condition and had two surgeries in two days.

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