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Jury Awards Truck Accident Victim $23.5Million

From the Wichita Eagle:

"In one of the biggest traffic-accident verdicts in Kansas, a jury awarded $23.5 million last week in a lawsuit stemming from injuries in a semitrailer accident in New Mexico.

U.S. District Judge Monti Belot reduced the actual award to nearly $15.3 million for Terry and Donna Frederick of Overland Park, because the jury decided the driver of the other truck was only 65 percent at fault.

Robyn Getchel tested positive for methamphetamine while driving a truck for Swift Transportation. Getchel claimed she was rear-ended.

But subsequent tests by the Fredericks' lawyers showed Getchel was backing up from a rest stop onto the highway when she hit the truck Terry Frederick was riding in for Yellow Freight. The driver of the Yellow Freight truck, Dennis Bottorff, was killed.

The accident occurred just after 1:30 a.m. on March 16, 2006, on U.S. 54 near Tucumcari, N.M., nearly two hours west of Amarillo, Texas.

Terry Frederick, 56, suffered a severe spinal cord injury.

"We believe we were awarded enough money to take care of our clients' injuries and what they've suffered," said Scott Nutter, one of the Fredericks' lawyers.

Terry Frederick had about $5 million in medical bills. The rest of the verdict covered future medical expenses, lost wages and pain and suffering."

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The law firm of Franklin Gray & White represents the victims of truck and auto accidents.  If you or a loved one were injured in an accident involving a truck, semi, and/or commercial vehicle, protect your rights.  Contact the experienced legal team at Franklin Gray & White for your free consultation.

For further information on truck and auto accidents please see here, or see our online library.

Fatal Truck Wreck In Texas

From Fox 26 in Houston:

A driver is killed after an accident causes the truck he was operating to roll over and catch fire in southwest Houston.

The truck was traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 59, the Southwest Freeway, when a car clipped the vehicle near the Weslayan exit and caused it roll over and catch fire before 8: 30 p.m. Monday.

The body of the male driver who drove the truck was consumed by the vehicle fire while a female passenger with two dogs was able to exit the truck before the flames overtook the truck. She was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital to be treated for her injuries.

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The law firm of Franklin Gray & White represents the victims of truck and auto accidents.  If you or a loved one were injured in an accident involving a truck, semi, and/or commercial vehicle, protect your rights.  Contact the experienced legal team at Franklin Gray & White for your free consultation.

For further information on truck and auto accidents please see here, or see our online library.

Half Of Major Truck Accidents Are Preventable

Engineers at Mercedes-Benz conducted a fleet test of 1,000 big rigs in 2006. The results of the study showed that roughly 50% of serious truck accidents could be prevented. Trucks equipped with Lane Assistant, stability control and proximity control systems had less than half of the accidents  compared to trucks without the safety equipment.  The trial study lasted over a year and covered over 66 million miles of driving. The safety equipment effectively reduced the number of rear-end collisions and truckers going off road. Hopefully, technological advances in safety equipement will continue to evolve and become more commonplace on big rigs operating on public roadways. Kentucky's roadways could certainly benefit from these safety advances. 

Hospital Falls

Falls in hospitals occur all to often and have devastating results. Many times, the falls are preventable. Too often falls are the result of hospital staff failing to properly monitor patients or attend to them as necessary. Patients being medicated with benzodiazepines are especially vulnerable to falls as are patients within compromised ambulatory ability. Family members with loved ones in the hospital should be vigilant in ensuring that hospital staff do their job in ensuring that their patient receive proper safety measures to prevent a fall.

$1.2 million Lexington Kentucky Malpractice Verdict

A Fayette County Kentucky jury awarded $1.2 million to the plaintiff in a medical malpractice trial. Larry Franklin represented the plaintiff in the week-long trial in Lexington Kentucky.

BELOW AVERAGE KENTUCKY NURSING HOMES: Is your loved one in nursing home that falls below average?

WE KNOW WHICH KENTUCKY NURSING HOMES FALL BELOW AVERAGE in health inspections, staffing and quality measures. Low ratings in these areas can indicate negligent care which can lead to ABUSE, BED SORES, DEHYDRATION, FALLS and violations of a residents rights. If you believe a loved one has been mistreated in a Kentucky Nursing Home contact Matthew White at mwhite@franklingrayandwhite.com for a FREE CONSULTATION.

Larry Franklin Represents Family In Lawsuit Against Louisville Zoo Over Zoo Train Derailment

On June 9, 2009, attorney Larry Franklin of Franklin Gray & White filed suit in Jefferson County Circuit Court on behalf of an Indiana couple and their child who were injured in the June 1 train derailment at the Louisville Zoo.

More information to follow as the litigation proceeds.

For media coverage, please see the following:

Zoo Suit Comes From a Real Heavy Hitter

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