Glenn D. Faulk, as Guardian of Vernon Rairie, Incapacitated v. Southeastern Freight Lines, Inc. and Santiago Gutierrez, Jr. - This lawsuit was a collision involving a trucking company and was tried in district court in Laredo, Webb County, Texas.  Plaintiff alleged Southeastern and its truck driver were negligent and grossly negligent.  Plaintiff sought mutli-million dollars in damages for his injuries, including damages for past and future physical pain, past and future mental anguish, past and future loss of earning capacity, past and future disfigurement, past and future physical impairment, and past and future medical care expenses.  Plaintiff also sought exemplary damages.  The investigating officer placed liability on the driver but the jury found otherwise.  Plaintiff’s injuries included actual medicals of $1,000,000.00 and future medicals exceeding $1,000,000.00.  A defense verdict was obtained on behalf of the client, finding that neither the driver nor the trucking company were negligent.

Moreno v. Southeastern Freight Lines and Josh Tatum – defense case tried in Dallas County, Texas.  The lawsuit was a trucking accident wherein Plaintiff alleged Southeastern and its truck driver were negligent.  Plaintiff alleged that Southeastern’s driver, Josh Tatum, made an improper lane change and struck his vehicle, totaling his vehicle.  Plaintiff sought damages for his injuries including, pain and suffering in the past and future, and medical expenses in the past and future.  In Plaintiff’s initial pleading, Plaintiff sought damages in excess of one million dollars. Unanimous defense verdict obtained on behalf of clients. 

Parsley v. ABF Freight Systems, Inc.; Dallas County, Texas wrongful death suit (double fatality) wherein two parents, both 32 years of age, were killed as a result of a collision with a truck passing an ABF tractor-trailer. This case was tried twice with both juries determining that ABF's driver did not cause the accident and therefore did not cause the resulting deaths. This case was tried because Plaintiffs' counsel rejected a $2 million settlement offer proposed by other defense counsel. We were hired to try the case and obtained a defense verdict.

Climer v. Siemens Nixdorf; Tarrant County, Texas wrongful death suit wherein a Siemens Nixdorf employee was accused of cutting off another vehicle that lead to the death of a wife/mother. After a one-week trial in Fort Worth, Texas, the jury determined that Siemens Nixdorf's employee did not cause the accident and returned a defense verdict.

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