Sweeny Wingate & Barrow team obtains complete defense verdict in transportation case

Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow, P.A. attorneys Mark Barrow, Richard McLawhorn, and Adam Crain recently obtained a defense verdict for a large national trucking company. It was alleged that a truck driver’s striking of a guy wire connected to a power pole was the proximate cause of catastrophic injuries suffered by a man who volunteered to help the responding fire department direct traffic to alternate routes and who was then struck by an oncoming pick-up truck. The Plaintiff provided evidence of over $3 million in past medical damages and presented the jury with evidence of over $10 million in future medical and homecare needs.

At trial, the Plaintiff asked the jury for over $50 million. The jury found that neither the truck driver nor the trucking company were the proximate cause of the Plaintiff’s injuries and returned a complete defense verdict.