Tag: Crash
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Internal Medicine Expert’s Testimony on a Syncopal Episode Admitted
On June 3, 2020, Matthew Vomero was driving a tractor trailer when his vehicle crashed into a building insured by Travelers Home and Marine Insurance Company (“Travelers”). At the time of the accident, Vomero was acting in the course and scope of his employment with U.S. Xpress. The parties dispute whether Defendants have presented admissible…
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Metallurgy Expert Allowed to Opine on Foreign Object Debris
This case arises from an accident involving a Robinson R44 II helicopter, registration N442VB (“Helicopter”), that occurred on the evening of December 30, 2021, in Levy County, Florida. The Helicopter was being flown at night by the owner-pilot, Ronald Hicks (“Pilot Hicks”), from a local friend’s residence to his private property. At the time of…
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Autopilot Misuse Went Unchecked by Tesla, Expert Claims
The Plaintiff, Neima Benavides, sued Tesla, Inc. after Naibel Benavides Leon was killed and Dillon Angulo was seriously injured when a Tesla Model S went through a T-intersection in Key Largo and off the pavement, striking their parked Chevrolet Tahoe as they were standing next to it. George McGee, the driver of the Model S,…
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Biomechanical Engineering Expert Witness’ Opinion Supported by Industry-Approved Methods
On November 6, 2022, the Plaintiff, Jean Joyce Lejeune, was driving a 2021 Toyota Camry westbound on I-10. The Plaintiff alleged that while she was traveling, an 18-wheeler switched lanes and collided with her vehicle. The parties disputed which vehicle deviated from its respective lane. The Defendant, Moses Nganga Rugu, was the driver of the…
