Motorcycle Accident Case:
LO V. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
Verdict + Settlement:
$41,864,102 Verdict & Subsequent $46 Million Settlement
Case Synopsis:
Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Brian Panish, Dan Dunbar, Alex Behar and Matthew Stumpf obtained a $41,864,102 jury verdict and subsequent $46,000,000 settlement in a case involving a United States Air Force Captain who suffered catastrophic injuries after being struck from behind while on his motorcycle and then dragged the length of a football field and a half by a Southern California Gas Company truck. The parties agreed to a settlement of the case following the punitive damages phase of the trial, but prior to the jury’s verdict on those damages being announced.
“The settlement reached by the parties after the jury’s substantial verdict will enable this young couple to move forward, build a family and get Captain Lo the medical care he will need in the future.”