Personal Injury Lawyer Blog
The following blog entry is written from a defendant’s position post-verdict. Reviewing this kind of briefing should help potential plaintiffs and clients better understand how parties in personal injury cases present such issues to the court.
(Please note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this car accident/bus accident case and its proceedings.)
Photographs in evidence included pictures of the County Transit Authority Bus which plaintiff was operating at the time of the collision. Photographs revealed mere scraping damage to the left front corner and some damage to a protruding side view mirror. Repair estimates produced at trial revealed no structural damage to the bus.
Defendant called the owner of the van driven by defendant at trial. The owner testified that the only damage to the van was to the right side view mirror. He estimated damage at approximately $100. For more information you are welcome to contact Sacramento personal injury lawyer, Moseley Collins.
Defendants also called Dr. Edward Stein, a physicist, to testify with regard to causation. Dr. Stein testified that the force of the collision between the delivery van and the 40-foot bus would have resulted in plaintiff merely feeling a “vibration” in her seat. He stated that a glass of water on the dashboard would not have spilled as a result of he impact. He further testified that the bus would have only rocked slightly as a result of contact between the vehicles.
Police Officer Brown of the Sacramento Police Department was also called as a witness. He testified that plaintiff may have been jostled in her seat as a result of the impact. He believed that the force of collision on the bus would have amounted to crossing a speed bump. He testified that the bus did not slide or move and that there was no structural damage to the bus. Officer Brown further testified that he did not believe that the driver of the bus could have been injured in the accident.
Defendants also produced the testimony of Stephen Jones, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Jones testified about his examination of the plaintiff and his review of medical records. (See Part 4 of 9.)
For more information you are welcome to contact Sacramento personal injury lawyer, Moseley Collins.