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Phila. Judge Rejects Truck Company’s Excessiveness Challenge to $12M Crash Verdict

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In an order entered just three days after the parties submitted their post-trial briefs, Judge Carmella Jacquinto of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas rejected arguments from the defendant that the jury’s award for pain and suffering was too large.

May 28, 2024 at 02:31 PM

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What You Need to Know

  • A Philadelphia judge upheld a $12 million verdict awarded to a woman who was hit by a utility truck while crossing the street.
  • Penske had argued that the verdict should be remitted because the $10 million awarded to the plaintiff for pain and suffering was excessive.
  • The plaintiff contended that the defense pushed an impermissible argument for remittitur.

A Philadelphia state court judge upheld a $12 million verdict jurors awarded to a woman who was hit by a utility truck while she was crossing the street.

In a May 23 order entered just three days after the parties submitted their post-trial briefs, Judge Carmella Jacquinto of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas rejected arguments from the defendant that the jury’s award for pain and suffering was too large.

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