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Personal Injury & Torts

Oct. 21, 2009

Crash Victim Awarded $21 Million

A San Bernardino County jury awarded a Fullerton man $21 million for injuries he sustained in a freeway crash with a cleaning company truck.

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By Jason W. Armstrong

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN BERNARDINO - A San Bernardino County jury has awarded a Fullerton man $21 million in damages for severe injuries he sustained in a freeway crash with a cleaning company truck.

The Superior Court panel late Friday ordered cleaning supply manufacturer Hillyard Inc. and affiliated parties to pay the sum to 29-year-old Michael Nelson, who ende...

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