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Litigation

Jun. 5, 2015

San Diego jury awards $17.4 million to collision victim

The man suffered brain injuries after a freight truck rammed into a line of three cars, projecting him through his windshield.


By America Hernandez


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A jury in San Diego County Superior Court on Wednesday awarded $17.4 million to a
26-year-old filmmaker after his car was rear-ended by a freight truck in a collision.

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  Plaintiff Russell Sheaffer, who suffered facial cuts, a concussion, and developed
  a degenerative condition in his jaw joints after the crash, didn't initial...

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