Litigation
Jun. 25, 2014
Motorcyclist hurt in collision with border patrol agent awarded $5.4 million
A federal judge has awarded a motorcyclist injured in a collision with an on-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent $5.4 million, finding the government was liable in the crash.
By Henry Meier
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal judge has awarded a motorcyclist injured in a collision with an on-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent $5.4 million, finding the government was liable in the crash. The verdict issued Friday by U.S. District Judge Larry A. Burns in the Southern District could have been as much as $6.3 million, but the judge found the motorcyclist, John Hendrickson, liable for 15 percent of the collision. Hendrickson's left leg had to be amputat...
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