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Litigation

Jul. 3, 2012

Huge plaintiffs' verdict awarded in Riverside jury trial

In what plaintiffs' lawyers are calling the largest verdict in Riverside County history, a trucking company has been ordered to pay $36.5 million to a married couple injured by a semi-truck in a 2010 accident on I-10.


By Ciaran McEvoy


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In what plaintiffs' lawyers are calling the largest verdict in Riverside County history, a trucking company has been ordered to pay $36.5 million to a married couple injured by a semi-truck in a 2010 accident on I-10.


On Friday, a jury issued the award to Jaishree Sheth and her husband, Prakash Sheth, for the injuries they suffered when a big-rig truck struck the Toyota Camry they were passenger...

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