Litigation
Oct. 2, 2008
Lawyer Wins $11.6 Million From Caltrans
A Riverside jury has awarded a retired lawyer $11.6 million for auto accident injuries he claimed were caused by Caltrans' negligence.
By Noah Barron
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - A Riverside jury has awarded a retired lawyer $11.6 million for auto accident injuries he claimed were caused by Caltrans' negligence.
Jurors agreed with former Palos Verdes lawyer Cletus Schmidt, 78, who said the lack of proper signage caused him to run a stop sign and plow his Ford Crown Victoria into the embankment at a T intersection near Joshua Tree National Park in the southeast part of the st...
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