Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP obtained a $48.8 million verdict on Thursday for a pedestrian who was struck by a Los Angeles city garbage truck last August and was left comatose.
The city admitted the driver's negligence, but disputed the damages, according to the attorneys.
"The Los Angeles City Attorney had an opportunity to settle this case for less than the verdict but rejected all demands and offered $0 on a case where a sanitation truck driver ran over an innoce...
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