A Missouri appeals court has upheld an $800,000 jury award for a woman injured when a delivery van pulled into her path after a truck driver waved it forward. The court found there was no evidence that the woman was driving too fast, and it rejected the defence argument that she shared fault for the crash. The case, Amy Bolandis v. Thomas Bateman and UniFirst Corporation, turned on a simple but important question. Could the driver who pulled out blindly into traffic blame the other motorist for travelling at a normal speed? The Missouri Court of Appeals said no, as per report on Justia U.S. Law. Read more details about it here:What happened on Hall StreetThe crash occurred around 7:05 in the morning on 19 December 2018, on Hall Street in St Louis. Conditions were dry and daylight was clear, with no rain, snow or poor visibility. Thomas Bateman was driving a commercial Freightliner Step Van for UniFirst and was exiting a parking lot. He intended to cross Hall Street, a road with two lanes in each direction plus a centre turn lane.A semitruck had stopped in the right southbound lane to turn into the same parking lot. That truck blocked Bateman’s view to the left and also blocked the view of the oncoming driver, Amy Bolandis, to the right.The…
Missouri appeals court upholds $800,000 award in delivery van crash case
A Missouri appeals court upheld an $800,000 jury verdict in favor of Amy Bolandis following a traffic accident. It was determined that the delivery van driver failed to check for oncoming vehicles before merging into Bolandis's lane, leading to the collision. The court ruled decisively that Bolandis was not speeding, emphasizing the responsibility of all drivers to prioritize safety when entering traffic.
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A Missouri appeals court has upheld an $800,000 jury award for a woman injured when a delivery van pulled into her path after a truck driver waved it forward. Thomas Bateman and UniFirst Corporation, turned on a simple but important question. The Missouri Court of Appeals said no, as per report on Justia U.S. Thomas Bateman was driving a commercial Freightliner Step Van for UniFirst and was exiting a parking lot.
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