- Plaintiff
- Garrett, Elizabeth
- Plaintiff
- Kornacki, Landen
- Represented By:
- Scott, Graham (Colman Perkins Law Group )
A California state court jury rejected a potentially $116 million lawsuit following a long-running trial over allegations a dangerous road condition caused a car accident that resulted in serious injuries to four people.
The San Diego County jury returned their verdict on October 27th in a trial that kicked off on September 9th. Plaintiffs Maria Herrera and Caledonio Hernandez claimed the California Department of Transportation was responsible for the 2023 accident that sent the car carrying Landen Kornacki and Elizabeth Garrett slamming into their pickup truck after taking a supposedly unsafe turn on a state highway.
The four plaintiffs accused CALTRANS of failing to warn drivers to reduce speed ahead of the turn and also allowing an unsafe berm to develop on the gravel shoulder that they claim caused Kornackis car to swerve into the path of the oncoming truck, however the defense successfully argued the accident occurred because Kornacki consumed alcohol earlier in the day.
Defense Verdict
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![]() | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | |||||
![]() | 00:32:11 | Break | |||||
![]() | 01:43:44 | Opening Statement | LiMandri, Charles | ||||
![]() | 02:51:53 | End of Session |
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