Favorable Jury Verdict in Bus/Motor Vehicle Case


February 18, 2019

Brian Wood obtained a defense verdict in Scott County District Court on behalf of his client, Schmitty & Sons Transit, Inc. Plaintiff alleged that the defendant made an illegal right turn that precipitated his running into the bus. Defendants disputed the bus driver was acting illegally. Plaintiff had a neck fusion and left shoulder reconstruction following the accident. The demand exceeded one million dollars. Defendant was found not negligent for the accident. The case is Douglas Sato v. Schmitty & Sons Transit, Inc., 70-CV-17-17504.