How Attorneys Won Federal Jury Verdict for Bicyclist Traveling Against Traffic
A federal jury in Boston has awarded $150,000 to Connecticut resident Leslie Freeman, who was injured when a pickup truck struck the bicycle she was riding. There will be no appeals.
November 06, 2019 at 05:09 PM
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A federal jury in Boston has awarded $150,000 to a 57-year-old Connecticut woman who was injured when a pickup truck struck her leg while she was bicycling in Provincetown in July 2016.
In a case that partially hinged on a local regulation that allowed for bike traffic to travel against vehicle traffic on a one-way thoroughfare in the Massachusetts resort town, the plaintiff's side was able to prevail.
"That regulation saved us in terms of liability," said plaintiff attorney Christopher Houlihan, an associate with Hartford-based RisCassi & Davis. "Overcoming that my client was negligent in some way by pressing against traffic was our biggest hurdle. The defense acknowledged the regulation, but said just because it was allowed it was not something you should do."
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