Karina Deochand (front row from left) of Karma Law, clients Vipul Dalal and Avnish Dalal, Romi Jayswal of Karma Law and Joseph A. Fried of Fried Goldberg and Nathan A. Gaffney (back row from left) and Michael L. Goldberg of Fried Goldberg celebrate their win outside the DeKalb County Courthouse. (Courtesy photo) Plaintiff's Attorney: Expect More Trucking Crash Mitigation Technology Failure Lawsuits After $16.6M DeKalb Win
"This is one of the first cases I'm aware of where a piece of technology designed to avoid a crash actually set one up," said plaintiff's attorney Joe Fried.
December 27, 2023 at 02:57 PM
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Plaintiff's attorneys Joe Fried and Michael Goldberg of Fried Goldberg and Karina Deochand and Romi Jayswal of Karma Injury Law recently secured a $16.6 million verdict out of DeKalb County in a case where a trucker's automated emergency braking system failed, causing the truck to stop suddenly and their client to hit him.
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