A Philadelphia trial judge has allowed three plaintiffs in a personal injury case to seek punitive damages against a truck driver they claim was talking on his cellphone when he collided with their vehicle.
On June 6, in Simmons v. Lantry, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Mark I. Bernstein granted the plaintiffs’ unopposed May 2 motion for leave to amend their complaint to include a claim for punitive damages against defendants Stephen Lantry and Van Santis Development Inc.
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