| Bus Accidents Verdicts & Settlements | Click on case name to purchase report | |
| Verdict & Settlement Disposition | Description | Case Name |
| $7,300,000 | Man fractured 12 ribs, injured head when his car was hit by a bus whose driver ran a stop sign. Plaintiff claimed bus driver was DUI; driver claimed plaintiff also ran stop sign. | Hable v. TARC Jefferson Co., Ky., Cir. Ct., No. 06-CI-06-082 (11/30/07) |
| $2,805,000 | Truck's driver killed after his truck was knocked into path of oncoming bus. Estate claimed bus driver wasn't licensed; defense argued bus driver faced sudden emergency. |
Covel v. Sparlin McClain Co., Okla., Dist. Ct., No. CJ-2003-329 (12/17/07) |
| $1,000,000 | Bus struck and killed 2-year-old who ran to greet exiting passenger. Estate claimed bus stopped on wrong side of street; defense contended child ran into bus's path. | Gonzales v. Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission Fresno Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. 07CECG00991 (6/19/08) |
| $950,000 | Bus's rider claimed foot was fractured when object fell onto it after bus stopped abruptly. Defense contended bus didn't stop abruptly and that plaintiff merely tripped. | Avens v. NYCTA New York Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No.402772/07 (6/4/08) |
| $700,000 | Woman dragged some 390 feet after getting foot caught in bus's doors, sustained spinal fractures, degloving injuries. Defense contended woman was drunk. | Hill v. Swaving Sonoma Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. 241432 (4/4/08) |
| $399,000 | Passenger sustained torn shoulder and wrist injuries when airport's shuttle buses collided. Defense conceded liability but argued that injuries preexisted accident. | Fontanella v. Servisair USA Los Angeles Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. YC052814 (4/25/08) |
| $162,500 | Blind woman's foot run over by bus. She claimed driver didn't yield while she was in crosswalk, despite seeing her cane. Defense argued woman walked into bus's path. | Hunsinger v. Port Authority Transit of Allegheny County Allegheny Co., Pa., Ct. C. P., No. GD-05-033147 (9/7/07) |
| Defense | Tour bus careered down mountainside after brakes failed. Plaintiffs claimed bus's operators knew brakes were bad; defense contended plaintiffs signed liability waivers. | Powell v. Cunard Cruise Line Limited Co. Inc. S.D., Fla., No. 1:06-cv-22836-CMA (6/4/08) |
| Defense | Bus's passenger claimed she sustained two herniations when bus struck tollbooth. Defense conceded liability but argued that the injuries were degenerative. | Green v. Passenger Bus Corp. Erie Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 11494/03 (5/13/08) |
| Defense | Blind man fractured hip in fall off of bus's entry/exit stairs. He claimed that the bus moved while he was exiting, but the defense argued that he merely lost his balance. | Nickel v. Port Authority of Allegheny County Allegheny Co., Pa., Ct. C. P., No. GD-07-003417 (3/14/08) |
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