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Record $6M settlement in motorcycle crash lawsuit |
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Monday, 23 November 2009 18:58 |
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A man and his teenage daughter were awarded a record $6 million in a lawsuit settlement stemming from a 2006 crash in which they were struck by a truck while riding a motorcycle in southwest suburban Joliet.
The settlement is a record for a personal injury case in Will County, according to a release from the law office of Cogan & McNabola.
The accident happened in 2006 when Richard Wright and his 15-year-old daughter Kelly Wright were riding a motorcycle in Joliet. Another driver, John Martis, was driving a Chevrolet truck when he attempted to turn left at a stop sign and struck the motorcycle, the release said.
Richard Wright suffered numerous injuries, including a fractured wrist and ankle, which required surgery, the release said. Kelly Wright sufferd a severely broken left ankle and a severe right tibia fracture. She is scheduled for fusion surgery on her ankle later this year.
The case was presided over by Judge Michael Powers.
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