$1.355M Settlement for Injuries Arising from Improperly Maintained Highway

Attorneys John M. Dodig and Jason A. Daria secured a $1.355 million settlement for a driver who suffered significant orthopedic and other injuries when he lost control of his pick-up truck after its passenger-side tires encountered a pavement edge drop-off along a roadway in Gallagher Township, Pennsylvania.

The drop-off was approximately 7 inches deep and several hundred feet long. When our client, who was traveling in the southbound lane, attempted to steer his tires out of the drop-off, his truck veered to the left. It traveled across both lanes of travel, struck a metal guiderail along the edge of the northbound lane, flipped onto its right side, and came to rest in the northbound lane.

Our client’s injuries will cause him pain and suffering and limit his ability to work for the rest of his life.