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Oil Slick from Truck Allegedly Causes Accident
Our law firm was not involved in the personal injury lawsuit described in this article.
The Washington Court of Appeals ruled on a case in which it was alleged that an oil slick from a truck on the interstate highway caused a vehicle to loose control and leave the highway, rolling over several times.[1]
A truck driver for an oil company drove northbound for several miles on Interstate-5 before noticing that a suction hose had broken loose from its compartment and dragged on the ground behind the truck. At the time, a motorist driving on I-5 with her two children in the backseat hit a “slick” area and began “sliding all over the freeway”, lost control, and slid off a steep embankment and rolled three or four times causing injuries.
The motorist filed a complaint in Pierce County Superior Court asserting a claim of negligence against the petroleum company and the driver requesting damages for past and future medical expenses, lost earnings, physical and mental pain and suffering, past and future physical disabilities, loss of capacity to enjoy life, prejudgment interest, and “all items of special damages.”
Each party moved for summary judgment. Read the rest of this entry »
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