Automobile and Trucking Cases:

Jeff Peraldo represented a senior citizen who had been clipped/struck by an automobile as he was attempting to exit his parked car. After striking the client, the driver of the automobile fled the scene but was quickly apprehended by the police. As a result of the impact, the client sustained a non-surgical injury to a disk in his lower back and a fractured ankle and the client incurred medical expenses in the approximate amount of $30,000. The insurance company for the at fault driver refused to fairly settle the case and litigation was necessary. In his lawsuit against the at fault driver, the client asserted claims for both compensatory and punitive damages. The defense filed a motion for summary judgment asking the court to dismiss the punitive damages claim. After extensive briefing and oral argument, the court denied the defendant’s motion. The case settled soon thereafter for the sum of $125,000.

Jeff Peraldo represented the estates of two elderly persons who were killed when their vehicle was struck by an impaired driver. The firm's case investigation and a retained toxicologist established that the impaired driver had been grossly "overserved" by a local bar in violation of alcohol control laws. The bar denied any liability and litigation was necessary. The cases eventually settled at mediation for confidential sums.

Jeff Peraldo represented a woman who sustained serious injuries when her vehicle was struck by a drunk driver who had crossed the centerline. The driver denied being impaired and further denied liability for the collision and the client's injuries. Litigation was necessary and appropriate investigation and discovery were undertaken, which established the driver's impairment and responsibility for the client's injuries. On the eve of trial, the case settled for a significant confidential amount.

Jeff Peraldo represented a woman and her son whose vehicle had been struck and run off of the road by a hit and run driver. The clients' vehicle went out of control and rolled several times. The mother sustained severe hand and arm injuries and the son sustained injuries to his lower extremities. The clients' own insurance company refused to provide insurance coverage for the clients' injuries and litigation against the insurance company was necessary. After extensive case investigation established both the liability of the hit and run driver and insurance coverage, the mother's case was settled for insurance policy limits of $500,000. The son's case could not be settled and further litigation and arbitration were necessary. After an exhaustive arbitration hearing with full testimony and medical evidence, the arbitration panel awarded the son damages in the amount of $117,000.

Jeff Peraldo represented a young boy, a visitor to his grandfather's farm, who had been struck by a vehicle being operated by a contractor's employee on farm property. The child sustained severe leg injuries. Liability was denied by the responsible insurance company based on a claim that the child had "darted" into the path of the workers' vehicle, thus making litigation and extensive discovery necessary. The firm's case investigation identified several witnesses who testified that the child had not run into the path of the defendant's vehicle as the defendant had claimed and the case was settled at mediation for $280,000.

Jeff Peraldo represented a rural newspaper carrier who was riding as a passenger in a vehicle being operated by another carrier. The carrier/driver, in an attempt to deliver a paper, parked her car on the wrong side of the road and partially in the oncoming lane of travel. While the vehicle was so parked, it was struck by an oncoming car and the client suffered severe injuries. The client brought claims against both the driver and the newspaper. Liability was denied and litigation was necessary. The case settled before trial for a confidential amount.

Jeff Peraldo represented two passengers in a vehicle that was struck and sideswiped on the highway by an impaired driver. The passengers sustained severe injuries when their vehicle was forced head-on into a guardrail . The cases were settled for insurance policy limits of $100,000 each.

Jeff Peraldo represented a young girl who sustained facial lacerations when the vehicle in which she was riding as a passenger vehicle was struck at an intersection by another vehicle that had run a red light. The at-fault driver initially denied responsibility for the collision and litigation was necessary. The case eventually settled at mediation for $156,000.

Jeff Peraldo represented a young woman employed by a local Sheriff's Department in connection with the knee injuries she sustained in an automobile collision caused by a driver who had pulled out in front of her. The insurance company for the at-fault driver refused to pay an amount the client deemed to be fair and reasonable for her injuries and litigation was necessary The case eventually settled at mediation for the amount of $90,000.

Jeff Peraldo represented an elderly couple whose vehicle had been struck broadside at an intersection by another vehicle that had run a red light. Despite a denial of liability by the defendant driver and a denial by the insurance company as to the severity of the client's injuries, the cases were eventually settled for confidential sums.

Jeff Peraldo represented a mother and her daughter who both sustained injuries when their vehicle was struck by a vehicle that had turned in front of them at an intersection. The mother sustained an ankle fracture that required surgical correction. The mother's case settled for insurance policy limits of $100,000. The daughter sustained a laceration and scarring to her knee. Her case settled for $42,500.


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