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Verdicts

May 3, 2008

Teen Injured by Truck Awarded $15 Million

A Los Angeles Superior Court jury has awarded more than $15 million in compensatory damages to a teenager who suffered permanent brain injuries after his mother's car was struck by a Southern California Gas Co. truck in 2005.

By Cortney Fielding
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      LOS ANGELES - A Superior Court jury has awarded more than $15 million in compensatory damages to a teenager who suffered permanent brain injuries after his mother's car was struck by a Southern California Gas Co. truck in 2005.
      Thursday's verdict followed an admission of liability from the utility prov...

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