Torts/Personal Injury,
Civil Litigation
Nov. 12, 2021
$21.6M awarded to parents of teenager hit by bus
The teen was riding a bike in Redondo Beach when a municipal bus caught the handlebar, dragging her under the bus.
A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury awarded $21.6 million to the parents of a teenage girl who died after being hit by a bus in Redondo Beach four years ago.
After nearly two weeks of testimony in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the jury awarded Ciara Smith's father $11.1 million, and her mother $10.5 million against defendant MV Transportation Inc., which contracts with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority. The ju...
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