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Litigation & Arbitration

Oct. 30, 2023

Club valet injured by drunken driver wins $6M

“We were able to show the parallels between what most people think PTSD is and how that can really apply in a car crash, and how it can manifest,” said Khail A. Parris, who represented the plaintiff.

A Riverside County jury awarded $6 million to a country club valet who suffered severe injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder in an accident with a drunken driver who ignored offers from fellow club guests for a safe ride home.

Attorneys with the PARRIS Law Firm in Lancaster secured the verdict despite a doctor’s orders not to let the plaintiff testify because of Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome from the crash.

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