A federal jury has awarded $7 million in damages to a North Carolina trooper and his wife for when a passenger bus plowed into the trooper’s sport-utility vehicle as he responded to an Interstate 40 accident.
Court documents show jurors decided Jan. 18 in New Bern that Trooper Chris Justice is entitled to $6 million from Greyhound Lines and bus driver J.L. Robinson. Their verdict also included $1 million for Lisa Justice.
The News & Observer of Raleigh reports the Christmas Eve 2014 collision occurred in Alamance County. Chris Justice was in his parked SUV with emergency lights flashing in the far-right lane when the bus struck from behind. Justice was seriously injured and still can’t work.
Greyhound had denied negligence, arguing the Highway Patrol shared responsibility for what happened.
Topics Lawsuits North Carolina
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