Manukyan v. Showerman's Beer Distributors
- Resolution Date:
- December 1994
- Practice Areas:
- Motor Vehicle Accidents, Truck Accidents
- Synopsis:
- On February 18, 1992, Manukyn's car was rear-ended by a beer truck operated by Tipplet, an employee of defendant Showerman's. At the time of the accident Manukyan was a 45-year- old, 316-pound, chronically deconditioned male and part-time correctional officer for the County of Santa Clara. When the accident occurred Mr. Manukyan was stopped behind other vehicles at a marked pedestrian crosswalk. The impact propelled the plaintiff's vehicle into the vehicle in front of him, which in turn, struck the vehicle in front of it. Plaintiff's accident reconstructionist testified that the speed of the beer truck, at point of impact with the Lincoln, was 20-25 miles per hour and that the speed of the Lincoln, at point of impact with the vehicle in front of it, was approximately 15 miles per hour. Plaintiff's bio-mechanist testified that the forces exerted on plaintiff's body in the first and second impacts were sufficient to cause plaintiff's bilateral carpal tunnel, cervical disc, lumbar spine and knee injuries. The case tried to verdict and the verdict was upheld following an unsuccessful appeal by Showerman's.
- Attorneys:
- Cynthia McGuinn
- Resolution:
- $1 Million