Truck crashes can be catastrophic and devastating, and all too often, they are the result of negligence. Many motorists and pedestrians have had their lives upended by foreseeable and preventable tractor-trailer accidents. Obtaining justice after a semi-truck crash means holding negligent parties accountable for their actions and ensuring that you are compensated for the harm caused to you. At Wisner Baum, our Los Angeles attorneys are uncompromising in our commitment to fighting for increased safety in the trucking industry and to preventing more needless accidents from occurring.
If you believe negligence contributed to your YRC worldwide truck accident, contact our team today at (310) 207-3233 We serve clients nationwide.
YRC Worldwide Inc. is a holding company for various brands, including Holland, HNRY Logistics, New Penn, Reddaway, and YRC Freight. YRC Worldwide is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, and has local, regional, national, and international services.
In 2018, YRC Worldwide had revenue of approximately $5.1 billion. That same year, the company employed around 31,000 employees and transported 20 million shipments for a total of approximately 914 million miles. According to its investor presentation, YRC Worldwide has about 17,000 active drivers.
Following are YRC Worldwide subsidiaries:
Trucking company owners and operators are responsible for ensuring that their trucks are safe and properly maintained, and that drivers follow hours-of-service rules and operate their vehicles safely. Fatal tractor-trailer crashes are all too common because transportation companies and their drivers often violate safety regulations in order to make more money. Collisions between cars and tractor-trailers are usually catastrophic for people in passenger vehicles.
If you or a family member has been harmed in a YRC Worldwide truck crash—or any semi-truck accident—contact one of our highly skilled attorneys today. Our truck crash team has the experience and resources needed to meticulously investigate your claim and determine liability. Wisner Baum’s attorneys have fought against some of the largest freight transportation companies in the US and have recovered billions of dollars for our clients.
Contact us today to speak with one of our highly respected attorneys. We are available to answer your questions and advise you of your options. Fill out an online contact form or call us at (310) 207-3233.
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In May of 2019, the jury in the case of Pilliod et al. v, Monsanto Company ordered the agrochemical giant to pay $2.055 billion in damages to the plaintiffs, Alva and Alberta Pilliod, a Bay Area couple in their 70s. R. Brent Wisner served as co-lead trial attorney for the Pilliods, delivering the opening and closing statements and cross-examining several of Monsanto’s experts. Wisner Baum managing shareholder, Michael Baum and attorney Pedram Esfandiary also served on the trial team in the Pilliod case.
The judge later reduced their award to $87M. Monsanto appealed the Pilliod’s verdict which the California Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District denied on August 9, 2021. Monsanto then requested the California Supreme Court review the appeal’s court decision, which the court denied on Nov. 17, 2021. Monsanto (Bayer) then submitted a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court which SCOTUS denied on June 27, 2022, allowing the final judgment of $87M to remain intact.
$289.2 million jury verdict in Monsanto Roundup trial
Wisner Baum co-represented Dewayne “Lee” Johnson in the first Roundup cancer lawsuit to proceed to trial. On Aug. 10, 2018, a San Francisco jury ordered Monsanto to pay $39.25 million in compensatory damages and $250 million in punitive damages to Mr. Johnson, a former groundskeeper who alleged exposure to Monsanto’s herbicides caused him to develop terminal non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Months after the jury verdict, the judge overseeing the trial reduced the punitive damages to $39.25 million. Mr. Johnson decided to accept the remittitur, bringing the adjusted amount awarded to Mr. Johnson $78.5 million.
Monsanto (Bayer) appealed the verdict and Johnson cross appealed. On July 20, 2020, the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the verdict against Monsanto but reduced Mr. Johnson’s award to $20.5 million. The company chose not to take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, ending the litigation.
In 2016, Wisner Baum attorney Timothy A. Loranger and six other attorneys in the Plaintiffs’ Management Committee were able to secure a $265 million settlement for victims of the 2015 Amtrak 188 derailment in Philadelphia, one of the largest in the U.S. for 2016.
