City bus hits pedestrian: Improper right turn: Toe amputation: Verdict

City bus hits pedestrian: Improper right turn: Toe amputation: Verdict.

Gaffron v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Auth., Ga., Fulton County Super. Ct., No. E-32365, Mar. 19, 1999.

Gaffron, 21, was crossing the street when a Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) bus made a right turn from the left lane, striking her. She required amputation of her left big toe. Her medical expenses totaled about $15,100. She was a student at the time of the collision with the bus.

She sued MARTA, alleging agency liability for the driver's improper right turn.

The jury awarded $575,000.

Plaintiff's Counsel:

*Thomas W. Malone, Atlanta, Ga.

*S. Bradley Houck, Atlanta, Ga. . Max Davis, Decatur, Ga.

[ Comment: For similar cases, see Doe v. City and County of San Francisco, 41 ATLA L. Rep. 338 (Nov. 1998), Hai v. New York City Transit Auth., 41 ATLA L. Rep. 175 (June 1998), and Stokes v. Department of Transp., 41 ATLA L. Rep. 389 (Dec. 1998). Plaintiff in Doe was represented by *Mary E. Alexander, San Francisco, Cal. *Martin H. Weisfuse, New York, N.Y., represented plaintiff in Hai. Plaintiffs in Stokes were represented by *William C. Lanham and *Clark H. McGehee, both of Atlanta, Ga., and *Howard T. Scott, Athens, Ga.]

[Documents in Gaffron are available through the Court Documents section in the back section of this issue, courtesy of Mr. Houck.]

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