![]() ![]() On Monday, Gilbert called 35 jury prospects and parties challenged 23.įrom those who remained the parties picked eight jurors.īenedict Morelli of New York City opened for plaintiffs and Hamilton Hill of Chicago opened for defendants.Ĭrash survivor Janice Smart testified for 42 minutes. On Friday before trial, Gilbert denied the motion to exclude Griffin’s evidence. Griffin’s report stated that anyone who passed tests of a commercial driver’s knowledge and skills and obtained endorsement for different types of vehicles would have to be able to speak and comprehend the English language. On April 22, lead plaintiff Bob Abrams moved to preclude defense expert Dave Griffin from using various documents to make a case for Pino’s English. Gilbert ruled in February that he would let a jury decide whether a connection between Pino’s language and the accident rose to a level of proximate cause. Survivors and estates sued FedEx and Hard Drive in 2019.įedEx and Hard Drive admitted liability for Pino’s failure to slow down but contested liability for lack of qualification. Virginia Abrams, Matthew Murphy, and Marleen Murphy died, and Bob Abrams and Janice Smart suffered injuries. Pino’s truck struck a stationary vehicle on Interstate 70 near Effingham in 2019. District Judge Phil Gilbert had convened on Monday and jurors had heard four and a half hours of testimony on Tuesday.Īlso on Tuesday, Gilbert ruled that FedEx and Hard Drive could argue that Asllan Pino knew enough English to do his job. BENTON – Trial on a theory that FedEx and contractor Hard Drive acted with fatal negligence by hiring and retaining a trucker who didn’t understand English ended in settlement on Wednesday morning, May 18. ![]()
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