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Juan died when a landscaping crew’s pickup crashed on an overpass. His family pursued a claim.

Juan A. was traveling with a landscaping crew when their pickup left its lane, struck a barrier and overturned on a Houston overpass. Juan was thrown from the pickup and died from his injuries. Vuk Vujasinovic and the VB Attorneys team represented his family and obtained a $700,000 settlement the day before trial.

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Case at a glance

  1. Recovery: $700,000 Settlement
  2. Injury: Fatal injuries in a pickup rollover and overpass fall
  3. Practice: Transportation Accidents
  4. Attorney: Vuk Vujasinovic

A landscaping crew traveling together

On June 1, 2004, Juan and three other men were traveling south on Highway 249 in northwest Houston. All four were working for a landscaping company at the time.

Juan was riding in the pickup bed. The pickup was towing a utility trailer owned by the landscaping company.

The vehicle skidded onto the shoulder, struck a metal barrier, turned onto its passenger side and caught fire. Juan was ejected from the pickup and fell from the overpass. He died at the scene.

A claim against the driver and the company

Vuk and the VB Attorneys team represented Juan’s family in a claim against the pickup driver and the landscaping company.

The lawsuit arose from transportation involving a company’s work crew and equipment. The family sought accountability for the fatal crash and compensation for the loss of Juan.

The case was pursued in Harris County and approached a scheduled trial before the parties reached an agreement.

Resolving the case before trial

The day before trial, the defendants agreed to settle the family’s claims for $700,000.

The settlement included contributions from two insurers: $675,000 from Ohio Casualty and the $25,000 policy limit from Allstate. Those contributions together made up the total settlement.

A resolution for Juan’s family

The settlement resolved the family’s claims arising from the fatal pickup crash. It followed a lawsuit against both the driver and the landscaping company whose crew was traveling together.

For Juan’s family, the case concerned the loss of a husband and father during a work-related journey. Vuk and the VB Attorneys team pursued that claim through the eve of trial.

Questions about the case

The landscaping crew’s pickup skidded onto the shoulder of a Houston overpass, struck a barrier and overturned. Juan was ejected and suffered fatal injuries.
The family pursued claims against the pickup driver and the landscaping company.
The family’s claims settled for $700,000 the day before trial.

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