Trial Magazine
Verdicts & Settlements
Improper Lookout
September 2019Cindy Tran Huynh, 22, was driving her motorcycle through an intersection on a green light when George Hooks, who was operating a tractor-trailer owned by MDV SpartanNash, LLC, turned left across Huynh’s path. Huynh suffered fatal blunt force trauma. She had been a veteran and student and is survived by her parents.
Huynh’s mother, individually and on behalf of her estate, sued MDV SpartanNash, alleging that Hooks had failed to keep a proper lookout and yield the right of way.
The defense admitted liability, and the case went to trial on damages.
The jury awarded $27 million.
Citation: Huynh v. MDV SpartanNash, LLC, No. SC17CV70 (Ga. Super. Ct. Muscogee Cnty. Mar. 20, 2019).
Plaintiff counsel: AAJ member Alan Hamilton, AAJ member James Roth, Margaret Randels, and Jeff Shiver, all of Atlanta.
