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Trucking company to pay $7.7 million in case of wheel coming loose, striking vehicle

November 10, 2022

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A Michigan jury recently awarded $7.7 million to a man who was seriously injured in 2018 when the wheel came loose from a box truck heading in the opposite direction, jumped the median and crashed into the front of his vehicle.

It took an eight-person jury less than two hours on Friday to find Lower Huron Chemical & Supply Co. of Wayne, Michigan, solely responsible for failing to follow the Department of Transportation’s regulations for the inspection, repair and maintenance of its commercial vehicles.

The jury award was announced following a 15-day civil trial in Oakland County, Michigan, Circuit Court.

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