Attorneys Matt McColgan and Kevin Ellis Successfully Obtain a Defense Award at an Arbitration in Pennsylvania

The case, an SUV versus a tractor trailer accident, involved claims of negligence and negligent entrustment against both the truck driver and his employer / trucking company. Plaintiff argued that the driver and trucking company negligently caused this accident, which involved a dispute over the manner of the collision.

We were successful in a motion for summary judgment on the negligent entrustment claims against the trucking company, and achieved their dismissal due to the lack of evidence to sustain these claims, leaving only the question of the plaintiff and truck driver’s respective negligence for the fact finder. We then successfully argued at arbitration that the record demonstrated the Plaintiff’s contributory negligence in operating his own vehicle unsafely near the wide turning combination unit serves to bar his claim for recovery. An arbitration panel agreed, finding entirely in favor of the truck driver, resulting in a defense award.