$1,650,000 New Jersey Auto Accident – Court Arbitration Award

A 43 year-old good samaritan and her husband stopped their 18-wheeler on the shoulder of Interstate 287. They came to the aid of a motorist in distress who crossed over the highway median, striking an embankment and dislodging a boulder into the roadway. An inattentive motorist traveling at a high rate of speed struck the boulder, propelling it onto the shoulder of the road where our client was standing, resulting in serious leg fractures. We overcame the defense that there was no legal responsibility because both motorists were faced with unforeseen emergencies.