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$3 million settlement; Student, 21, dies in crash with landscaping truck

$3 million settlement; Student, 21, dies in crash with landscaping truck

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Action:

Date: June 10, 2025

Date of incident: Aug. 16, 2024

Nature of claim:

Amount: $3 million

Special or other damages: Economic damages of less than $25,000

Case name: Estate of Gendron v. Rigby and Country Boy Landscaping

Court: Iredell County Superior Court

Mediator: Walter Burton of Burton Law Firm, Oak Ridge

Attorneys: R. Michael Chandler, of Chandler Volta Personal Injury Lawyers, Charlotte, and Michael J. Greene, of Goodman Carr Laughrun Greene & Heroy, Charlotte (for the plaintiff); Jeffery Bolster, Bolster Rogers, Charlotte (for the defendant)

Insurance carrier: Auto-Owners Insurance

 

Plaintiff, a 21-year-old college student, died when her vehicle was struck by a landscaping truck that swerved off the road to avoid striking another vehicle in the rear. Her died on impact, and there was no evidence of conscious pain and suffering.


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