Michelle Anderson, 36, was driving in the southbound lane of the highway when Calvin Adams, traveling in the opposite direction, attempted to pass a line of traffic in a no-passing zone.
Adams crossed the centerline and struck Anderson’s car head-on.
Both drivers were killed in the crash. Anderson was survived by her husband and three minor children.
Anderson’s estate sued Adams’s estate, alleging liability for his negligent driving. The lawsuit claimed that Adams had been driving 90 mph on a curved part of the roadway when he attempted to pass the cars in front of him. The Anderson family did not claim lost income.
The jury signed a verdict for $13 million for this wrongful death case.
The attorneys successfully handling this lawsuit for the Anderson family were Richard K. Slinkman and Ryan Wynne.
Anderson v. Glen, No. 02-1017-CA-000221 (Fla. Cir. Ct. Alachua County).
Kreisman Law Offices has been handling automobile crash cases, car accidents, truck accident lawsuits, head-on crash cases and wrongful death lawsuits for individuals, families and loved ones who have been injured, harmed or killed by the carelessness or negligence of another for more than 40 years in and around Chicago, Cook County and its surrounding areas, including Hickory Hills, Chicago Ridge, Dolton, Burnham, Calumet City, Hazel Crest, Country Club Hills, Tinley Park, Olympia Fields, Matteson, Richton Park, University Park, South Chicago Heights, Palos Hills, Burr Ridge, Downers Grove, Wood Dale, West Chicago, Oak Park, Wilmette, Long Grove, Lincolnshire, Chicago (Forest Glen, North Park, Lakeview, Portage Park, Old Town, South Loop, South Shore, Bronzeville, Wood Lawn, Hyde Park, Chinatown, Calumet Heights, South Chicago, West Pullman, Mount Greenwood, Marquette Park, Archer Heights, Little Village), Westchester, Lyons, LaGrange, Hinsdale, Addison, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates and Palatine, Ill.
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