Shrager, Spivey & Sachs

Managing partner Robert Sachs obtained a $1 million settlement for a pedestrian injured by a cement truck. When an out-of-control cement truck skidded off the road, over the curb and into a heavy, decorative street light, the street light fell on the pedestrian, knocking him unconscious. The driver claimed a “phantom vehicle” had pulled into her lane and forced her to “lock up” her truck. Photos of 145-foot skid marks showed the path of the truck as it veered directly toward the sidewalk. The pedestrian was an avid musician and skilled high school athlete who was looking forward to applying to college in the fall. The accident left him with multiple skull fractures, profound and permanent hearing loss and a traumatic brain injury.