The
Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) hired a contractor to resurface
a road. On August 14, 2012, signs were staked in the ground warning that road
work was occurring. During the daytime, temporary signs were added to alert
drivers. The temporary signs were removed every evening.
On
August 24, 2012, the contracting company opened the road for weekend traffic,
but only the staked signs were in place; the temporary signs were once again
removed. After much weekend rain, on Sunday afternoon DelDOT crews made repairs
to potholes that had developed on the same road. At approximately 11 p.m. that
evening, a fatal crash occurred when a teen driver lost control of her vehicle,
spun off the road and hit a tree. The driver was injured; her 17-year-old
passenger was killed.
Families
of both teens filed lawsuits against DelDOT and the contractor. The suits argued
that the permanent warning signs were insufficient to alert motorists of the
serious dangers of traveling the road while it was undergoing repairs. The
judge ruled that the contractor followed their contract with DelDOT and was not
negligent. In regards to DelDOT, he ruled that the state agency is protected
from liability under the principle of "sovereign immunity," which in
most cases prevents people from suing the government for punitive damages. The
judge also noted that the claims filed about the family of the deceased teen
against the driver were unaffected by the ruling.
A
personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit can take years before a settlement is
reached. While some people have enough savings to keep them financially stable,
many are barely getting by. Most are struggling with ordinary household
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Lawsuit Financial Corporation is a
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Our company is an attorney owned and operated full service legal finance
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