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Family of Woman Killed in Fatal Car Crash After Drinking At Bar Recovers - Dallas, Texas

 

 

The family of a young woman who fatally crashed into a light pole after a night of drinking recovered a little more than $1 million. In 2006, Brynne A. Schuenemann, 23, went to Dreemz in Philadelphia with friends. Before they arrived, Schuenemann had a couple of drinks. She drank two vodka cocktails and then switched to beers. Her friends claimed bartenders continued to serve her beers even though she was "loud, a little obnoxious" and "off balance." She drank there until closing time at 2 a.m. Her blood alcohol level was 0.224. The plaintiff's toxicology expert testified that she consumed at least eight to nine beers and would have exhibited visible signs of intoxication. The jury found Schuenemann 49 percent liable, which reduced its $1.9 million award.

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Defendant To Blame In Car Accident Resulting In Shoulder Injury In Dallas County

 

A mother and daughter who claimed multiple injuries in an intersection crash recovered $10,890. In 2007, Sandra Loya, then 40, and daughter Ivonne Hoyos, then 17, were driving on Woodland Hill Road when Jeffrey Jefferson entered from a side street that had a stop sign. They claimed he pulled out without keeping a proper lookout. The defense argued that Loya saw Jefferson pulling out of the intersection a block away. Loya claimed cervical, lumbar and shoulder strains. She also claimed a knee injury. Hoyos claimed shoulder strains. The jury found Jefferson 90 percent liable and Loya 10 percent liable. It awarded $12,100, which was reduced to $10,890.

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