Motorcycle Accident / Commercial Vehicle

Our client was a 28-year-old business owner riding his motorcycle southbound on a Miami-Dade County road when a commercial pickup truck driver pulled out of a driveway and made an illegal left turn directly into his lane. The driver crossed a double yellow line, failed to yield to oncoming traffic, and cut directly into our client's path. The at-fault driver was employed by a contracting company, making the employer vicariously liable. Our client's elbow fracture required emergency open reduction internal fixation surgery, leaving him with a permanent metal plate in his arm. He also sustained cervical and lumbar disc herniations. As the owner of a sign and promotional products business that required significant physical labor, the injury to his dominant arm had direct and documented consequences on his ability to run his business. Mausner Group secured a settlement of $350,000.

The at-fault driver's deposition testimony was inconsistent with every piece of physical evidence -- the black box data from the truck confirmed he was accelerating out of the driveway at the time of impact. Mausner Group used that evidence to dismantle the liability defense entirely. The damages case was built around two tracks: the physical injuries and the economic impact on a self-employed business owner. Post-accident financial records showed a dramatic increase inpayments to outside contractors -- a direct and documented reflection of what the injury cost him in lost capability.