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The New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed a $165 million jury verdict against FedEx for a fatal collision that occurred in 2011. The crash took place on Interstate 10 between Las Cruces and Deming when a FedEx truck hit a small...
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FedEx Appeal Fails in $165 million in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
February 10, 2018
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In January 2015, a Santa Fe jury awarded a $165.5 million verdict in the case against FedEx over a 2011 collision that killed three El Pasoans and caused severe injury to a baby west of Las Cruces. The verdict represented the...
Appeals court upholds record $165M-plus judgment in I-10 crash
February 9, 2018
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The state Supreme Court affirmed a $165 million jury verdict against FedEx for a highway collision in southern New Mexico that killed a mother and daughter and critically injured a toddler. In a unanimous opinion written by...
Jim Scherr – Lead Counsel in Landmark New Mexico Supreme Court Decision Against FedEx
January 6, 2015
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The landmark 2015 New Mexico Supreme Court decision in the FedEx wrongful death case affirmed FedEx’s responsibility for the largest verdict in the state’s history. Justice Julie Vargas wrote a well-reasoned...
A near-death experience for construction worker Oscar Avalos resulted in a $4.4 million verdict as a result of a dangerous trench collapse in a case where Avalos was represented by attorney Jim Scherr. Avalos was unconscious...