In personal injury news, this week a San Diego County jury awarded almost $11 million in damages to an 87-year-old woman and her 62-year-old daughter for very serious injuries they sustained in a November 2008 crash in Clairemont caused by a Pizza Hut delivery driver who suffered a seizure.
Olena Novak, 87 suffered a broken neck and other serious injuries in the accident, and Her daughter, Shari Novak, 62, suffered permanent brain damages and is no longer able to care for herself or communicate. The 18-year-old pizza delivery driver suffered only minor injuries.
After the accident, the Pizza Hut delivery driver learned she suffered from a complex seizure disorder. Although the families originally sued the driver, she was eventually dropped from the lawsuit, and the families sued Pizza Hut, claiming they were responsible for the crash. Jurors awarded $2.2 million to Olena Novac for past medical expenses, past and future lost earnings and past and future non-economic loss, and $8.6 Million to Shari Novak, for past and future medical costs and past and future non-economic loss, such as physical pain and suffering.
Sources: 10 News, San Diego 6
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