{"id":81297,"date":"2018-04-17T14:37:16","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T21:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=81297"},"modified":"2018-04-20T14:14:51","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T21:14:51","slug":"quadriplegic-wins-nearly-42-million-in-palmdale-crash-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2018\/04\/17\/quadriplegic-wins-nearly-42-million-in-palmdale-crash-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"Quadriplegic wins nearly $42 million in Palmdale crash verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_81298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81298\" style=\"width: 734px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81298 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Anthony-Taylor-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"734\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Anthony-Taylor-2.jpg 734w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Anthony-Taylor-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anthony Taylor [Image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/sgz3s63w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via gofundme.com<\/a>]<\/figcaption><\/figure>LOS ANGELES &#8211; A 27-year-old man who was left a quadriplegic following a 2015 auto accident in Palmdale won a nearly $42 million civil judgment, his attorneys announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Superior Court jury decided Monday that <strong>Samantha Schilling<\/strong>, who was driving the car that crashed into a vehicle carrying <strong>Anthony Taylor<\/strong>, must pay $41.6 million to the former Antelope Valley native, who suffered a broken neck in the collision.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our client never had it easy,&#8221; plaintiff&#8217;s attorney R. Rex Parris said. &#8220;He was born with developmental disabilities and was given up for adoption. Thankfully, he found a home where he was loved and cared for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the crash, Taylor worked, had a fiancee and was entirely self-sufficient despite his disabilities, said Alexander R. Wheeler, another of the plaintiff&#8217;s attorneys.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_81299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81299\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81299 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Anthony-Taylor-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Anthony-Taylor-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Anthony-Taylor.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">[Image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/sgz3s63w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via gofundme.com<\/a>]<\/figcaption><\/figure>&#8220;This young man overcame all odds to only fall victim to the careless actions of another driver,&#8221; Wheeler said.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor&#8217;s court papers stated that on Dec. 19, 2015, Taylor, his fiancee and her mother were leaving the Antelope Valley Mall after shopping for some last-minute Christmas gifts. The collision happened at Avenue O and 15th Street West when Schilling drove away from a two-way stop sign and into the path of the car in which Taylor was riding, according to his lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Samantha told police at the scene the last thing she remembers before the crash was texting on her cell phone,&#8221; according to court papers submitted by Taylor&#8217;s attorneys.<\/p>\n<p>Schilling admitted responsibility for the accident, so jurors were tasked with deciding Taylor&#8217;s damages, according to his attorneys.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While money will not make him whole again, this groundbreaking verdict will go a long way toward improving his living conditions,&#8221; Parris said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES &#8211; A 27-year-old man who was left a quadriplegic following a 2015 auto accident in Palmdale won a nearly $42 million civil judgment, his attorneys announced Tuesday. 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