Pima County Court Grants Summary Judgment in Wrongful Death Case
One driver was operating an oversize vehicle and collided with a motorcycle. The motorcycle operator sustained fatal injuries. The court granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of the defendants and awarded them costs.
Case Information Updated: October 2025
About Wrongful Death Injuries
Wrongful death claims arise when a car accident fatality is caused by another party's negligence. These cases compensate surviving family members for their losses and the decedent's pain and suffering.
Case Outcome
- Outcome
- Verdict-Defense
- Amount
- $5,314
- County
- Pima County, AZ
- Resolved
- 2010
Injury & Accident Details
- Injury Type
- Wrongful Death
- Accident Type
- Motorcycle
- Case Type
- Economic Injury, Emotional Or Mental Injury, Physical Injury
Settlement Context
This verdict-defense of $5,314 is above the median of Undisclosed for wrongful death cases resolved by verdict-defense. The typical range is Undisclosed to Undisclosed, based on 27 cases in our database.
Case Overview
On September 28, 2007, an individual operating a motorcycle sustained fatal injuries in a collision with an oversize vehicle in Pima County, Arizona. The vehicle was allegedly operated negligently by an employee of Sirva, Inc., Sirva Worldwide, Inc., and North American Van Lines, Inc. The estate and statutory beneficiaries of the deceased later filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against the employee and the corporate entities.
The plaintiffs initiated the suit on August 6, 2009, in the Superior Court, Pima County, Arizona. The defendants subsequently filed a motion for summary judgment on July 23, 2010. On November 5, 2010, the court granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment, effectively dismissing the case. The defendants were also awarded costs totaling $5,314.24.
Understanding This Case
- This case went to trial and resulted in a jury verdict. Verdicts can yield higher awards but carry the risk of receiving nothing if the jury rules against the plaintiff.
- This case was resolved in Pima County, Texas. Local jury tendencies, judge assignments, and regional economic conditions all influence case outcomes in this jurisdiction.
- Resolved in 2010, this case reflects the legal and economic conditions of that period, including medical costs, insurance practices, and jury award trends at the time.
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