GTP CLASSIC: David Yarborough and William Applegate│Shannon Shaw v. Amazon.com Inc.│$44.6 million
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The episode features an interview with attorneys David Yarborough and William Applegate discussing a landmark case against Amazon involving a motorcycle accident.
This week, Steve and Yvonne interview David Yarborough and William Applegate of Yarborough Applegate Law Firm, LLC (https://www.yarboroughapplegate.com/). Remember to rate and review GTP in iTunes: Click Here to Rate and Review View/Download Trial Documents Case Details: Yarborough Applegate secured a landmark jury verdict against Amazon for $44.6 million, including $30 million in punitive damages, after a man was catastrophically injured in a motorcycle collision with an Amazon van on Orangeburg Road in Summerville, South Carolina. This distracted driving case marks the first time Amazon has tested with a jury the issue of whether the online retail and global logistics giant will be held responsible for injuries caused by one of its 285,000 Amazon Delivery Associates (drivers) it calls independent contractors. Yarborough Applegate attorneys David Yarborough, Alexandra Heaton, and William Applegate, working alongside Nick Clekis of the Clekis Law Firm in Charleston, represented a motorcyclist who sustained a traumatic brain injury and numerous orthopedic injuries in September 2021 when an Amazon Delivery Associate failed to yield to the right of way and turned left directly into…
People in this episode
Hosts: Steve, Yvonne
Guests: David Yarborough, William Applegate
Topics covered
- legal case
- personal injury
- Amazon liability
- motorcycle accident
- punitive damages
Keywords
- Amazon
- motorcycle collision
- punitive damages
- Yarborough Applegate
- personal injury
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Yarborough Applegate Law Firm, LLC, Amazon.com Inc.
Places: Orangeburg Road, Summerville, South Carolina
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