Allison et al v. Smoot Enterprises, Inc et al

  1. October 11, 2019

    'Reptile Theory' Claim Can't Cut $27M Road Rage Crash Award

    An Oregon federal judge on Friday declined to trim a jury's $26.5 million verdict against two transportation companies and their drivers for causing a fatal highway road-rage incident, rejecting one company's argument that victims' counsel improperly invoked the "reptile theory" trial technique to sway the jury.

  2. May 13, 2019

    Truckers Hit With $27M Verdict Over Fatal Road Rage Crash

    An Oregon federal jury hit two transportation companies and their drivers with a $26.5 million verdict for causing a highway road-rage incident that ended with one of the trucks colliding head-on with a car, killing a woman and severely injuring her husband.