GPS Tracking Device Fails to Convince Jury

Chicago law firm Brustin and Lundblad, Ltd. announced that a federal court jury returned a verdict of over $4.7 million dollars against Crete Carrier Corporation in a Michigan motor vehicle accident. The jury deliberated for 6 1/2 hours following a seven day trial and returned the verdict late September 19th in Federal District Court for Northern Illinois Judge Leinenweber’s courtroom.

The case was tried by Marvin A. Brustin, Milo W. Lundblad and Mark Szaflarski of Brustin & Lundblad, Ltd. Adrian Richmond, the plaintiff, was originally offered $200,000 from the defense, which relied on information obtained from a state-of-the-art Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) tracking device installed in the truck involved in the accident. Crete claimed that according to their records none their trucks were in the area at the time of the crash. Crete’s original computer data validates that claim; however the jury questioned Crete’s records and thought there was a margin of error. Crete Carrier Corporation, based in Lincoln, Neb., is part of one of the largest privately owned trucking companies in the country offering a wide range of transportation services operating throughout the United States and Mexico.

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