Piriz, Herber Et Al v. Morrell, JR, Albert Et Al

On April 05, 2024, the Connecticut jury decided in favor of Defendants Albert Morrell Jr. and Winter Bros Hauling of CT LLC after finding no negligence on their part in causing the July 27, 2020 motor vehicle accident.

Case Background

On July 28, 2022, Herber Piriz and Maria Gloria Hernandez filed an auto negligence lawsuit before the Connecticut State, Superior Court, Stamford JD. Judges Edward Krumeich, Robert Golger, Sheila Ozalis, and Yamini Menon presided over this case. [Case number: FST-CV22-6057638-S]

Cause

On July 27, 2020, around 7:45 a.m., Plaintiff Herber Piriz drove a motor vehicle west on Sunnyside Avenue in Stamford, Connecticut. Plaintiff Maria Gloria Hernandez was in the same car. He was about fifty feet from the intersection with Southfield Avenue. On the same day and time, Defendant Albert Morrell Jr. was also driving a vehicle owned by Winter Bros Hauling of CT LLC, west on Sunnyside Avenue, directly in front of Piriz. Without warning, Morrell suddenly reversed his vehicle into a private driveway on Sunnyside Avenue. This unexpected maneuver resulted in a collision with Piriz’s vehicle, causing him damage and injuries.

Injury

Due to the Defendant's negligence, Piriz experienced numerous health issues. These included headaches, memory loss, and forgetfulness. Additionally, the Plaintiff suffered from neck pain, cervical neck spasms, and cervicalgia. He also faced multilevel chronic spondylosis of the cervical spine and acute musculoligamentous strain in the cervical spine. A C3/4 posterior subligamentous disc herniation