Gregory v. Neely Trucking

On March 21, 2024, the Mississippi jury awarded $120,000 in damages to Phillip Gregory who was injured severely on a highway due to the negligence of a trucker.

Case Background

Plaintiff Phillip Gregory filed a negligence lawsuit against Neely Trucking before the Mississippi State, Copiah County Circuit Court. Judge Tomika H. Irving presided over this case. [Case number: 21-539]

Cause

On August 13, 2021, Phillip Gregory, a 34-year-old windshield installer, drove on Highway 80 in Pearl, Mississippi. At the same time, Anthony Cline, who worked for Neely Trucking, was maneuvering a tractor-trailer out of a commercial worksite. The process of this maneuver caused dust to rise into the air, obstructing Cline’s view of the traffic on Highway 80. Moments later, Cline’s truck collided with Gregory’s work van in a T-bone crash. The impact was severe and recor