Gooch, Jennifer vs Turner, Gerbi

On May 8, 2024, the Tennessee jury unanimously found in favor of Plaintiff Jennifer Gooch in the present tort case which resulted from a motor vehicle accident. They awarded her $1,894,263.15 in damages for Defendant's negligence and another $30,000,000 in punitive damages.

Case Background

On September 01, 2021, Jennifer Gooch filed a complaint for damages, alleging negligence on the part of the Defendants before the Tennessee State, Davidson County Circuit Court 8. Judge Lynne T. Ingram presided over this case. [Case number: 21C1491]

Cause

Jennifer Gooch, a resident of Davidson County, Tennessee, filed a lawsuit against Gerbi Turner, a Florida resident, and Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete, LLC. On September 16, 2020, Gerbi Turner was driving a concrete mixer truck on Queens Lane Court in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, approaching the intersection with Eatons Creek Road. Simultaneously, Jennifer Gooch was driving her vehicle on Eatons Creek Road towards the same intersection. Turner proceeded into the intersection with the concrete mixer truck and collided with Gooch's vehicle which had run the stop sign.

Injury

Jennifer Gooch suffered injuries directly resulting from the collision. She received treatment for a sprained ankle, a chipped tooth, and