Motorcyclist killed when driver pulled out from stop sign – $1,000,000 Settlement 
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Published: May 28, 2012
Tags: Hampton Circuit Court, Million-Dollar Settlements, Wrongful Death
Gregory Ferguson, 50, was killed as he was riding his Harley-Davidson Sportster motorcycle only a few blocks from home. The defendant, 84 years old, pulled up at an intersecting street, stopped at the stop sign and then pulled into the path of Ferguson’s motorcycle.
The defense claimed that Ferguson was speeding on his motorcycle and was ...
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