Split Supreme Court Overturns Remittitur of Injured Truck Driver's Damage Award

A divided Tennessee Supreme Court overturned decisions by a trial judge and the Court of Appeals reducing the damage award payable to a truck driver who suffered injuries in a multi-vehicle accident. Case: Borne v. Celadon Trucking Service, No. W2013-01949-SC-R11-CV, 10/20/2017, published. Facts: Donriel Borne worked as a truck driver for Trimac, a company that delivers air products. In July 2009, he encountered traffic while driving a Trimac tanker along the interstate in Memphis. The traffic caused Borne to slow, and then come to a stop. Harold Foster was driving a tractor trailer owned b...