--- title: Trucking, TBI Case | $33.6M verdict for one plaintiff description: Openings on non-economics damages for the plaintiff in a trucking, TBI trial. image: https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/hubfs/play%20button.png --- [![CVN+-+Blue](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/hs-fs/hub/442422/file-1761674370.png?width=1927&height=388&name=file-1761674370.png) ](https://www.cvn.com) ** [Trial Technique Toolbox Home](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/) # CVN's Trial Technique Toolbox # Trucking, TBI Case | $33.6M verdict for one plaintiff Posted by [Courtroom View Network](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/author/courtroom-view-network) on Feb 17, 2022 2:08:01 PM ![play button](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/hs-fs/hubfs/play%20button.png?width=870&name=play%20button.png) [Watch the clip. ](https://cvn.com/sessions/24325/play?playFrom=0) The trial: [Lennig v. CRST, et al.](https://cvn.com/proceedings/matthew-john-lennig-v-crst-et-al-trial-2018-01-16)   The attorney: [Brian Panish](https://cvn.com/proceedings/browse/lawyer/panish-brian)   Case summary: Matthew and Michael Lennig were injured in a head-on collision with a semi-truck helmed by a CRST driver. The trucking firm admitted the driver’s negligence but disputed the severity of the brothers’ claimed injuries, including the traumatic brain injury Michael Lennig claimed rendered him unable to perform his former duties as a motorcycle police officer.    Synopsis: Panish introduces jurors to the Lennig family through photos, setting up the theme of Lennig as a family man whose prior life - including fishing trips, vacations, and four-wheeling with his son - has been lost because of his chronic pain and the post-traumatic stress syndrome he continues to suffer from the collision.  Panish highlights each element of non-economic damages that is recoverable under California law, laying the groundwork to empower jurors to consider each of those elements when calculating a non-economic damages award.    The verdict: $52.84 million total verdict, including $19.2 million to Michael Lennig.    [Return to the index page. ](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/)   Topics: [Transportation](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/transportation), [Traumatic Brain Injury](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/traumatic-brain-injury), [California](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/california), [Trucking](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/trucking), [Openings](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/openings), [Non-economic damages](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/non-economic-damages), [Plaintiff](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/plaintiff), [Damages-only trial](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/damages-only-trial) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ### Posts by Topic - [Transportation (23)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/transportation) - [California (16)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/california) - [Damages (16)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/damages) - [Plaintiff (15)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/plaintiff) - [Trucking (15)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/trucking) - [Non-economic damages (14)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/non-economic-damages) - [Closings (13)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/closings) - [Direct exam (10)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/direct-exam) - [Georgia (10)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/georgia) - [Wrongful Death (10)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/wrongful-death) - [Defense (9)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/defense) - [Joint/soft-tissue injury (9)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/joint-soft-tissue-injury) - [Experts (8)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/experts) - [Openings (7)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/openings) - [Traumatic Brain Injury (7)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/traumatic-brain-injury) - [Florida (6)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/florida) - [Damages-only trial (5)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/damages-only-trial) - [Medical Expert (4)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/medical-expert) - [Medical Malpractice (4)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/medical-malpractice) - [Rollover crash (4)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/rollover-crash) - [Motorcycle (3)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/motorcycle) - [Premises Liabiity (3)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/premises-liabiity) - [Products Liability (3)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/products-liability) - [Before-and-after witness (2)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/before-and-after-witness) - [Cross-exam (2)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/cross-exam) - [Failure to diagnose (2)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/failure-to-diagnose) - [Iowa (2)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/iowa) - [Premises Liability (2)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/premises-liability) - [Slip-and-fall (2)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/slip-and-fall) - [Dram shop case (1)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/dram-shop-case) - [Motorcycle case (1)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/motorcycle-case) - [Seatbelt failure (1)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/seatbelt-failure) - [TBI (1)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/tbi) [![CVN+-+Blue](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/hs-fs/hub/442422/file-1761674370.png?width=300&height=60&name=file-1761674370.png "CVN+-+Blue")](http://www.cvn.com) Courtroom View Network (CVN) is the industry leader in delivering live and on-demand video and editorial coverage of high-stakes civil litigation. #### Quick Links #### Contact Us [Purchase a Video Library Subscription](https://cvn.com/pricing) Copyright © 2021 Courtroom View Network All Rights Reserved. **