CVN screenshot of plaintiff attorney Tom D’Amore delivering his opening statement
Eugene, OR – An Oregon state court jury heard opening statements Friday in a wrongful death lawsuit blaming a logging company for hiring a driver who wrecked his truck while intoxicated and sent logs fatally crashing into another vehicle, and the trial is being webcast gavel-to-gavel by Courtroom View Network.
The case was filed by the family of Sarah Susman, who died in 2021 at the age of 25 after a driver for R&T Logging lost control of his overloaded truck while speeding. The truck’s driver, Shane McVay, was later sentenced to 10 years in prison for first-degree manslaughter and driving under the influence…