Northington v. Sivo

— Pamela Northington was seriously injured while riding in a car driven by her friend, Phil Sivo, that collided with a logging truck driven by Anthony Gasho. Northington filed a negligence suit against both drivers, but eventually settled with Sivo. In the subsequent trial against Gasho, the court allowed Gasho to question Northington on her settlement with Sivo to demonstrate Northington’s potential bias in favor of Sivo and against Gasho. The jury found no liability on Gasho’s part, and Northington appealed, claiming that the trial court’s admission of the settlement evidence was unfairly…