Ben v. Baldwin & Lyons, Inc.

GREMILLION, Judge.

Defendants appeal the trial court's judgment awarding plaintiff, Rickie Hairston, $195,000 in general damages and $60,683.93 in special damages for injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. For the following reasons, we affirm.

*413FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The underlying facts in this matter are not in dispute. Defendant, Shermain Montiel Vaughn, was driving a semi truck for his employer, Oakley Trucking, Inc., who was insured by Baldwin & Lyons, Inc. In March 2012, Vaughn collided with the left front panel of Jenella E. Ben's vehicle while attempting to make a left…