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"                      <p class=\"imgtitle\"></p>           MARSHALL - After suffering injuries when their car was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer, two East Texas residents have filed a personal injury lawsuit against the owner of the truck for violating Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.<br /><br />Karen Lair and Joseph Zipen filed suit against Daryl Thomason Trucking Inc. on Oct. 3 in the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division.<br /><br />The incident occurred on May 4 as Lair was driving a 2011 Kia Optima and was stopped at a red light on US Highway 59 in Corrigan. Zipen was a passenger in her vehicle.  <br /><br />When Lair stopped at the red light, she was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer driven by Robert Blackmon and owned by Daryl Thomason Trucking Inc., according to the suit.<br /><br />Blackmon is accused of negligence for the manner in which he operated the tractor-trailer. The plaintiffs argue that Daryl Thomason Trucking is liable for Blackmon's negligence under the legal doctrine of respondeat superior.<br /><br />The defendant is accused of negligence for failing to maintain an assured clear distance with Lair stopped for the red light, failing to maintain his attention and keep a proper lookout, failing to properly control his vehicle and for failing to control his speed.<br /><br />Lair and Zipen are seeking damages for physical pain, mental anguish, torment and suffering, medical expenses, physical impairment, loss of earnings, loss of earning capacity, interest and court costs.<br /><br />The plaintiffs are represented by Blake C. Erskine of Erskine & McMahon in Longview and Keith Miller of Law Office of Keith Miller in Tyler. <br /><br />A jury trial is requested.<br /><br />U.S. District Judge David Folsom is assigned to the case.<br /><br /><em>Case No. 2:11-cv-00441</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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