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Case of the Month January 2026

Automobile passenger suffered personal injuries when her host automobile was struck by another vehicle that crossed a highway centerline

Abb et al. v. Ahizoune et al.

Case Type:
Vehicle Negligence - Motor Vehicle v. Motor Vehicle
Vehicle Negligence - Passenger
Vehicle Negligence - Centerline Violation
Vehicle Negligence - Interstate/Freeway
Vehicle Negligence - Excessive Speed
Vehicle Negligence - Right-of-Way
Insurance - Automobile Policy

Specific Liability:
Vehicle Negligence

General Injury:
Unspecified personal injuries

Jurisdiction:
State: Wisconsin
Circuit Court of Wisconsin, Tenth Judicial District, Barron County.

Related Court Documents:
Jury instructions: 2024 WL 6874402
Verdict form: 2024 WL 6874417
Defendants' brief in support of post-verdict motions: 2025 WL 2888509
Judgment 2025 WL 2888505

Case Name:
Abb et al. v. Ahizoune et al.

Docket/File Number:
2022-CV-000296

Result Amount:
Plaintiff Cynthia Abb, $27,500

Result Date:
December 18, 2024

Judge:
Samuel Lawton

Attorneys:
Plaintiffs: Pete Anderson, The Fitzgerald Law Firm, Beloit, WI; Lane Fitzgerald, The Fitzgerald Law Firm, Beloit, WI
Defendants (Ahizoune and Integrity Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co.): Jeffrey T. Nichols, Crivello Nichols & Hall SC, Milwaukee, WI; Maxwell P. Congdon, Crivello Nichols & Hall SC, Eau Claire, WI; Molly K. Woodford, Crivello, Nichols & Hall SC, Milwaukee, WI; Brianna J. Meyer, Crivello, Nichols & Hall SC, Milwaukee, WI; John J. Moroney, Crivello, Nichols & Hall SC, Madison, WI; Julie Ellen Piper-Kitchin, von Briesen & Roper SC, Madison, WI

Result Type:
Jury

Experts:
Plaintiff: Not Reported
Defendant: Not Reported

Breakdown of Award:
$22,500 to plaintiff Cynthia Abb for past medical expenses
$5,000 to plaintiff Cynthia Abb for past pain, suffering and disability

Summary of Facts:
Plaintiff Jeffrey Abb was reportedly driving his automobile westbound on U.S. Highway 8 in Barron, Wis., with his wife, plaintiff Cynthia Abb, as his passenger. The plaintiffs said that their automobile was struck by a vehicle operated by defendant El Houcine Ahizoune and insured by defendant Integrity Property & Casualty Insurance Company, when Ahizoune, who was also traveling on the highway, allegedly crossed the centerline with his vehicle.

Cynthia Abb reportedly suffered personal injuries due to the collision and the plaintiffs sustained property damage to their automobile.

In a complaint, the plaintiffs asserted that Ahizoune's negligent driving, which included failing to maintain proper control over his vehicle, failing to yield the right-of-way, driving at an excessive rate of speed and negligently crossing a highway centerline while traveling on a highway, caused the collision.

The plaintiffs sought damages for Cynthia's personal injuries, medical expenses, pain and suffering and disability, as well as damages for their automobile's property damage.

The plaintiffs further sought damages for Jeffrey's loss of consortium due his Cynthia's injuries caused by the accident.

The defendants denied liability and argued that Jeffrey's own negligent driving may have caused the collision.

The defendants also disputed the nature and extent of the plaintiffs' claimed injuries and damages.

Following a jury trial, jurors determined that Ahizoune's negligent driving caused the collision and Cynthia Abb's injuries and damages. The jury declined to find that any negligence on Jeffrey Abb's part had caused the accident.

Jurors awarded Cynthia Abb damages of $27,500, but declined to award Jeffrey Abb damages for his loss of consortium claim.

Circuit Court of Wisconsin, Tenth Judicial District, Barron County.

Westlaw Citation:
2024 WL 6881825