# Vegas tourist awarded almost $6m after cab driver closed car trunk on her head and left her with brain injury

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/vegas-tourist-awarded-almost-6m-after-cab-driver-closed-car-trunk-on-her-head-and-left-her-with-brain-injury/
- Published: 2026-10-21T18:09:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-21T18:53:27+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16226501/vegas-tourist-taxi-driver-injury-lawsuit.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Culture, Travel, World

## Key points

- Lindy Moore was awarded about $5.7 million by a Nevada jury.
- She suffered a traumatic brain injury retrieving luggage from a taxi.
- The lawsuit alleged negligence by the cab company and driver.

## Summary

A jury in Clark County, Nevada, awarded California tourist Lindy Moore about $5.7 million after finding in her favour over injuries sustained when a taxi driver closed the boot on her head. The case centred on Moore’s traumatic brain injury and its lasting effects on her health and quality of life.

The incident happened on 14 April 2024, as Moore was retrieving luggage from a YCS Checker LLC Operations Series taxi in Las Vegas. Her lawsuit alleged the company was negligent in operating the cab and in hiring, training and supervising the driver; the company’s lawyers disputed her medical costs and the extent of her injuries. The article says the eight-person jury reached its unanimous decision after a five-day trial, while the company and its parent, Taxi Management LLC, had not commented.

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