Marissa Lingafelter v. UPS and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
Jul 09, 2009OUTCOME: Jury verdict of $22.52 million dollars
27 year old man who had been married for 2 months was hit on 294 highway and killed when UPS driver failed to yield to tollway vehicles doing work on the road. Decedent left behind a wife, and by the t ... ime when the case went to trial, a two year old baby. Ms. Lynch was able to obtain a jury verdict of $22.52 million dollars, which was a record high verdict for a the death of a 27 year old man.
