$6 million wrongful death jury verdict
N/AOUTCOME: $6 Million award to through Jury Verdict
This case involved the wrongful death of a retired 62 year –old husband and father of two daughters. He was killed by the driver of a tractor trailer, who failed to pay attention to traffic stopping in ... front of him. Due to slamming on his brakes he jackknifed and crossed the center-line into the path of our client’s vehicle. This jury based its verdict on non-economic damages only, such as the loss of the guidance, love, attention, comfort and consortium that he brought to his family. No economic damages were submitted to the jury. This case remains the largest verdict ever in Taney County history and was one of the largest verdicts in the state of Missouri that year.
