$5 million jury award News

Jury Awards Missouri Man $5M in Lawsuit Against BNSF

A southwest Missouri man who was injured twice at the BNSF Railway Co. rail yard in Springfield has been awarded more than $5 million in damages. A Greene County jury found for former conductor James Mitchell last week after a …

Jury Awards $5M to Man Injured in 2013 Michigan Food Truck Blast

A jury has awarded $5 million to a man who was injured during a food truck explosion at a northern Michigan festival. The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports Gary Leonard was burned on nearly half his body following the June 8, …

Ex-Instructor Gets Nearly $5M Award in Missouri Discrimination Case

A St. Louis County jury has awarded nearly $5 million to a former Harris-Stowe State University instructor who argued the historically black school discriminated against her because she is white. Jurors returned the $4.85 million verdict favoring Beverly Wilkins on …

Family Awarded $5M in Woman’s Michigan Retirement Home Death

A jury has awarded $5 million to relatives of a 90-year-old woman who died after ingesting detergent at a Detroit-area retirement facility. The Oakland Press reports an Oakland County jury reached the verdict this month after a seven-day trial. The …