The state high court affirmed a jury verdict awarding the plaintiffs more than $20 million in damages against a transportation company and one of its drivers, who was reportedly speeding around a curve before hitting a stopped vehicle.
The Missouri Supreme Court recently upheld a $20 million jury verdict in a wrongful death suit against a transportation company and its driver for allegedly failing to reduce speed around a curve before striking a stopped vehicle, killing a passenger.
The plaintiffs’ son died after a collision involving a tractor-trailer that failed to reduce his speed around a curve.
