Jury Awards Victim’s Family $150 Billion
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on December 22nd, 2011 5:47 am by HL
Jury Awards Victim’s Family $150 Billion
A Texas jury has awarded $150 billion to the family of a man who died years after being set afire as an 8-year-old. Robbie Middleton died in 2010 at age 20 after being doused with gasoline and set on fire years earlier. Don Wilburn Collins, who has never been charged in the incident and denies involvement, was sued by Middleton’s relatives. The family’s attorney, Craig Sico, said the punitive damage award is symbolic and the family expects none of it will be paid. He asked jurors to make a statement by topping the $145 billion Florida verdict against tobacco companies.