Auto manufacturer gets whacked for $18.4M.

I’ve handled fatality cases before, when I was an adjuster.  They are never easy.  The Tennessee Supreme Court just decided a case where the plaintiffs were awarded $18.4M in the fatality of an infant.

There are those that would say that we need tort reform and that $18.4M is excessive for this.  I say the founding fathers got it right.  The monetary value for the death of a child coupled with an auto manufacturer’s negligence should be determined on a case by case basis by a jury, not legislation.

You can read more on the case here.

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