$462
Wrongful Death, Product Liability, Truck Accident
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Case Details
A Missouri jury awarded $462 million to the families of two men killed when their car underran a tractor-trailer due to a dangerously unsafe crash guard. The lawsuit was against Wabash National, the trailer manufacturer.
Additional Notes
Jury awarded $6 million in compensatory damages and $450 million in punitive damages. The case involved Taron Tailor and Nicholas Perkins who died in a 2019 accident. The lawsuit claimed the trailer's two-post crash guard was insufficient.