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15 Sep, 2024
Phil. Jury Awards M to Estate of Golf Course Worker Killed by Falling Tree
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Phil. Jury Awards $9M to Estate of Golf Course Worker Killed by Falling Tree



Phil. Jury Awards $9M to Estate of Golf Course Worker Killed by Falling Tree | The Legal Intelligencer
















Phil. Jury Awards M to Estate of Golf Course Worker Killed by Falling Tree David L. Kwass, partner with Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky. Courtesy photo

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And alongside making determinations on liability and damages, the jury also answered what answered counsel said was an unusual question to find on a verdict sheet in a personal injury case: whether one of the defendants was the decedent’s employer.

September 04, 2024 at 02:26 PM

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What You Need to Know

  • A Philadelphia jury handed up a $9.1 million verdict to the estate of a golf professional who was killed when an oak tree crashed into a cart storage building.
  • In addition to finding on liability and damages, the jury was tasked with determining whether one of the defendants was the decedent’s employer.
  • The parties had reached a confidential high-low agreement prior to the verdict being announced.

A Philadelphia jury handed up a $9.1 million verdict to the estate of a golf professional who was killed when an oak tree crashed into a cart storage building at the country club where he worked.

And alongside making determinations on liability and damages, the jury also answered what answered counsel said was an unusual question to find on a verdict sheet in a personal injury case: whether one of the defendants was decedent Justin Riegel’s employer.

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