Missouri Injury Attorney Blog

Whether your case is in Springfield, Cassville, Monett, Republic or anywhere in the Missouri Ozarks, the value of you case will vary depending on the specific facts of your case. One particular such element is the actual value of other cases that have tried to a court or when they settle. Whether in Greene County or Barry County, Missouri, the value of your case will depend on how well others do when they go to court. This is what happened in one wrongful death case.

A federal jury awarded the family of a boy who filed a wrongful death lawsuit against police and awarded the relatives a record $28 million. The jury said Troopers Samuel Nassan and Juan Curry acted intentionally when the boy was shot Christmas Eve 2002.

The jury deliberated for four days before reaching their verdict.

The $28 million appears to be the largest award ever granted against state police. The boy died of a gunshot wound that severed his spine and sliced through major arteries around his heart.

His father filed the lawsuit stating police used unreasonable force on his unarmed son.

This is another example of how "We the people" (through the jury system) place a great deal of value on life.