A federal court has upheld a $65 million verdict for a young woman who received massive injuries when her car was truck by a tractor-trailer in Zolfo Springs, Fla.
Kendra Lymon, only 19 when the accident took place, was a star student with a great life ahead of her. Now as a result of the accident, she is unable to take care of herself and requires constant supervision.
A resident of Wauchula, Fla., Lymon had been a student at South Florida Community College majoring in psychology; worked as an aide for the Florida Institute of Neurologic Rehabilitation; and spoke six languages.
The 2nd District Court of Appeals affirmed a March 18, 2009, jury verdict in favor of Lymon and her family, for her suit after her Dodge Neon was struck by the truck Aug. 21, 2007.
The defendants Bynum Transport and truck driver Robert Bohn tried to get the $65 million verdict reduced, claiming it was excessive. They argued that $41.4 million that the jury granted for pain and suffering, mental anguish and “loss of the capacity for the enjoyment of life.”
Attorney Gordon Johnson
Chair Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, American Association of Justice
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