Jury awards $2.8 million to retired oral surgeon's family in wrongful death suit

[TexasTowelie]

A McLennan County jury awarded $2.8 million Thursday to the family of a retired Waco oral surgeon who was killed last year when an employee of a local auto dealership backed over him in a parking lot with an SUV.

Jurors in 414th State District Court deliberated about three-and-a-half hours before returning the verdict in favor of Kayron Lance, widow of Dr. Jerry Don Lance, and their adult children, Shelly Lance and Jason Lance.

The verdict found Bird-Kultgen Ford and employee Ernesto Ramirez at fault for the 77-year-old Lance’s death after Ramirez, traveling backward from 16 mph to 21 mph for about 100 yards, struck Lance while he was looking at new cars in front of the dealership in April 2017.

“Nothing will ever bring Don Lance back to his family, but the jury held Bird-Kultgen Ford and their employee accountable and the Lance family couldn’t be more thankful,” the family’s attorney, John Mabry Jr. said. “The Lances are wonderful people, and it was an honor and privilege to represent them.”

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[GWC58]

1. And how long will it be

before these unfortunates see even a penny? No time soon, I’d bet. Appeals to follow until a judge widdiles it down, saying “we need ‘tort’ reform.” 🤔

[safeinOhio]

2. I have always wondered what happen

to 7th Amendment. It's like it is not even there.

In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.