Dallas Cowboy's mother rejoices after $25M verdict against club, Josh Brent
Jurors on Thursday found a nightclub partly to blame for overserving former Dallas Cowboy Josh Brent the night he drove drunk and killed teammate and best friend Jerry Brown.
The civil court jury awarded Brown's mother and his estate $25 million. Beamers shared about half the blame with Brent — 48 percent each — with the final 4 percent lying with the victim.
Brent and Beamers will owe Stacey Jackson equal parts of the multimillion-dollar verdict.
"I'm sure Jerry's looking down and happy," Jackson said after the verdict, adding that some of the money will go toward a nonprofit organization dedicated to her son.
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