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Wisconsin jury awards $15M to family in bicyclist’s death
By: Associated Press//June 7, 2019//
Listen to this articleMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin jury has returned a $15 million civil verdict for the family of a woman struck and killed while riding her bicycle to work.
Brian Hodgson was not charged in the crash that killed 23-year-old Emily Zhu, who moved to the U.S. from China at age 3. The civil verdict found Hodgson 100 percent at fault.
Jurors found Zhu’s parents should receive $10 million for loss of society and companionship and $5 million for pain and suffering. The family’s attorney, Clayton Griessmeyer, says the $10 million award will be automatically reduced to $350,000, which is the cap in Wisconsin. There is no cap for pain and suffering.
Hodgson’s lawyer, Ward Richter, told the State Journal by email that they “anticipate further proceedings.”
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