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Article: $27 million verdict for firefighter's family is Missouri's largest for 2007
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- St. Louis Daily Record
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- December 24, 2007
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Lawyers for a family left without a husband and father persuaded
a jury to blame the maker of safety equipment the St. Louis
firefighter was wearing when he died. The case resulted in a $27
million verdict, apparently Missouri's largest in 2007.
The St. Louis Fire Department continues to use the equipment at
issue. But a spokeswoman for the department says it largely has been
rebuilt. Plus, the city is preparing to buy new equipment.
The family of Derek Martin filed a wrongful death lawsuit against
Survivair Respirators and its parent company, Bacou-Dalloz, which is
now Sperian Protection. Trial took a few weeks in St. Louis Circuit
Court this fall before Circuit Judge Michael Calvin. It ...