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Monday, February 23, 2015

No punitive damages, but Dryers to receive $10.6 million by Easter

WAMPSVILLE - After awarding Mitch Dryer and his wife, Aimee, $10.6 million on Wednesday, a state Supreme Court jury was prepared Thursday to hear more testimony to determine how much would be added in the form of punitive damages.

The jury called for punitive damages because they felt the actions by the manufacturer of Dryer’s safety alarm, Scott Technologies, went beyond simple negligence.

However, around 1 p.m. Thursday, the attorneys announced that they had reached a settlement, so the jury was dismissed and a conference was held in state Supreme Court Judge Eugene Faughnan’s chambers.

Following the proceeding, the Dryers’ attorney’s said that the terms negotiated with Scott Technologies included:
• Scott Technologies will pay no extra money in punitive damages;• Scott Technologies will not appeal the jury’s compensatory damages award of $10.6 million;
• The Dryers will receive the full $10.6 million by Easter.
• There being no confidentiality in the punitive damages settlement.

After court ended, the Dryers said they were “relieved” that the matter is over and that they looked forward to moving forward.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Maybe it's a good time, if they haven't already, for the fire departments everywhere to check their Scott Technologies personal alarm systems. This guy was trapped under flaming debris for 20 minutes and his Scott alarm didn't work.