FPL Liable for $24M in Teen's Electrocution Death
Plaintiffs attorneys argued the utility knew bamboo stalks in the boy's neighborhood were dangerously close to power lines.
December 27, 2017 at 03:35 PM
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Florida Power & Light Co. is on the hook for a nearly $24 million jury verdict after the electrocution death of a Fort Myers teen.
Justin Dominguez, 15, was rendered brain-dead by injuries he suffered after climbing a bamboo stalk that hit high-voltage power lines in 2011. Attorneys for his mother argued FPL knew the bamboo posed a risk to residents and even put in a work order to remove it three years before Justin's death.
“FPL had more than 10 opportunities since 2008 to eliminate the danger to the children living adjacent to this 13,000-volt power line and failed to act each and every time,” plaintiffs attorney Ty Roland of Fort Myers said in a statement. “They broke the law. They broke their own rules. They blamed a boy for climbing a tree instead of apologizing and trying to stop it from happening again.”
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