Todd Butler (from left), Nathan Nicholson, Tammy Steffey (fiancee the of deceased), Edna Colvin (mother), Gloria Connell (plaintiff), John Ward, Robert Childres, Matt Cook. (Not pictured: Kate Cook) (Courtesy photo)
A North Carolina jury awarded $6 million to the estate of a truck driver who suffered severe brain injuries and eventually died after he was struck be a steel beam on a load he had just delivered.
Plaintiffs lawyer Matthew Cook said the total judgment will be about $7.7 million, since prejudgment interest starts accruing the day a lawsuit is filed under North Carolina law.
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