A federal jury Monday found a boat manufacturer partially liable for a 2005 incident on Lake Austin in which a teen's leg was severed by a propeller. Jurors ordered the company to pay $3.8 million in medical expenses and damages.
After deliberating for about seven hours, jurors found that the Brunswick Corp. shared more than half of the blame for the accident that severely injured Jacob Brochtrup, who was then 18.
Brunswick officials said in a statement after the verdict that they "stand behind our products, which are used safely and properly by boaters around the world."
Jurors found that Brochtrup also was responsible, as was the driver of the boat.
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Jurors find boat manufacturer partly liable
A federal jury Monday found a boat manufacturer partially liable for a 2005 incident on Lake Austin in which a teen's leg was severed by a propeller. Jurors ordered the company to pay $3.8 million in medical expenses and damages.
After deliberating for about seven hours, jurors found that the Brunswick Corp. shared more than half of the blame for the accident that severely injured Jacob Brochtrup, who was then 18.
Brunswick officials said in a statement after the verdict that they "stand behind our products, which are used safely and properly by boaters around the world."
Jurors found that Brochtrup also was responsible, as was the driver of the boat.
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