A Florida appeals court upheld a $12.5 million jury verdict in a Lee County teen’s electrocution death — but overturned part of the decision that would have required Florida Power & Light to pay an additional $15 million in punitive damages.
The ruling by a panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal stemmed from a December 2011 incident in which 15-year-old Justin Dominguez was climbing a tall stalk of bamboo that bent into a power line. He was electrocuted and eventually died.
A Lee County jury awarded $12.5 million in non-economic damages — often described as damages for pain and suffering — and another $15 million in punitive damages, the appeals court ruling said.
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