A jury says a Las Vegas, Nevada, homeowners association must pay a man $20 million after a swing set collapsed on him as a teen and left him with brain damage.
A Clark County District Court jury returned the verdict in February in a civil case filed by a teenager who suffered a traumatic brain injury in the playground accident.
According to the lawsuit, 15-year-old Carl Thompson sat down on a swing set at Lamplight Village at Centennial Springs in 2013 to send a text message. The lawsuit says the set’s 42-pound metal crossbar broke, landed on his head and crushed the left side of his skull.
A jury found that Lamplight Village at Centennial Springs Homeowners Association was responsible for Thompson’s injuries.
The $20 million verdict exceeds the homeowners association’s insurance policy.
Topics Homeowners
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