Florida Jury Awards Family $500M in Wrongful Death Suit Over Car Shooting

January 18, 2019

A Florida jury has awarded nearly $500 million to the family of a woman fatally shot during an argument in a car in 2011.

The family of 20-year-old Kalil McCoy of Jacksonville filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the man who shot her and two other men who helped dump her body.

Frederick Lee Wade was sentenced to 45 years for second-degree murder in 2017. The other men pleaded guilty to accessory charges.

On Tuesday, a Duval County jury awarded McCoy’s family over $495 million for emotional distress and punitive damages.

The family’s attorney, John M. Phillips, said he sought an eight-figure award to send a message that violent criminals will “get prosecuted and get punitive damages” in Florida.

Phillips said the case will be turned over to collection attorneys.

Topics Lawsuits Florida Auto

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  • January 23, 2019 at 1:27 pm
    D MALABY says:
    Possibly a covered loss under automobile UM coverage if victim covered by a New Mexico policy
  • January 22, 2019 at 1:07 pm
    Agent says:
    The guy in Houston who killed three masked intruders in his home and injured two others is a hero.
  • January 22, 2019 at 10:30 am
    Sean says:
    Complete waste of the Courts time and resources. Also just plain ridiculous!

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