Sympathy Led To $45M Motorcycle Crash Verdict, Judge Hears

By Brian Steele ( September 23, 2025, 6:06 PM EDT) -- The speed at which a Connecticut state jury awarded $45 million to a Marine Corps reservist who was paralyzed in a motorcycle crash suggests that the verdict was unfairly tainted by sympathy for the plaintiff, a towing and recovery company told a Waterbury judge on Tuesday....

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