After a week-long trial, a jury ruled in favor of our client’s estate in a wrongful death case, awarding $650,000. The case centered around the reckless conduct of a Flathead County worker who, knowing that a pedestrian was present along the roadside, continued backing with full disregard of the danger he (through testimony) knew he was creating. The worker backed his semi-tractor and trailer into the pedestrian and the pedestrian’s vehicle, crushing the pedestrian who fell to the ground. The county worker then pulled forward, driving over the pedestrian, killing him.
