Madsen v. Beacon, et al.

Summary

A Utah state court jury has delivered a record $81 million verdict for the family and friends of a child struck and killed by a truck in a crosswalk after an initial trial ended in a defense verdict.

The jury returned its verdict on March 13 in a trial that began on March 2. They found that Rusty Cope, a driver for Allied Building Products, is responsible for the 2018 death of Michael Madsen. Madsen’s family accused Allied of hiring a dangerously inexperienced driver with a checkered safety record who sped into a crosswalk, however the defense argued Madsen ran in front of the truck.