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Lawyers Request $240 Million in Konstantinov Case
by Alanah McGinley on 05/23/08 at 01:24 PM ET
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From Paul Egan at the Detroit News,
A federal jury should award former Detroit Red Wings star Vladimir Konstantinov and former team masseur Sergei Mnatsakanov more than $240 million in damages for permanently disabling injuries they received in a 1997 limousine crash, a lawyer for the men argued Friday.
Attorney Richard Goodman told jurors it was ironic he made his closing argument in the lawsuit the day before the Red Wings were to compete in Game One of the Stanley Cup finals. The June 13, 1997, crash in Birmingham happened when Konstantinov and Detroit-area hockey fans were celebrating a fresh Stanley Cup victory that ended a 42-year hockey championship drought in Detroit.
The lawsuit alleges Findlay Ford Lincoln Mercury of Ohio, the company that sold the stretch limousine, is responsible for damages because no working seat belts were easily accessible in the passenger area of the limo.
Update 7pm ET: As per George’s note in the comments of this post, the jury found for the dealership.
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The jury acquitted the dealership, and did so quickly. I’m stunned.
Posted by George James Malik from South Lyon, MI on 05/23/08 at 05:57 PM ET