Product Liability
May 14, 2003
$16M Awarded In Candy Death
SAN JOSE - A Santa Clara County Superior Court jury awarded nearly $16.7 million Monday to the family of a 12-year-old girl who choked to death on a thimble-shaped gel candy.
SAN JOSE - A Santa Clara County Superior Court jury awarded nearly $16.7 million Monday to the family of a 12-year-old girl who choked to death on a thimble-shaped gel candy.
The jury awarded $10 million against the manufacturer for wrongful death and $6 million to her parents and two sisters for emotional distress. Enrile v. Sheng Hsing Foods Co., 784...
The jury awarded $10 million against the manufacturer for wrongful death and $6 million to her parents and two sisters for emotional distress. Enrile v. Sheng Hsing Foods Co., 784...
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