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Mar. 8, 2023

$200M judgment is a warning against driving drunk, lawyer says

“Hopefully this judgment will serve as a warning to others who think about drinking and getting behind a wheel,” said Spencer Lucas of Panish Shea Boyle Ravipudi LLP.

$200M judgment is a warning against driving drunk, lawyer says

A Los Angeles County judge signed off on a $200 million judgment against an accountant at CBSViacom who struck and killed a 24-year-old musician while driving drunk after leaving a company party.

The judgment includes $100 million in past and future wrongful death damages for Noah Benardout’s father, Marc, and $100 million in past and future wrongfu...

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