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Jury Awards $15 Million To Joseph Family In Wrongful Death Case
Last Thursday, a jury ruled in favor of a Tampa family who filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Hillsborough County Sher- iff’s Office and the Florida State Fairgrounds. They awarded the family a $15 million settlement as com- pensation for the wrongful death of their son, Andrew Joseph, III.
On February 7, 2014, 14- year-old Andrew Joseph, III, was killed attempting to cross Interstate 4. The teenager, along with 98 other students had been ejected from the Florida State Fair- grounds, and photographed, but were not charged with a crime.
The tragedy led his par- ents, Andrew and Deanna Joseph, Jr., to file a wrong- ful death lawsuit stating that
fice should pay the settle- ment to the family, but ruled against monetary settlement against Cpl. Mark Clark, who ejected the teenager from the fairgrounds. The ju- rists found the Sheriff’s Of- fice 90% negligent in the death. They also said the child was 10% responsible for his own death.
The defense has not said if they will appeal the ruling.
ANDREW JOSEPH, III
the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida State Fairgrounds, and Cor- poral Mark Clark, who ejected Andrew from the fairgrounds.
The federal lawsuit is tak- ing place 8 years after the
The jury ruled in favor of Andrew, Jr., and Deanna Joseph in their Wrongful Death Lawsuit against the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida State Fairgrounds last Thursday.
tragedy. The trial began Monday, September 12th and ended Thursday, September
22nd.
The jury said the Hills- borough County Sheriff’s Of-
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