Wyoming court upholds $18 million for crash injuries

Peter Brophy was 32 when he suffered severe brain damage when his car was struck by a semitrailer at the intersection of Interstates 80 and 25 in Cheyenne in July 2006. The jury ruled against the trucking company, Omaha, Neb.-based Werner Enterprises, and the truck driver, Cheryl Neal.

The Associated Press

11/4/2009

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Supreme Court has upheld a jury award of more than $18 million to a Colorado Springs couple in a lawsuit over a collision between a car and a semitrailer.

The court on Tuesday upheld a Laramie County jury's award last year of $15.7 million to Peter Brophy and $2.3 million to his wife Kate Brophy.

Peter Brophy was 32 when he suffered severe brain damage when his car was struck by a semitrailer at the intersection of Interstates 80 and 25 in Cheyenne in July 2006.

The jury ruled against the trucking company, Omaha, Neb.-based Werner Enterprises, and the truck driver, Cheryl Neal.

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