Cochrane v. Schneider National Carriers, Inc.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

LUNGSTRUM, District Judge.

Plaintiffs brought the present wrongful death action after their son died in an automobile collision with defendant’s employee. The case was tried to a jury, which apportioned fault as follows: 80 percent fault for defendant; 5 percent fault for decedent; and 15 percent fault for the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). The jury also found that plaintiffs had suffered damages in the amount of $125,000 for noneconomic loss, $13,659.06 for expenses for care, and $110,-000 for economic loss. By agreement of the parties, to account for the jury…