By: devolver on 1/30/10
I assume they'll be using their "winnings" to pay for counseling to help ease their "suffering"...?

By: Boo on 1/30/10
I imagine their "suffering" was eased the minute they found a lawyer to take their case. Wonder how much of this settlement he got?

By: attagirl on 1/30/10
It is actually well-settled law in Tennessee (and most other states) that witnesses to accidents are entitled to recover if they are in the "zone of danger" (words of the court, not the plaintiffs) and suffer emotional harm.

I would say that it is not unreasonable that people who witnessed a child get hit by a car were well within the zone of danger and most certainly suffered some sort of emotional distress.

By: truthandjustice1 on 1/30/10
This is a joke, how many cases like this one have you ever heard of that the civil case has been settled before the criminal trial, no doubt the office Bart Durham was afraid they would get nothing. Weak case no doubt. This only shows how weak over all the criminal case will be.

By: mr.right on 1/30/10
i suppose that the middle of the street was the zone of danger since his vehicle never left the roadway?

By: acdsrool on 1/31/10
The siblings only get $100 each while extended family gets anywhere from $9,560.26 to $170,500?!? Makes no sense at all...especially since one brother got $9000 while the rest of them only got $100.