Boca Raton, FL – Attorneys for two Florida families won a $39,000,000.00 jury verdict against Yamaha Motor Corp. USA in a WaveRunner collision that claimed the life of one teen, 14-year-old Jaysell Perez, and left another, Samantha Archer, scarred and mutilated for life.
Attorney's Robbie B. Baker, Esq., of Baker, Zimmerman & Perez, David Kleinberg, Esq., of Neufeld, Kleinberg & Pinkiert, P.A. and Eric Ansel, Esq., of Ansel & Miller won a hard fought battle against Yamaha that lasted approximately 5 years and culminated in a six-week trial in West Palm Beach, Florida. Plaintiffs’ attorneys accused Yamaha Motor Corp. USA of failing to correct a known steering defect with the personal water craft and then failing to adequately warn people that an operator could not steer without throttle. This defect was particularly dangerous for a first time operator, such as Samantha Archer, as she had no idea that she had to increase energy in a collision avoidance situation. The jury found that this defect resulted in Perez and Archer crashing into a boat.
Attorney's Robbie B. Baker, Esq., of Baker, Zimmerman & Perez, David Kleinberg, Esq., of Neufeld, Kleinberg & Pinkiert, P.A. and Eric Ansel, Esq., of Ansel & Miller won a hard fought battle against Yamaha that lasted approximately 5 years and culminated in a six-week trial in West Palm Beach, Florida. Plaintiffs’ attorneys accused Yamaha Motor Corp. USA of failing to correct a known steering defect with the personal water craft and then failing to adequately warn people that an operator could not steer without throttle. This defect was particularly dangerous for a first time operator, such as Samantha Archer, as she had no idea that she had to increase energy in a collision avoidance situation. The jury found that this defect resulted in Perez and Archer crashing into a boat.
