Federal Judge Issues $20M Verdict Against Syria for Torture of US Citizen Taken Captive in 2019

Federal judge issues $20M verdict against Syria for torture of US citizen taken captive in 2019

U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly awarded St. Louis native Sam Goodwin roughly $20 million in damages.

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Federal judge issues $20M verdict against Syria for torture of US citizen taken captive in 2019 – Democratic Accent

A Washington, D.C.-based law firm secured a judgment of more than $20 million against the Syrian Arab Republic on behalf of Sam Goodwin, a St. Louis native held captive in the country’s notorious prison system for 63 days while on a trip to visit every country in the world. U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly awarded Goodwin $20,201,620 in damages, about $10 million each in compensatory and punitive damages, in response to a lawsuit…