Florida jury awards $779M to family of security guard shot dead on the job

Financial Justice: $779 Million Awarded To Family Of Florida Security Guard Killed In Internet Gambling Cafe Robbery

Source: Lilit Amirkhanian / Getty When businesses are neglectful, especially if the neglect is purposeful, then they should pay the highest price as a consequence for intentionally putting others at risk for the sake of money. That appears to be exactly what is happening in this case. According to the Tallahassee Democrat, a jury in Gadsden County, Florida was awarded $779 million to the surviving family of an internet gambling cafe security gua…

Florida jury awards $779M to family of security guard shot dead on the job

Reverend Lewis Butler was fatally shot while attempting to protect a cashier during an attempted robbery at an internet gambling cafe in November 2023

After a Fatal Robbery, a Jury Forces Accountability on Illegal Gambling Cafes

Attorney Benjamin Crump speaks during NAN 2023 Convention at Sheraton Times Square in New York on April 12, 2023A Florida county jury ruled in favor of the family of Lewis Butler, a security guard who was shot and killed in an attempted robbery at an illegal Havana internet gambling cafe.Announced by the office of civil rights attorney Ben Crump, the verdict awarded the family $779 million in a wrongful death case. As part of the case, Crump arg…