How a crash and Whip-It! turned into a $745 million verdict
Marissa Politte was killed by a driver who huffed Whip-It! gas shortly before the crash. The jury wanted a verdict "big enough to put people out of business."
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Marissa Politte was killed by a driver who huffed Whip-It! gas shortly before the crash. The jury wanted a verdict "big enough to put people out of business."
"The judge dismissed the case because I had no standing with which I could sue, not because of the validity of the claims," said the former executive.
A dump truck full of explosives sped toward a patrol base. John Borbonus opened fire on it killing the driver, and the truck to veer off course.
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Fahrenkog, who represents the Sumner Law Group in Clayton, Missouri, was not in jail at the time of the Post-Dispatch's report on Wednesday and declined to comment on the situation when the newspaper contacted his office by phone. The Post-Dispatch reports it's unclear what caused the outburst, but a case docket said the hearing aimed to resolve an ongoing dispute over the production of evidence among the individuals involved in the lawsuit. "Judge John N. Borbonus hereby certifies that said conduct was committed in the actual presence of this Court," the judge's order obtained by Daily Mai...