Virtual Washington Jury Trial Results In $1.35M Award To Woman For Cruise Ship Fall

Mealey's (October 12, 2020, 7:01 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — Following what a plaintiff’s attorney said may be the first federal civil jury trial conducted entirely over Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a Washington jury awarded a woman $1.35 million on Oct. 7 for a head injury she suffered when she fell in a cruise ship hallway.  The jury also held the woman 20 percent responsible for the accident, which reduced the original award (Margaret Dallo v. Holland America Line N.V. LLC, No. 19-865, W.D. Wash.)....