California Jury Awards $20 Million To Family Of Man Killed By Drugged Driver

Mealey's (March 26, 2019, 1:19 PM EDT) -- VENTURA, Calif. — A California jury awarded $20 million to the wife and daughter of a man who was hit and killed by a vehicle driven by a woman under the influence of marijuana and Xanax.  It awarded economic and noneconomic damages on March 1 and punitive damages on March 5 (Erin Prewitt, et al. v. Shante Antoinette Chappell, et al., No. 56-2015-00472997, Calif. Super., Ventura Co.)....