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$40 Million Paid to Family of Deceased St. Louis Firefighter
Associated Press is reporting that the family of deceased St. Louis firefighter Derek Martin has finally received the money they were awarded by a jury in 2007, bringing to a close their suit against Survivair Respirators and its parent company, Bacou-Dalloz. Martin was killed on May 3, 2002 at a fire that also claimed the life of firefighter Robert Morrison.
The jury’s original verdict was $27 million, but was appealed to the Missouri Court of Appeals. After Survivair lost the appeal, the accrued interest brought to grand total to $40.4 million.
