BDP Client Obtains Almost $1 Million Jury Verdict

Last week a Hamilton County Circuit Court jury awarded BDP client Beverly Wilcox a verdict of $931,720 against her former employer, Mapco Express, Inc. The jury found that Ms. Wilcox, who was employed as a convenient store clerk, was fired in retaliation for asserting her workers' compensation rights. In addition to awarding $175,000 in emotional damages and $6,720 in lost pay, the jury awarded $750,000 in punitive damages for Mapco's intentional actions. Ms. Wilcox was represented at trial by Doug Hamill