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A Pennsylvania appeals court is upholding a $4.5 million jury verdict against a truck manufacturer over an accident near Pittsburgh.
A six-pound fire hose nozzle became a fatal projectile in Coraopolis in 2004. A hose dangling from a moving fire truck became stuck under a parked car, then whipped around and struck two 10-year-old girls standing on a nearby lawn.
Erin Schmidt died of head injuries and her close friend and classmate, Joeylynne Jeffress, suffered extensive injuries but survived.
The plaintiffs also include three relatives who witnessed the accident.
A divided three-judge Superior Court panel said state law llows bystanders who witness injury to a close relative to collect damages for emotional distress under certain circumstances.
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