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Keches Law Group wins $7 Million Dollar Verdict in Holyoke Wrongful Death Case
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The verdict, with interest, totals more than $9.5 Million
It’s an honor to see two wonderful daughters finally get justice. For the last three years, the defendant refused to take responsibility for their mother’s death. That changed during this trial. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (PRWEB) April 26, 2021 A Hampden County jury has awarded $7 Million to the family of Zoe Rosenthal, a Holyoke teacher who died as a result of injuries sustained due to the actions of a negligent driver, Charles J. Davignon, also of Holyoke, MA. The family was represented by attorneys Nicholas Rowley and Benjamin Novotny of Trial Lawyers for Justice and Charlotte Glinka and Karen Zahka of Keches Law Group, P.C. in Milton, MA. The trial took place in Hampden Superior Court and lasted just three days.
April 26, 2021 | 1:51 PM
A Hampden County jury on Friday awarded $9.5 million to the family of a Holyoke teacher, who died in 2017 after she was struck by a driver while walking her dog.
The jury awarded $3 million each to the surviving daughters of Zoe Rosenthal, along with $1 million for the pain and suffering Rosenthal endured, the family’s attorneys announced. Another $2.5 million was awarded for pre-judgment interest.
On Nov. 27, 2017, Rosenthal, 52, was walking her dog a few blocks away from her home when she was struck while in a crosswalk by a truck driven by Charles J. Davignon, of Holyoke.
According to the family’s legal team, Davignon made a left turn when he hit Rosenthal, who was knocked to the ground and hit her head on the pavement.
Family of Zoe Rosenthal, a Holyoke teacher fatally struck by driver in 2017, is awarded $7 million after wrongful death lawsuit
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Chelsea and Tiffany Castillo remembered their mother, Zoe Rosenthal, as a dedicated woman in her roles as a single mother and an educator.
“She was a great mom, and she makes me want to be the best mom I can be,” Tiffany Castillo said in emotional testimony in court, speaking about the influence her mom had on her growing up.
Rosenthal, 52, died in November 2017 after being hit by a driver that her family alleges was negligent behind the wheel. Rosenthal, of Holyoke, was walking her dog, Chester, in a marked crosswalk not far from her home when she was struck by Charles J. Davignon, also of Holyoke.