SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Appellate judges in Washington state are upholding a $7.5-million jury award for a woman paralyzed in a motorcycle crash.
Madelynn Tapken was on a motorcycle with Conrad Malinak in 2011 when they crashed at a fork in the road south of Spokane.
County employees testified at a trial that there were no warning signs about the maximum safe speed for the curve. The lawsuit alleged a bush blocked Malinak's view of the sharpness of the curve.
A jury awarded $12.5-million to Tapken but found Spokane County was only 60% at fault for the condition of the road. The county appealed her $7.5-million award.
Three appeals judges affirmed the jury's verdict, according to court records.
County Risk Manager Steve Bartels wasn't available Friday to say whether the county will appeal.
The Associated Press previously cited The Spokesman-Review in this story. KREM independently confirmed the above information.
