U.S. Court Awards Family of Activist Nakajjigo U.S.$10.5 Million For Her Wrongful Death nilepostnews: Uganda UtahArchesPark EstherNakajjigo legal
Nakajjigo's budding career as a celebrated human rights activist a was cut short in 2020 while on a trip with her husband Lodovic Michaud to Utah's Arches National Park when she was decapitated by a metal gate that swung into the couple's car as they exited the park.Whereas in their suit, the family sought $140 million in damages over negligence by the national park, the ruling by Federal US judge, Bruce S. Jerkins in Salt City indicated that the court had awarded $9.
The federal judge described the case as unusual since neither the victim nor complainants were US citizens. "The husband is a French citizen, employed in and a resident of the United States. The parents are citizens of Uganda, a poor and heavily populated African nation, formerly part of the British empire. The deceased, Esther Nakajjigo was a citizen of Uganda, but at the time of her death, a United States resident, newly married to Plaintiff Ludovic Michaud," Jerkins said.
"What remained of her in the front seat and floor of the car was gruesome and overwhelmingly shocking."
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