Deceased stuntman awarded millions in wrongful death suit

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"After two days of deliberations, the Georgia jury in the trial of the wrongful death of The Walking Dead stuntman John Bernecker returned with a verdict this afternoon. AMC Networks were found “not to be negligent” in the death of the stuntman, said the juror foreperson in an unanimous decision just read out in court. However, the estate of Bernecker, as represented by his mother, was awarded $8.6 million in civil damages. There were no additional punitive damages. Any appeal looks unlikely as the nearly $9 million the jury deemed in damages will be covered by insurance, a source close…

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