$30.8 Million - Ski Lift Maintenance Accident

A 42-year-old ski-lift maintenance supervisor, sustained a traumatic amputation of both of his legs while performing maintenance on a chairlift at the Snow Valley Ski Area in San Bernardino, California. The plaintiff contended that the owner of the lift was negligent for its failure to record a similar accident in 1990 and for its failure to implement additional safety precautions to prevent a reoccurrence. A San Bernardino jury found in favor of the plaintiff and his wife, awarding them $30.8 million in damages.