Ben Crump has added another major legal win to his résumé on behalf of civil rights and wrongful death, securing a $779 million verdict for the family of Lewis Butler, a security guard killed during a 2023 robbery at a Havana, Florida internet café.
According to USA Today, the decision, handed down by a Gadsden County jury, is believed to be the largest civil award in the county’s history.
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Butler was working security at the café when an armed suspect entered the building during an attempted robbery. According to evidence presented in court, Butler was shot eight times while shielding a cashier from the gunfire…