Judge denies UCFAA motion for new trial, declines to alter Ereck Plancher verdict

  • Orlando Sentinel
  • Posted August 2, 2011 at 4:09 p.m.
Ereck Plancher

Ereck Plancher

An Orange County judge denied UCF Athletics Association's request to alter the jury's verdict in the Ereck Plancher wrongful death trial.

After a three-week trial, a jury determined June 30 UCFAA was negligent in UCF football player Ereck Plancher's death and awarded his parents $10 million in damages.

Circuit Judge Robert M. Evans denied UCFAA's request for a new trial. He also denied the athletic association's request to reverse the jury's verdict and reduce the jury's $10 million award.

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