Lake Havasu Boating Accident Victim Gets $4.3 Million
An Ontario, California boat manufacturer has been ordered to pay $4.3 million to Stacey Lowry. The Chino Hills resident lost her leg in an August 4, 2004 boating accident in Lake Havasu. According to an article in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Lowry filed the product liability lawsuit against Johnson Marine Supplies Inc. a year after the 8/4/2004 accident.
The accident occurred when Lowry’s husband, Paul, had tried to put the throttle of the boat in reverse. The boat then surged causing it to hit a cement sea wall. Stacey Lowry’s leg was crushed and as a result, had to be amputated. Lowry’s lawsuit alleged that the boat had a defective retainer clip that was not installed properly.
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