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Gutierrez v. Wackenhut (Negligence)

Date: 04/23/2007 (Date of Incident)

Misconduct Type: Other

Enforcement Agency: Non-Governmental

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $1,201,050

Disposition: Judgment Against Defendant

Synopsis: In April 2007, a charter bus owned and operated by Wackenhut collided with a car driven by Jesse James Gutierrez at the United States Port of Entry near Del Rio, Texas. Gutierrez filed suit against Wackenhut and an employee for damages resulting from injuries he sustained in the collision. The jury found in Gutierrez’s favor and awarded him $1.2 million in damages.