Chino Hills Woman Woman who lost leg awarded $4.3M

A Southern California jury said a woman that lost her leg in a boating accident on Lake Havasu is entitled to $4.3 million.

The decision was reached Thursday in a West Valley Superior Court in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

The jury declared that Johnson Marine Supplies, Inc. was responsible for the Aug. 7, 2004 accident that cost Stacey Lowery of Chino Hills, Calif. her leg.

The accident occurred when Lowery’s husband attempted to put the boat in reverse but instead it went forward, crushing Lowery’s leg between the boat and a cement seawall. The leg had to be amputated.

The jury agreed with the Lowery’s contention that the boat had a retainer clip that was improperly installed.