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STL County jury delivers $745M verdict in Whip-It! abuse crash

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A St. Louis County jury reached a $745 million verdict in a Whip-It! abuse crash.

The verdict was delivered on behalf of the parents of a woman who was killed on a sidewalk outside a Ballwin urgent care by a driver who huffed inhalants before the crash.

The jury found United Brands Products Design Development, the company that distributes Whip-It!, 70% liable, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The smoke shop that sold the product, Coughing Cardinal LLC, was found 20% liable, and the driver, Trenton Geiger, 10% liable.

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