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LA jury awards $10M in suit over deadly school parking lot crash Last Update: Feb 7, 2007 12:58 PM LOS ANGELES (AP) - A jury has awarded ten-point-three (m) million dollars to the family of a six-year-old girl who was struck by a van and killed two years ago in a San Fernando Valley elementary school parking lot. The family of Jordan Sandels filed the wrongful-death lawsuit against the L-A Unified School District, alleging the parking lot at Lanai Road Elementary School didn't conform to state-approved blueprints. The Superior Court jury agreed yesterday and determined the district had been warned of possibly hazardous conditions in the parking lot prior to the January 2005 crash. The girl's father, Michael Sandels, is calling the verdict an "incredible victory." He say he plans to use the money to open a foundation to address safety issues at schools nationwide. School district attorney Kevin Reed says the district is considering an appeal.
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