A Kansas City jury awarded $7.1 million — including $6.9 million in punitive damages — against Haney's Trucking and Tow after the company towed a woman's food truck from a lot and held it for 699 days, according to FOX 4 Kansas City. The food truck, called Crazy Tacos, was the woman's livelihood; the verdict was described as a landmark case for towing litigation in the region.
Operator takeaway
A $7.1 million verdict for holding one vehicle 699 days — if you have vehicles sitting on your lot for months without proper lien proceedings, the liability exposure grows every day.