Following an earlier gruesome and untimely death of Ester Nakajjigo that occurred at Arches National Park in June 2020, Attorneys are compelling the U.S. government to a ton of pay $140 million as compensation to the family of the deceased.
Ester Nakajjigo died after a gust of wind blew the park’s gate into traffic. The gate’s arm pierced the rental car she was riding in, decapitating her. An avoidable death attributed to the park’s negligence according to the attorneys.
“She was one in a billion, Your Honor,” attorney Randi McGinn told the judge during opening arguments in the civil trial. McGinn represents the widower and parents of Esther Nakajjigo, a Ugandan singer and actress who also worked to improve the lives of women and girls.
Easter and her husband, Ludo Michuad, visited Arches National Park in June 2020 as newly weds when while driving toward the exit, wind caught a traffic control gate. The arm pierced the newlywed’s rental car, decapitating the 25-year-old Nakajjigo.
McGinn then relayed to the judge some of the more gruesome details of Nakajjigo’s death. At various points, McGinn referred to Nakajjigo as a “pearl beyond price” and a “change agent.” She showed the judge news articles and photographs depicting Nakajjigo’s work creating health clinics for teenagers, especially girls. One picture showed an ambulance. On its side were the words “Donated by Essie.5 million, the AP reported, but he said he wasn’t denying that she was an extraordinary person.
” That was Nakajjigo’s nickname. In a rare move, the government has already admitted liability. But under questioning from Jenkins, assistant U.S. attorney Jeff Nelson contended the family should only receive about $4.
25 million. Nelson argued the plaintiffs are overestimating what Nakajjigo could have earned in the nonprofit sector and what Michaud should be awarded for witnessing the accident and its aftermath. “Our intent is to propose to the court a fair and just damages award,” Nelson said.
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