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Woman awarded $1.5 million in damages following plane’s crash into Ferris wheel at Old Bar Beach Festival in 2011

Woman awarded $1.5 million in damages following plane’s crash into Ferris wheel at Old Bar Beach Festival in 2011
December 2, 2020

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