Miami developer’s wife must pay $16 million to family of girl seriously hurt in boat crash: judge
The wife of Miami commercial real estate developer George Pino agreed to pay $16 million to the family of a Lourdes high school student permanently disabled in a Biscayne Bay boat crash in which her husband was at the helm.
The settlement reached last week was agreed to by both parties earlier this month, but Cecilia Pino’s attorneys wanted a judge to keep the monetary amount confidential.
A 17-year-old girl, Luciana Fernandez, was killed in the Labor Day weekend crash on Sept. 4, 2022, crash, and several others were injured. Katerina Puig, now 19, was left with a lifetime of medical needs and without the possibility of living independently. She had been a senior at Our Lady of Lourdes Academy and a star soccer player when the crash occurred.
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