Case Name: Doris Brandt v. Missouri Department of Transportation Arbitration Award - $1,875,000 Case Description: Carl and Doris Brandt were traveling across Missouri, with their children Beckie and David, on a vacation that they had planned for a number of years. The Brandt vehicle hit a guardrail end treatment near the Stadium Boulevard exit for Columbia, Missouri on the westbound side of I-70. The end treatment extruded briefly and then stopped extruding the guardrail. The guardrail became a spear and penetrated the passenger compartment of the Brandt vehicle killing both Carl Brandt and 9-year-old David Brandt. Carl Brandt survived the impact but was trapped in the vehicle and died shortly after he was extricated. The claim against the Missouri Department of Transportation was arbitrated in accordance with state statute by a three judge panel who awarded damages of $3.5 million. After the application of Carl Brandt's comparative fault, the damages were reduced to $1,875,000. Recovery was capped by the state sovereign immunity cap at $710,792.

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