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Marksville, Louisiana - after a week long trial, and more than 20 witnesses, an Avoyelles Parish jury has returned the largest civil verdict in an injury case in Avoyelles Parish history. Two Avoyelles Parish residents were seriously injured when they “jump-started” a John Deere tractor (4640) and the tractor lurched forward running over both of them, stopping only when it hit the brick home. Evidence presented proved that John Deere knew of the defective product for years before this tragedy. The subject tractor was produced in 1981, more than eight (8) years after John Deere had known about the 1st reported similar incident. They had known about hundreds of similar incidents involving, catastrophic injuries and fatalities, but continued to produce the same defective product and selling it to unsuspecting farmers. The jury held John Deere 100% accountable with its unanimous verdict.