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- A jury awarded the family of Lewis Butler, security guard, $779 million in a wrongful death suit over his November 2023 death at a Florida gambling cafe.
- Kevontae Washington was convicted of first-degree murder and related charges.
- Attorney Ben Crump says Fortune MGT 2023 LLC and Manishkumar Patel ignored prior security risks.
- Crump and Butler's widow push for the Lewis Butler Act to increase oversight of illegal Florida gambling establishments.
