 It was possible that the plaintiffs could recover more from Mavis than they could from Prestige due to the latter's liability cap.The McGowans were joined in suing both defendants by the mother of Matthew Coons, killed along with his girlfriend Savannah Bursese, in October, the day after the first anniversary of the crash, in Fulton County Court.Her lawyer and Ferlazzo have both indicated that after the criminal trial, when more evidence is available, they planned to add the state DOT as a defendant.