 The court's panel of 15 judges from around the world agree Israel has abused its position as the occupying power. Tom Rivers, ABC News, at the Foreign Desk. The estate of a Tennessee man has been awarded $2 million in a wrongful death case stemming from a hot shower. The 76-year-old died after being burned by water that was 150 degrees at a Kentucky EconoLodge. A jury found the hotel's owner did not use proper care in inspecting and maintaining that room.