East Texas Attorneys Secure $1.9m Jury Verdict in West Texas Courtroom.
Jurors in Ward County, Texas, came back with a $1.9m verdict against Go Rhino Trucking, LLC.
The verdict was obtained by East Texas trial attorneys Stafford Davis and Shane McGuire, on behalf of their clients, Larry and Marjorie Young, the lawyers said in a release.
The plaintiffs’ lawyers aid that, in June of 2017, while travelling eastbound on I-20, the Youngs were struck from behind by a cement truck just as they entered Monahans, Texas.
During trial, it was revealed that Go Rhino failed to conduct pre-accident drug testing on the driver, and routinely violated federal regulations regarding post-accident drug testing of drivers, the lawyers said. It was further revealed that Go Rhino repeatedly violated its own safety policies.
The jury awarded the Youngs a total of $1,908,968.50, which included an award of $1.4m in punitive damages for gross negligence. The verdict was unanimous.
