Harris County Jury Issues Defense Verdict in Rear-End Collision
One driver sued another after a rear-end collision. The first driver alleged the second driver failed to control speed and caused injuries. The second driver denied fault and raised several defenses. A jury found the second driver's actions did not cause the crash, and no damages were awarded to the first driver.
Case Information Updated: October 2025
Case Outcome
- Outcome
- Verdict-Defense
- Amount
- $3,290
- County
- Harris County, TX
- Resolved
- 2020
Injury & Accident Details
- Injury Type
- Other
- Accident Type
- Rear-end
- Case Type
- Motor Vehicle Negligence
Case Overview
A rear-end collision occurred on July 9, 2018, in Harris County, Texas, leading to a lawsuit filed by the occupants of the struck vehicle against the driver of the trailing vehicle. The plaintiffs alleged the defendant failed to control his speed while they slowed for traffic on Louetta Road, resulting in the collision. They claimed the defendant received a citation for failure to control speed and that his negligence caused them serious injuries.
The plaintiffs sought damages for past and future medical expenses, physical pain and suffering, physical impairment, mental anguish, loss of earning capacity, and physical disfigurement. The defendant denied all allegations, asserting various statutory defenses regarding damage limitations. The defendant later argued for doctrines of sudden emergency or unavoidable accident, claimed contributory negligence by one plaintiff, challenged the reasonableness and necessity of medical expenses, and alleged pre-existing damages and failure to mitigate.
A jury subsequently found that the defendant's negligence did not proximately cause the occurrence in question. As a result, no damages were awarded to the plaintiffs. The court later granted the defendant's motion for judgment, and the defendant recovered court costs totaling $3,290.51 from the plaintiffs.
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