Texas Tractor-Trailer Collision Settles for $140,000,000
A driver pulled out in front of another vehicle, causing a collision. The person in the first vehicle suffered severe injuries, including quadriplegia. The case involved claims of negligence against the driver and the trucking company.
Case Information Updated: October 2025
Case Outcome
- Outcome
- Settlement
- Amount
- $140,000,000
- County
- Upshur County, TX
- Resolved
- 2019
Injury & Accident Details
- Injury Type
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Accident Type
- Truck/Commercial
- Case Type
- Motor Vehicle Negligence, Business negligence, Tractor trailer negligence
Case Overview
On December 12, 2017, a 39-year-old male plaintiff was operating his vehicle on a highway in Gilmer, Texas, when a tractor-trailer driver, operating a vehicle owned by a defendant company, pulled out in front of his car. The ensuing collision resulted in the plaintiff sustaining traumatic injuries, including quadriplegia.
The plaintiff filed a lawsuit against the tractor-trailer driver and the trucking company, alleging negligence. The plaintiff contended that evidence demonstrated the driver should not have been operating the vehicle on the day of the incident and had routinely violated state and federal regulations. The plaintiff further asserted that the trucking company had knowledge of these violations but failed to take action, thereby violating its own policies and procedures. The defendants disputed liability, causation, and the extent of damages.
Following extensive discovery conducted by the plaintiff, the case concluded with a $140,000,000 settlement.
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