Trucking Negligence Case Settles for $140,000,000
A driver was operating a vehicle on the highway when a tractor-trailer pulled out in front of them, causing a collision. The driver suffered traumatic injuries, including quadriplegia. The defense disputed liability, causation, and damages.
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 collision occurred on a highway when a tractor-trailer, operated by a defendant driver and owned by a defendant company, pulled out in front of the plaintiff's vehicle. The plaintiff suffered extensive traumatic injuries, resulting in a diagnosis of quadriplegia.
The plaintiff subsequently filed a lawsuit, alleging negligence against the driver and the trucking company. The plaintiff claimed that the driver routinely violated state and federal regulations for vehicle operation and should not have been on the road. Furthermore, the plaintiff maintained that the trucking company knew of these alleged violations but failed to take action, thereby violating its own policies and procedures.
The defendants denied the allegations, disputing liability, causation, and damages. The case concluded with a settlement of $140,000,000, which was reached after extensive discovery.
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