CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas,
Sept. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys has obtained a
multi-million dollar jury verdict on behalf of a young man who was
paralyzed in a company vehicle accident. A Nueces County jury returned a verdict in the
amount of $67,470,000.00 to Thomas J.
Henry Injury Attorneys' client Christopher
J. Arnold for injuries sustained during a 2012 company
vehicle accident on FM 624 near Calallen, Texas. The case (Cause No: 2012CCV62311-4) was
tried in Nueces County Court at
Law No. 4.
The accident occurred on the afternoon of August 28, 2012 when Thomas J. Henry Injury
Attorneys' client Christopher J.
Arnold was a passenger in a Ford SportTrak vehicle traveling
on FM 624 near Calallen, Texas. According to court documents,
the vehicle Arnold was traveling in made a U-turn onto the freeway
in front of a van, thereby causing a collision. Arnold's vehicle
was then struck a second time by a 2009 Chevrolet Silverado pickup
driven by Robert Earl Sims, an
employee of Weatherford, U.S.,
L.P.
The defense argued the driver of Arnold's vehicle, who made the
U-turn, was responsible for causing a chain reaction collision.
Furthermore, the defense argued that Arnold was not wearing a seat
belt, thereby causing his own injuries.
In both the opening and closing arguments, Thomas J. Henry stated to the jury that safe
following distance rules protected all drivers including Arnold,
the vehicle's passenger. Further, it was shown that no policy and
procedure on safe following distance existed at Weatherford. During the trial, Mr. Henry
demonstrated how the wreck between Sims' vehicle and Arnold's
vehicle could have been prevented by Sims and Weatherford, U.S., L.P.
Arnold sustained injuries as a result of the accident, including
neck and back injuries, vertebral fractures, spinal cord injuries,
a brain bleed, a collapsed lung, lacerated spleen, and rib
fractures. He remains paralyzed from the waist down.
Although liability was disputed in the case, it was ultimately
determined that Robert Earl Sims and
Weatherford, U.S., L.P. were at
fault for the accident. The jury found that the accident resulted
from negligence and gross negligence and awarded Thomas J. Henry
Injury Attorneys' client a total of $67
million.
"We have seen time and time again how drivers operating company
vehicles can cause serious injuries," Thomas J. Henry stated.
"We are pleased that the jury was able to recognize how this
company's failure to enforce proper safety protocol was to blame
for this accident. I sincerely hope that verdicts like this will
keep our families safer on the roadways," Thomas J. Henry
added.
Media Contact
Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys
Susan Harr
361-985-0600
sharr@tjhlaw.com
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