Gaines v. Woodworth

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OUTCOME: An $8.6 million jury verdict.

Ms. Gaines was returning from visiting Hill College where she had received a soccer scholarship when her car was struck by the tractor-trailer that ran a red light while carrying oil field equipment on ... Loop 256 in Palestine. Evidence showed that the trailer's brakes were intentionally disabled, and that Mr. Woodworth's driver's license had been suspended for more than five years at the time of the crash. Investigators also reported dozens of vehicle safety violations.