Gaines v. Woodworth

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OUTCOME: An $8.6 million jury verdict.

Ms. Gaines was returning from visiting Hill College when her car was struck by the tractor-trailer carrying oil field equipment on Loop 256 in Palestine. Evidence showed that the trailer's brakes were ... intentionally disabled, and that truck 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.