Texas Doing Something About Nuclear Verdicts Against Truckers

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DaveW's Comment
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Texas State Legislatures have introduced House Bill 19 and companion Senate Bill 207 that they hope would put an end to nuclear verdicts against trucking companies that were not at fault. The gist of the bill is that plaintiffs in crashes involving commercial carriers in Texas would have to prove the carrier was grossly negligent in order to extract a large verdict from them as the result of a trial.

Texas doing something about nuclear verdicts against truckers
PackRat's Comment
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Only 49 more states to go...
Chief Brody's Comment
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If a jury is enraged enough about an accident to award a nuclear verdict, they will be enraged enough to find gross negligence. I don't see it changing much.
Sparky's Comment
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This seems horrible. I have to do more research into this and what benefits the truck drivers have if this passes, if any.
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