Trucker Knocked Off Railroad Bridge Gets Benefits for Injuries

A Texas appellate court ruled that a truck driver knocked from an elevated railroad track by an oncoming train into traffic on a six-lane highway was entitled to benefits for his injuries. Case: American Zurich Co. v. Miller, No. 01-22-00666-CV, 08/29/2023, published. Facts: Kelvin Miller worked as a commercial truck driver for Commercial Metals Co. On Feb. 3, 2017, Miller arrived at a CMC job site between 5 and 5:15 a.m. At about 6 a.m., he left with a load of rebar and drove to Rosenberg for his first delivery of the day. When he arrived at the delivery site on State Highway 59, the...