A Texas appellate court overturned an award of $2.2 million in damages to a worker’s widow on her gross negligence claim against the worker’s employer.
Case: Waste Management of Texas Inc. v. Dodd, No. 02-23-00043-CV, 01/23/2025, published.
Facts: Emilio Dodd Jr. worked for Waste Management of Texas Inc. as a heavy equipment operator at one of the busiest and biggest landfills in the state.
On Sept. 6, 2016, the equipment that Dodd normally operated was broken. He was given the option to go home or operate another piece of equipment with which he was unfamiliar. Dodd didn’...
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