A Texas appellate court ruled that a jury’s future pecuniary loss awards to a worker’s two minor daughters were not supported by evidence, but that a trial judge reduced the awards too much on remittitur.
Case: Thurston, Owens & Newman LLC v. Davis, No. 12-19-00384-CV, 03/18/2021, published.
Facts: Hayden Davis worked as an apprentice electrician for Gill Electric. On Sept. 27, 2017, Hayden was working near a refrigeration unit at a business in White Oak, Texas, which was owned by Southwest Restaurant & Beverage Solutions.
Unbeknownst to Davis, the unit previously h...
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