Court Upholds Jury's $4.5 Million Verdict for Worker's Sawmill Accident

A Texas appellate court upheld a jury’s $4.5 million verdict for a worker injured in an accident in a sawmill. Antonio Munoz Aserradero LLC owned a sawmill in Rusk, Texas. Grant Ivie worked at the sawmill. He arranged for his brother-in-law, Jerry Thomas, to start working there, too. Thomas was supposed to begin working on May 2, 2022, but he overslept and did not show up until the next morning. When he arrived, he spoke to Munoz. According to Thomas, Munoz told him that he would be trained, and if he liked the work, they would talk about employment. Ivie showed Thomas how to op...