Texas Supreme Court to Hear Werner Enterprises $100M Nuclear Verdict Appeal

[Electric Chicken]

Odd part is that this started out as $80 million. Through the appeals process, it has risen to $100 million.

@Mike why is Pumbaa your avatar? You seem like more of a Timon in your live streams.

 

[Duck]

Wasn't the driver that lost control also intoxicated?

I think I heard that somewhere. I just don't understand how if someone ends up going the opposite direction of the lane of travel and take away the right of way for traffic traveling properly how the traffic going the correct direction is at fault.

I think they lost control in the snow or ice.

But I could be thinking about a different case that was in the news.

 

[Reptar]

I think they lost control in the snow or ice.

But I could be thinking about a different case that was in the news.

The lost control on the ice is a fact, but I believe when this first blew up they found the driver was also impaired. I could be wrong that's been quite some time ago. My memory ain't what it used to be.

 

[Duck]

The lost control on the ice is a fact, but I believe when this first blew up they found the driver was also impaired. I could be wrong that's been quite some time ago. My memory ain't what it used to be.

Yeah.

I'd need to read the original news reports again.

 

[Electric Chicken]

Pretty sure I also recall intoxication being a factor. But I could be gaslighting myself.

 

[Duck]

Well I didn't find any original articles but here's one on Landline that recaps what happened in the crash. It doesn't mention anyone being intoxicated.

Texas Supreme Court to hear Werner’s baffling nuclear-verdict case

A head-scratching, eyebrow-raising, nuclear-verdict case involving a Werner truck could reshape the legal landscape for carriers in Texas.

landline.media

 

[Electric Chicken]

Well I didn't find any original articles but here's one on Landline that recaps what happened in the crash. It doesn't mention anyone being intoxicated.

Texas Supreme Court to hear Werner’s baffling nuclear-verdict case

A head-scratching, eyebrow-raising, nuclear-verdict case involving a Werner truck could reshape the legal landscape for carriers in Texas.

landline.media

Probably bad reporting.

 

[Duck]

Probably bad reporting.

Or just a different accident we're recalling.

 

[Electric Chicken]

Or just a different accident we're recalling.

Probably. We suck at this. We can't even remember the parking space we were assigned 5 seconds after pulling away from the guard shack.

Edit: Well, my friend can't. I'm perfect.

 

[Shreck]

Probably. We suck at this. We can't even remember the parking space we were assigned 5 seconds after pulling away from the guard shack.

Edit: Well, my friend can't. I'm perfect.

Your imaginary friend that tells the voices in your head what to do?

 

[Electric Chicken]

Your imaginary friend that tells the voices in your head what to do?

Oh it's not imaginary. If it was only imaginary it wouldn't have me spending so much money.

 

[Hammer166]

Another one just hit the news. Wabash got hit for $462M for 2 guys who were unbelted and drunk (which the jury wasn't allowed to know) ran under a trailer at ~45mph.

This insanity has to stop, being completely legal & not at fault is no longer a guarantee some jury won't clean your clock.

 

[389 Hood]

If the juries are denied all of the facts, how can they make a proper decision? Isn't that the idea of a court hearing? To bring out the facts?

You called it right. INSANITY!

 

[Duck]

If the juries are denied all of the facts, how can they make a proper decision?

Sounds more like a presidential election

 

[Rigjockey]

Another one just hit the news. Wabash got hit for $462M for 2 guys who were unbelted and drunk (which the jury wasn't allowed to know) ran under a trailer at ~45mph.

This insanity has to stop, being completely legal & not at fault is no longer a guarantee some jury won't clean your clock.

How is that even possible that crucial evidence is disallowed?
I mean even the worst lawyer in the world could beat that case if the evidence of them being drunk and causing their own injuries was allowed.

 

[Rigjockey]

Odd part is that this started out as $80 million. Through the appeals process, it has risen to $100 million.

Lawyer fees, $20 million over ten years.

 

[Duck]

How is that even possible that crucial evidence is disallowed?
I mean even the worst lawyer in the world could beat that case if the evidence of them being drunk and causing their own injuries was allowed.

That's probably how crooked civil court judges get vacation homes in the Caymen Islands.

Or maybe the ambulance chasers bought the judge a trip to Epstein's Island.

There's little chance of it being legitimately explained otherwise.

 

[Hammer166]

How is that even possible that crucial evidence is disallowed?
I mean even the worst lawyer in the world could beat that case if the evidence of them being drunk and causing their own injuries was allowed.

I haven't gone and dug into this very deeply, but I would bet you a night at the bar that the lawyers made the argument that what caused the accident didn't matter and shouldn't be allowed to Prejudice the jury