Won Trial for Truck Driver That Was Rear Ended

Our trucking lawyer team tried an 18 wheeler accident case to verdict. In this case, our truck driver client from Houston, Texas was rear ended by another 18 wheeler in Mississippi. The other truck driver drove for a major 18 wheeler company. The other driver must have been going fast and fell asleep at the wheel as he struck our client hard enough to total both vehicles while our client’s vehicle was moving. It was a foggy morning and the truck wreck occurred on a country highway. The other driver passed unfortunately as a result of a fire that broke out in his cab as he was trapped din the vehicle and our client was unable to get him out in time. Our client’s eat broke off inside the cab causing our client to suffered injuries all over his body. Our client was represented by another law firm in Houston and terminated them shortly before trial. With less than 30 days before trial and no continuance granted by the court, our trucking lawyers walked into court and received a verdict in favor of our client which compensated him for all of his medical bills and the pain and suffering he endured as a result of the wreck. This case is notable because no depositions were taken before trial due to the court not granting a continuance and the prior law firm conducting no depositions. The defense called an expert orthopedic, Dr. J. Michael Graham, of the Woodlands, Texas to testify on the stand that our client’s claimed injuries were not claimed by the wreck and were a result of degenerative conditions (despite all the medical records before the wreck indicating our client was asymptomatic in his back). He was thoroughly cross examined live and the jury did not consider his biased testimony to be credible regarding our client’s injured claimed in trial.