People hate their cable companies. A focus group could have told the defense that before trial. My bet is the defense rode their assumption that the company couldn’t be held responsible for the employee’s criminal conduct all the way to real trouble. It’s a good bet that they misread the jurors all the way through both trials too. Now, they have to pay or hope for a Texas-sized win on appeal.
The jury’s decision comes a few weeks after its initial ruling in the case, in which it found the company acted negligently in the death of Irving, Texas resident Betty Thomas and ordered the company to pay $375 million in compensatory damages.
Here’s the link to the story.
Huge Texas Jury Verdict Against Cable Company For Employee’s Violent Murder Of Customer
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Bill Thompson, Jr. is a trial lawyer with extensive experience seeking compensation for serious harm caused by, among others, Hospitals, Physicians and other healthcare providers (Federal and State), Manufacturers of dangerous products and drugs (Ford, General Motors, Michelin, and pharmaceutical companies), Common Carriers (US Airways, Carnival Cruise Lines), Class Actions involving Data Breaches, product liability, Airline Crashes, and any other negligent act leading to harm for many. We have nationwide experience in State and Federal courts, traveling wherever significant cases merit. We are often asked to appear in cases by motion with local partners in places as varied as Michigan, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and every jurisdiction in Florida.