A three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the 12th District in Tyler, Texas, has granted FTS International Services and one of its former drivers a new trial over what it deemed an “excessive” $31.6 million verdict awarded to a motorist allegedly injured during an accident.
The panel reversed a judgment in favor of motorist Joshua Patterson that had included $26.3 million in compensatory damages and $5.3 million in punitive damages.
Patterson alleged that he was injured when former FTS...
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