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Dallas County Jury Returns $604M Verdict in Fatal Mississippi Trucking Accident

A two-week jury trial concluded in Dallas Thursday with a $604 million verdict against a Dallas-based trucking company, the driver and a freight brokerage company in a wrongful death case.

A total of 17 plaintiffs, including three who burned to death following the March 2021 multicar pileup in Mississippi, were involved in the lawsuit. The crash victims filed suit against Dallas-based Lupus Superior, the company that owned the 18-wheeler they alleged was responsible for the fatal chain reaction, and freight broker C.H. Robinson.

Alexa Shrake

Alexa covers litigation and trials for The Texas Lawbook.

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