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Summary
Decedent Hernan Murillo suffered fatal injuries after being hit by a boom lift while on his scissor lift. Murillo was performing electrical work when an employee of Walker Industrial LLC inappropriately backed the boom lift up into him.
Murillos wife, plaintiff Laura Lopez, claims that Walker Engineering permitted an improperly trained employee to operate the lift.
Defendant Walker Engineering claims that the boom lift operator was an employee of Walker Industrial, a separate company. Representatives for Walker Engineering also assert that Murillo bears responsibility, as he positioned his scissor lift in the vicinity of the boom operator.
Outcome
Verdict for plaintiff.
Total Damages: $71.95 million.
Apportionment of fault:
Walker Engineering: 65%
Walker Industrial: 35%
- Plaintiff
- Defense
- Verdict
- $71,950,000
- Judge
- Veretta Frazier
- Jurisdiction
- Dallas County Court at Law
- Court
- 192nd Civil District Court
- Case Number
- DC-19-16959
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Practice Area
- Negligence
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