Terry & Thweatt attorneys Joe Terry and Lee Thweatt represented a plant operator injured when an industrial elevator at a refinery in Sweeny, Texas malfunctioned and went into a free fall approximately 10 feet while the worker was a passenger in the elevator. A suit was filed in the 239th District Court of Brazoria County, Texas against Industrial Hoist Services, L.P., the company who installed and maintained the elevator at the refinery. Industrial Hoist Services never offered more than $20,000 to settle the case before trial.

After a 3-day jury trial, the jury awarded $373,082.82 in damages to our client. $8,082.82 of the verdict was for past medical expenses; the remainder of the verdict was provided for physical pain and physical impairment resulting from our client’s permanent back injury. The case was settled for a confidential amount after the trial.

$373,000