A jury awarded tens of millions of dollars to the family of a man killed in a massive pileup crash on I-35 in Texas in 2021.
On December 12, 2025, a Dallas County, Texas, jury awarded $44.1 million to the family of Christopher Ray Vardy, 49.
The $44.1 million verdict against Missouri-based trucking company New Prime includes $24.1 million in compensatory damages and $20 million in punitive damages due to “gross negligence,” according to a news release from attorney Frank L. Branson, who represented Vardy’s family.
Vardy lost his life in a pileup crash that occurred on I-35W in Fort Worth, Texas, on February 11, 2021, during a winter weather ice storm…