A trucking company involved in a 144 vehicle pile up years ago is asking for the reversal of a $44.1M lawsuit judgement against them.
The February 2021 pile up crash happened on I-35 in Dallas County, Texas during a historic ice storm that ravaged the state. Motorist Christopher Vardy was killed in one of the 133 accidents reported on that stretch of I-35 when truck driver Steven Ridder crashed into the back of his vehicle as he was stopped in pile-up traffic.
On December 12th, a judge awarded Vardy’s family $44.1 million in damages against New Prime Inc. The total includes $24.1 million in compensatory damages and $20 million in punitive damages due to “gross negligence.”…