BEAUMONT – Fall may be here, but that doesn’t mean things are cooling down at the Jefferson County courthouse, as civil jury trials in recent months continue to end with lucrative outcomes for plaintiffs.
Last week, Catherine Robbins landed more than $205,000 in damages following the trial of her automobile collision lawsuit against Farmers Texas County Mutual Insurance Company.
The suit went to trial on Sept. 18 in Judge Justin Sanderson’s 60th District Court – the same court that saw a $44 million verdict delivered against B&G Crane Service one week earlier.
However, Judge Sanderson’s court isn’t the only court that’s been active recently.
On Sept. 4, a Jefferson County jury returned an $115,000 verdict in favor Shelia Edwards, a slip and fall plaintiff who sued M&D Food Mart.
The case was tried in Judge Kent Walston’s 58th District Court.
That same day, Judge Walston also approved a final judgment of nearly $1.4 million in an auto collision lawsuit tried in his court the week before.
Case background on Robbins v. Farmers Texas
The suit brought against Farmers Texas was filed last March, court records show.
In her suit, Robbins alleges she was in an automobile collision with an “underinsured driver” with coverage limits of $30,055.
Robbins filed a claim for underinsured motorist protection benefits with Farmers Texas and the company allegedly “failed and refused to adequately respond,” the suit states.
According to the charge of the court, jurors awarded Robbins $75,000 for her past and future mental anguish, $4,631 for her past and future loss of earning capacity, and $125,960 for her past and future medical expenses.
No damages were awarded for her alleged past and future impairment.
Robbins’ original petition was filed through Phillip Brent of Bradley, Steele & Pierce in Port Arthur.
Case No. B-199742