Ben Martin Law Group Attorneys Secure $18M Award for Survivors of 2020 Crash
02 Julio 2024 - 10:08AM
Business Wire
Three family members suffered lasting health
issues in traffic accident
Attorneys with the Dallas-based personal injury firm Ben Martin
Law Group recently helped a family secure an $18 million jury award
stemming from a two-vehicle accident on Dec. 26, 2020.
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The plaintiffs John Patrick Scott, 68, Kathryn Scott, 68, and
their son, John Patrick Scott Jr. 32, suffered serious injuries
when their car was struck by a vehicle driven by defendant Henry
Watson.
Testimony in the case said Watson was intoxicated and driving
recklessly at an excessive rate of speed when his vehicle ran a red
light at Walnut Hill Lane and Midway Road in Dallas and struck the
Scotts’ vehicle.
The Scotts had two family dogs with them at the time of the
crash. The animals did not survive.
“This was a family that was on the road for the holidays who had
no idea that their lives were about be turned upside down,” said
Ben Martin Law Group founding partner Ben C. Martin. “The defendant
in this case had no regard for the safety of everyone on the road
with him the night of this collision, and the jury handed down a
verdict and an award that reflected the egregiousness of that
negligence.”
The damages awarded in this case were determined based on the
plaintiffs’ loss of earning capacity, court costs, physical
impairment and disfigurement, pain, mental anguish and medical
expenses.
Mr. Watson was sentenced to 30 days in jail on charges of
assault with a motor vehicle.
The case is John Patrick Scott, Kathryn Irish Scott, and John
Patrick Scott Jr. v. Henry Weatherby Watson, cause number DC
21-10651, in the 192nd Judicial District Court of Dallas
County.
The attorneys of the Ben Martin Law Group have helped thousands
of victims of medical device failures and defective pharmaceutical
devices and represent victims of negligence arising from accidents
and injuries caused by catastrophic vehicular and trucking
accidents, oil field explosions, medical and hospital malpractice,
and other personal injuries caused by corporate malfeasance. If you
suspect you have a defective medical device and need legal
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