Ray Thomas Law Group

$80M

Trucking Accident / Personal Injury

Larry Lozano, an 18-wheeler driver, fell asleep at the wheel due to being forced by his employers (Jorge and Sylvia Marin and their companies) to falsify log books and drive beyond legal hours. Despite being exhausted and out of hours, he was compelled to take another load to the east coast, fearing termination due to having a special needs son and being the sole breadwinner. Fatigue led to a crash, causing him significant permanent injuries. A jury awarded Larry and his wife Irene $80 million in actual and punitive damages.

$70M

Complex Business Litigation

In a highly complex, cross-border dispute between multiple US scrap industry companies, a unanimous jury found: breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud, breach of contract, and exemplary damages against each of three corporate and four individual defendants, despite an aggressive defense seeking dismissal and application of Mexican law, filing a competing complaint in Delaware, and a mandamus proceeding in the Supreme Court of Texas. The joint venture was located in Mexico, as was the physical evidence and many of the witnesses.