$16M Final Judgment Entered for Worker Injured in 40-Foot Fall from Electrical Pole
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HOUSTON, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- District Court Judge Cory Sepolio entered a $16 million final judgment Monday in a lawsuit on behalf of Garett Wilder, an IBEW Local 66 member and former tower climber who suffered life-altering injuries after falling 40 feet from a CenterPoint Energy electrical pole.Â
Key Points:
- In August, a Harris County jury found CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC, joint and severally liable, for injuries that the Baytown resident sustained.
- The jury deliberated four hours before returning its verdict in the 269th Judicial District, Harris County Civil Court.
- "The final judgment being entered is the next step in ensuring Mr. Wilder's future is secure," says Provost Umphrey partner, Bryan O. Blevins, Jr .
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