Lee Lewis Construction Case Summary

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Lee Lewis Construction(LLC) was hired by Methodist Hospital at Lubbock to extend and renovate its south hospital tower. LLC subcontracted the interior glass-glazing project to KK Glass. Jimmy Harrison was the employee of KK Glass and fell from the tenth floor. His family sued both KK Glass and LLC for negligence and gross negligence. They had settled down with KK Glass. However, they brought LLC to a jury, and the trial court decided that LCC should give the Harrisons for 7.9 million of compensatory damages and 5 million for punitive damages. LCC appealed the judgment of the trial court to the court of appeals, but the previous decision was affirmed with a deduction of 450 thousands.