A crane accident took his arm, and he was denied millions in settlement money. Now, his case has
A crane accident took his arm, and he was denied millions in settlement money. Now, his case has overturned an Oklahoma law.
OKLAHOMA CITY James Todd Beason unwittingly became the face of failed legislative efforts to put more restrictions on monetary damages awarded in personal injury cases.
The 41-year-old Yukon man was working to move an oil rig on March 16, 2012, in Wheeler, Texas.
An employee of another company was using a crane to move a heavy load when the 80-foot boom, or arm of the crane, came crashing down on Beason.
He was knocked unconscious and air-lifted to a hospital in Amarillo, Texas. He ultimately had to have two amputations on his left arm, lives daily with severe nerve pain and has several other health complications as a result.
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