AldousWalker represents family of
electrician, father of four, who fell 30 feet to his death
DALLAS, April 25,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A jury in Dallas County has found Irving-based Walker Engineering liable in the
death of a worker on one of its job sites and awarded his widow and
four children $71.95
million.
Hernan Murillo, 40, of
Arlington was one of three workers
standing atop a scissor lift while attempting to string new
electric lines inside a Frito-Lay facility on Oct. 4, 2019. Mr. Murillo and the others fell 30
feet when another worker operating a boom lift nearby backed into
the scissor lift, toppling it over. The other two men suffered
catastrophic injuries.
Rather than simply hearing about the accident, jurors witnessed
it themselves through video captured by a camera inside the
building.
"When this tragedy happened, it deprived a woman of her husband
and four children of their dad," said Charla Aldous of AldousWalker, who along
with attorney Brent
Walker represents the family. "Now, nearly five years
later, this jury has given the family some measure of justice."
Mr. Murillo's family was also represented by M.
Kevin
Queenan and Carlos
Lopez of the Queenan Law Firm.
Frito-Lay contracted with The Haskell Co. to make updates to its
Irving facility, and Haskell subcontracted some of the work to
Walker Engineering, which placed blame for the accident on its
smaller subsidiary, Walker Industrial. The Walker companies have
the same address, phone number and website.
Lawyers for Walker Engineering also told the jury that Mr.
Murillo created a hazardous condition when he moved the scissor
lift into a position near the lift that eventually hit him.
"I think the jury saw that for what it was – a ploy to avoid
responsibility for something it had done," said Mr. Walker. "And I
just don't think juries like it when someone blames the victim,
especially – as in this case – someone who is dead and cannot come
to court to defend his actions."
The case is Laura Lopez
et al. vs. Frito-Lay, Inc. et al., Cause No. DC-19-16959
in the 44th Civil District Court in Dallas
County.
The AldousWalker LLP law firm represents clients in civil
litigation and specializes in high-profile, high-stakes cases.
Learn more about the firm at http://www.aldouslaw.com.
Media Contact:
BeLynn Hollers
800.559.4534
belynn@androvett.com
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