Grant, Mahalia v. Jose Marcisco Cruz, and DFW A-1 Pallet, Inc.

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice FILLMORE.

Mahalia Grant was stopped at a traffic light behind an 18-wheeler truck driven by Jose Marcisco Cruz when the truck rolled backward and struck the front of Grant’s car. Grant sued Cruz and Cruz’s employer, DFW A-l Pallet, Inc., alleging that she was injured in the accident. A jury returned a verdict in favor of Grant, awarding $10,000 for past medical expenses and $700 for loss of earning capacity in the past. The jury, however, awarded zero damages for Grant’s past and future physical pain and mental anguish, loss of future earning capacity, past and future…