Louisiana-Pacific Corp. v. Knighten

This case arises from a three party rear-end collision involving Rachel Knighten, a truck owned by Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPC) and a truck owned by Satcom, Inc. d/b/a Cable Texas (Cable Texas). When the collision occurred it was raining and the streets were wet. Knighten had to stop suddenly because the car in front of her stopped without warning. Next, the LPC truck ran into the back of Knighten. Then, the Cable Texas truck hit the LPC truck from behind and caused it to hit Knighten a second time. Knighten then sued LPC and Cable Texas for negligence.

Based upon a jury verdict that…