Nabors Well Services, Ltd. v. Loera

This case arises from a collision between a Nabors Well Services, Ltd. tractor-trailer and a pickup truck occupied by driver Morayma Loera and his parents, Josefina and Armando Loera. Morayma attempted to pass two Nabors tractor-trailers, which had begun slowing to make a left turn, and collided with the lead tractor-trailer as it began to turn.

The trial court admitted evidence that the Loeras were not using seat belts. The jury found Nabors’s driver 50% at fault for causing or contributing to cause the “occurrence or injury,” Nabors 10% at fault, and Morayma 40% at fault. The jury also was…