Loera v. Fuentes

OPINION

ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Chief Justice

Appellants (collectively the Loeras) appeal a take nothing judgment following a jury trial. The case arose out of a vehicular accident between the Loeras’ pickup truck and a tractor-trailer driven by Joe Fuentes and owned by Nabors Well Services, Ltd. (collectively referred to as Na-bors). Nabors defended the case in part based upon a seat belt defense: they contend the Loeras’ failure to wear seat belts was the cause of their injuries. The jury awarded substantial damages and found Nabors and its employee partially culpable, but based upon findings…