A Colorado jury has awarded $30 million to Steven Straughen, an oilfield worker who was severely injured when a fracking tank exploded in Weld County four years ago.
Steven Straughen will be unable to collect the full amount of the federal court verdict because state law limits how much companies are required to pay in damages when they lose lawsuits.
Colorado state jurors awarded $8.4 million to an electrician who suffered long-term injuries from an electric shock at a job site after they found construction company Q3 Contracting Inc. was to blame for leaving live wires exposed, court papers showed.