Jury award puts Dallas legal icon Frank L. Branson in elite company

A horrific August 2004 Dallas County truck crash that resulted in a $20.8 million jury award last year has been named one of the largest verdicts of 2007 by American Lawyer Media's

Verdict Search. The verdict in Bohne v. Enviroclean Management Services Inc. was No. 92 in the publication's "Top 100 Verdicts of 2007." 

Mr. Branson, founder of The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson, represented the wife and estate of Robert E. Bohne, who died from his injuries after his car was struck by an 18-wheeler carrying hazardous waste for Dallas-based Enviroclean Managemenet Services Inc. Branson's investigation revealed that Enviroclean failed to properly screen the truck's driver, who had a history of drug abuse and driving infractions. The truck crash was the focus of a Dallas Morning News investigative series on trucking safety.