Collecting the award might prove difficult, because the defendant was in jail, and his insurer has filed for bankruptcy protection. (Credit: NikomMaelao Production/Shutterstock)
Houston jurors awarded $56 million to Ezekiel Hernandez, a 22-year-old man who sustained severe brain injuries after a truck hit him when he was riding his bicycle as a child.
But collecting the award might prove difficult, because the defendant was in jail, and his insurer has filed for bankruptcy protection.
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