A Texas appellate court upheld a worker’s $973,522.24 default judgment for his injuries that happened while he was performing construction work. Eleazar Alvarado alleged that he worked for Kerry D. Nowell, who did business as K-Industries. Fortress Iron LP allegedly hired Nowell to do work at its warehouse in October 2021. According to Alvarado, Fortress provided plans for the work, which included tearing out the ceiling and other walls. While Alvarado was performing his tear-out, the roof collapsed, and he fell more than 20 feet onto…  Read more Â»