Mealey's (September 6, 2020, 5:21 PM EDT) -- TYLER, Texas — A Texas appeals court on Aug. 26 threw out a $33.4 million award to a driver whose pickup truck was hit by a semi-truck that drifted out of its highway lane, calling the amount excessive and improperly intended to send a message to the entire trucking industry. The appeals court remanded for a new trial against the trucking company and its driver (FTS International Services LLC, et al. v. Joshua Patterson, No. 12-19-00040, Texas App., 12th Dist., 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 6851)....