A crane accident took his arm, and he was denied millions in settlement money. Now, his case has

A crane accident took his arm, and he was denied millions in settlement money. Now, his case has overturned an Oklahoma law.


OKLAHOMA CITY — James Todd Beason unwittingly became the face of failed legislative efforts to put more restrictions on monetary damages awarded in personal injury cases.

The 41-year-old Yukon man was working to move an oil rig on March 16, 2012, in Wheeler, Texas.

An employee of another company was using a crane to move a heavy load when the 80-foot boom, or arm of the crane, came crashing down on Beason.

He was knocked unconscious and air-lifted to a hospital in Amarillo, Texas. He ultimately had to have two amputations on his left arm, lives daily with severe nerve pain and has several other health complications as a result.

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