Texas Jury Awards $109.5 Million in Explosion Case, Victim Faces Lifelong Injuries
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — In a landmark judgment, a Bexar County jury has mandated CPS Energy to compensate $109.5 million for a natural gas explosion that severely injured a man and his mother in their East San Antonio home. Despite the significant jury decision, the figure will be tempered by a prior agreement, capping the payout at $60 million. Robert Rymers, 50, and his mother, Virginia, became victims of a disastrous event on May 1, …