"Abuse of Corporate Citizens?" You're Joking.

A man rented a U-Haul truck to help his daughter move. While getting out of the rear of the truck, the 6-ton truck rolled over the man and left him a paraplegic. 14 surgeries later, he still requires around-the-clock care.

He filed a lawsuit against U-Haul, alleging negligence for renting out a truck that was not roadworthy with faulty emergency brake and worn-down gears. A Dallas County jury last Friday found U-Haul liable and awarded the plaintiffs $87 million.

U-Haul says it plans to aggressively appeal the verdict. It issued a statement that this verdict "is another example of abuse of the legal system against corporate citizens in America."

Shame on U-Haul. There has never been a more corporate-friendly time in our justice system than right now. Big Business has lobbied to change the laws in their favor, they've plowed thousands of dollars into electing judges who are favor corporations over consumers, and they're benefitting from a 20-year media campaign to vilify victims and their lawyers and poison the jury pool against plaintiffs.

The fact that a Dallas County jury hit them hard tells me that the evidence was truly damning, but U-Haul will no doubt string this out in the appellate system for years to come.