Nueces County

Favorability to Plaintiff:

8 (Extremely Favorable)

Summary:

An urban coastal venue built around refineries, petrochemicals, and a major port, with shipyards, trucking, and beach tourism in the mix. The plaintiff bar, especially on maritime, is sophisticated and well resourced. Demographics are favorable, with a majority-Hispanic jury pool and strong worker empathy. Verdict history is robust and plaintiff-friendly, including large outcomes in refinery, maritime, and trucking cases and a record-setting dram shop award. The county leans Republican but remains competitive, and that political split has not blunted the appetite for full compensation on clear liability. Net: a Corpus Christi metro forum with a long track record of strong plaintiff verdicts and real upside.

Our Results Here:

$2,801,903 – Settlement for oilfield worker who suffered knee and back injuries at a wellsite.

County Seat:

Corpus Christi

Population (2024):

353,125

Median Age:

36.8

Median Income:

$66,021

2024 Election Results:

Trump (55.2%)

Other Results:

$301,040,000,000 – Bar overserved patron before deadly auto accident, plaintiffs claimed (2021; 2018CCV-60453-4).
$18,111,232 – Plaintiff claimed wrong nails in nail gun led to fall from ladder (2022; 2014CCV-61767-3).
$7,027,538 – Unsecured totes in flatbed truck led to collision (2022; 2021CCV-60399-1).

Nueces County Personal Injury Lawyers