An appeals court denied an appeal from Walmart to toss out a verdict awarding $1.39 million to a Texas woman injured by merchandise that fell from a shelf.

Dawn Bishop was shopping at a Walmart in Farmers Branch in July 2012 when a box that she estimated weighed 15 pounds fell on her head.

After the incident, she went to an urgent care facility and was diagnosed with a cervical strain and a head contusion. Bishop testified that she was still in pain after the incident despite lengthy physical therapy, steroid injections and visits to more than five doctors.

The original jury had found that a Walmart employee who was stacking shelves near Bishop was negligent and his negligence caused Bishop’s injury. The employee worked mainly as a cashier and testified he had not been trained to stock shelves.

Walmart had appealed and argued that the evidence was legally and factually insufficient to support the jury’s finding.

The court ruled Tuesday that testimony from Bishop and her doctor, her medical records, Walmart’s record of the accident and the proximity between the accident and her immediate neck pain constituted enough evidence that the jury could reasonably reach its conclusion and award the $1.39 million in damages.

Walmart spokesman Randy Hargrove said the company is contemplating its next steps.

“We continue to believe that the jury’s verdict is not supported by the evidence presented at trial,” he said.

Bishop’s lawyer, Daryoush Toofanian, said in a statement that he was pleased with the decision and that he believes Walmart and other large corporations are emboldened to appeal "common sense trial court judgments" by the "relentless wave of anti-consumer and pro big business court opinions that have largely become the norm" from Texas' highest courts.

"I do not expect that Bishop vs. Wal-Mart will change that, but at least it is one of the small flecks of light in the anti-consumer darkness which has pervaded Texas jurisprudence in the last 20-plus years," he said.