Man Awarded $4.4 Million in Construction Accident
A jury has awarded a New Jersey man nearly $4.4 million. In December 2000 the man lost his leg in an unfortunate construction accident at his church. When reaching for a telephone junction box, he dislodged a stack of drywall that fell on him, trapping him for 12 hours. He lay there until someone found him the next morning. Doctors had to amputate the left leg above the knee and his right leg was permanently damaged. The jurors decided the construction companies involved were negligent and assigned each business individually 70 percent and 20 percent responsibility. The remaining 10 percent was assigned the amputee. The award will cover the victim’s future medical expenses and life care.
