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Jury Awards Man Run Over By Tractor Truck $1.6 Million (December 2004)

Awarded: $1.7 million

$1.5 Million Jury Verdict for Shattered Ankle in Balcony Collapse (March 2002)

Awarded: $1.5 million

Confidential Settlement (November 2003)

Awarded: Settled for $1.35 Million

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DISCLAIMER: Please note that every case is different and these verdicts and settlements, while accurate, do not represent what we may obtain for you in your case.

A jail inmate was injured while working on a sheriff’s highway work force. He was part of a crew of inmates doing clean up on the shoulder of an interstate. A dump truck traveling on the highway drifted out of its lane and side-swiped the sheriff’s van parked on the shoulder. The truck tore off the van’s side-view mirror causing it to strike the inmate in the middle of his back. The inmate sustained a herniated disc in his neck. After he was released from jail, the injured man had surgery to remove the ruptured disc and to fuse two of his cervical vertebrae. Because the man was an unemployed carpenter who had previous surgeries on his back and knees, the trucking company’s insurance carrier denied his claim. The injured man hired the Law Offices of Joseph J. Perez, who filed a lawsuit on his behalf. Shortly before the trial, an acceptable settlement was reached.

Awarded: Settled $200,000

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