NY Jury awards injured worker $30.3 million
A New York Jury awarded $30.3 million to an injured worker for careerending injuries sustained when he fell from a ladder in a building owned by the Town of Amherst New York.
Peter E. Bissell, 44, suffered severe spinal and other injuries, and suffers partial paralysis of both legs, and is able to walk only with the assistance of braces and canes. Doctors declared Bissell permanently disable, stating he will on pain medication for the remainder of his life.
The verdict was reached after a two-week trial before State Supreme Court Justice Paula L. Feroleto. The jury ordered carriers for the former McGonigle & Hilger Roofing Co. to pay the sum.
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