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Plaintiff was a 38 yr old brick layer who fell from a scaffold while working on the tenth story. The scaffold was improperly guarded. During the fall, the plaintiff struck a parapet wall on the 8th floor and was propelled through an open window on that floor.
As a result of the accident, the plaintiff sustained pneumothorax and multiple fractures and required a spleenectomy.
During jury selection the case settled for $2,500,000.
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