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Work Injury Case Over an Accident That Left a Man Paralyzed Settles for $5 Million

A laborer in Asheville, North Carolina, working at a hotel construction site, fell through a four-story air conditioning shaft in 2018, leaving him paralyzed and in need of regular care.

Four years later, the 34-year-old has settled his civil suit for $5.2 million. A workers’ compensation settlement is still pending. With lifetime benefits, the permanent total disability could end up providing another $5 million, a significant amount for a work injury.

“We’re real pleased with that,” said the worker’s attorney, Jay Kerr, of Asheville. “It’s been four years of litigation. I worked every day on the case.”

Read the source article at insurancejournal.com

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