Civil Litigation
Oct. 17, 2017
$16.3 million construction injury verdict likely to be cut
A security guard whose spine was severely injured in a fall at a Loyola Marymount University construction site was awarded $16.3 million by a Los Angeles County jury, although the final payout is expected to be lower.
A security guard whose spine was severely injured in a fall at a Loyola Marymount University construction site was awarded $16.3 million by a Los Angeles County jury, although the final payout is expected to be lower.
The school was found to be 45 percent at fault, but will pay none of the verdict because its claim must instead go before a workers’ compensation judge.
Plaintiff Steven Picazzo, who...
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