Reported 4 months ago
A Los Angeles jury awarded over $58 million to a Palmdale train yard worker who fractured his foot in a fall while working as an independent contractor for Altech Services at a rail car manufacturer's yard. The worker, Pablo Scipione, slipped and fell during electrical repairs, leading to a microfracture in 2016. Despite initially returning to work, Scipione developed complications that forced him to stop working, resulting in a lawsuit against Kinkisharyo for the demanding work environment and inadequate safety measures. Kinkisharyo rejected settlement offers, and the final judgment includes $54.2 million in compensatory damages and $4.2 million in punitive damages.
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