Georgia Jury Awards $1.5 Million to Home Depot Customer Hurt by Forklift

JULY 2, 2009 – A jury in Cobb County, Georgia awarded a Home Depot shopper and his wife $1.5 million in damages this week after he suffered serious neck and spinal injuries in November 2005. Larry Reece, of Cumming, Georgia, was hurt when a pallet of plywood fell 24 feet off of a forklift. Reece was struck by a barricade that the pallet fell onto, and suffered herniated discs which required surgery. His medical bills were approximately $120,000, and Reece was permanently unable to return to work in the residential construction industry. The jury reached the $1.5 million award after a two-day trial.

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  1. Falling Merchandise Injuries and Fatalities: What You Need to Know About Commercial Premises Liability Claims Says: August 27th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

    [...] in Cobb County, Georgia awarded a Home Depot shopper and his wife $1.5 million in damages for a Home Depot accident after he suffered serious neck and spinal injuries in November 2005 when a pallet of plywood fell 24 [...]

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