{"id":37,"date":"2013-02-21T15:40:53","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T21:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury-robertkreisman.lawblogger.net\/?p=37"},"modified":"2016-08-29T20:17:45","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T20:17:45","slug":"4-16-million-jury-verdict-in-work-injury-fall-jaeger-v-city-of-elmhurst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/4-16-million-jury-verdict-in-work-injury-fall-jaeger-v-city-of-elmhurst\/","title":{"rendered":"4.16 Million Jury Verdict in Work Injury Fall; Jaeger v. City of Elmhurst"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a record setting jury verdict, $4.16 million, Joshua Jaeger, age 26, was severely injured when he fell 16 feet from a forklift and personnel platform.\u00a0 Mr. Jaeger was a garage door serviceman who went to the Public Works garage for the City of Elmhurst to give an estimate for repairing a broken garage door spring.<\/p>\n<p>An employee of the City of Elmhurst used a forklift and personnel platform to lift Mr. Jaeger 16 feet into the air to take a look at the spring. After Jaeger reached the proper height, he stepped from one side of the platform to the other when he fell to the concrete floor.\u00a0 He fractured his right femur, which required open reduction internal fixation surgery.\u00a0 He also suffered soft tissue injuries to his back.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Jaeger claimed at trial that he was no longer working as a garage door serviceman because of his injuries.\u00a0 He claimed past and future lost earning capacity in that job totaling $2,480,794.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/4-16-million-jury-verdict-in-work-injury-fall-jaeger-v-city-of-elmhurst\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading 4.16 Million Jury Verdict in Work Injury Fall; Jaeger v. 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