{"id":5471,"date":"2015-08-13T10:00:42","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T15:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=5471"},"modified":"2015-08-11T19:08:31","modified_gmt":"2015-08-12T00:08:31","slug":"jury-enters-3-4-million-verdict-for-surgically-repaired-broken-ankle-caused-by-forklift-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/jury-enters-3-4-million-verdict-for-surgically-repaired-broken-ankle-caused-by-forklift-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury Enters $3.4 Million Verdict for Surgically Repaired Broken Ankle Caused by Forklift Driver"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jimmy Hill was 66 years old and was unloading a truckload of chicks at a farm when an employee of the transportation company J.B. Hunt<\/a> drove a forklift over Hill\u2019s ankle. Hill underwent surgery to repair the broken ankle and later died of post-operative sepsis<\/a>. He is survived by his adult son.<\/p>\n

Hill\u2019s son sued J.B. Hunt claiming its employee, the forklift driver, chose not to follow the company\u2019s safety policies and safety training. The lawsuit did not include a claim for lost income. The jury\u2019s verdict of $3.4 million found the defendant J.B. Hunt 98% responsible and a non-party 2% liable for Hill\u2019s injuries and untimely death.<\/p>\n

The attorneys representing the Hill family were John P. Zelbst and David Butler. For trial the plaintiff engaged the expert services of an internal medicine physician and engineering expert, both of whom testified at the trial.<\/p>\n

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Jimmy Hill was 66 years old and was unloading a truckload of chicks at a farm when an employee of the transportation company J.B. Hunt drove a forklift over Hill\u2019s ankle. Hill underwent surgery to repair the broken ankle and later died of post-operative sepsis. He is survived by his adult son. 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