{"id":5702,"date":"2015-12-10T10:00:46","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T16:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=5702"},"modified":"2015-12-11T07:34:06","modified_gmt":"2015-12-11T13:34:06","slug":"62-06-million-jury-verdict-worker-fell-20-feet-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/62-06-million-jury-verdict-worker-fell-20-feet-building\/","title":{"rendered":"$62.06 Million Jury Verdict for Worker Who Fell 20 Feet from Building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zeng Guang Lin, a 20-year-old construction worker, was on a scaffold and installing metal siding on a building when he was asked to go to the roof to assist with a different job. Lin went to the roof wearing his safety harness but was unable to find a place to tie off. While Lin was on the roof he fell about 20 feet to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>He suffered multiple, severe injuries including a closed-head injury, spinal fractures at L1-5, fractures to his scapula and several ribs, internal injuries, including a renal hematoma, a lung contusion and a lacerated spleen. He also suffered cervical and lumbar disk herniations.<\/p>\n<p>Because of the closed-head injury, Lin developed <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cerebral_softening\">encephalomalacia<\/a>, which is the degeneration of the brain tissue resulting in memory loss, motor problems and impaired thought-processing and other cognitive functions. He is permanently disabled.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/62-06-million-jury-verdict-worker-fell-20-feet-building\/#more-5702\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zeng Guang Lin, a 20-year-old construction worker, was on a scaffold and installing metal siding on a building when he was asked to go to the roof to assist with a different job. Lin went to the roof wearing his safety harness but was unable to find a place to tie off. 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