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Appeals panel tosses injured construction worker's $5M settlement, says Cook Co. judges erred at trial

By Scott Holland | Wednesday, Dec 13, 2017 @ 9:30am

A state appeals panel has ordered a new trial to determine liability for injuries a worker suffered on a Walmart construction site, after determining Cook County judges didn’t properly account for a settlement agreement between the worker and some of the defendants before allowing a jury to determine who should shoulder the blame for the accident, and how much each defendant should pay.