Hartford, CT Worker Paralyzed from Workplace Injury Awarded $100 Million

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Juan “Mikey” Cruz’s life changed forever five years ago — and not in a good way. An industrial accident at a Hartford warehouse dropped a 1,300-pound load of lighting equipment from a 20-foot-high rack directly on top of Cruz, who is now 48. The outcomes were disastrous. His spine had literally split in half. According… Continue reading Hartford, CT Worker Paralyzed from Workplace Injury Awarded $100 Million