A young man who lost a foot when he was struck by a cement truck reached settlements totaling $14 million shortly before the case was going to trial in Cobb County.

The trial would have been an uphill slog for the defendants, said attorney Edward Piasta: The judge had already struck the defense’s answers as a sanction discovery abuses, so the only issue for the jury to consider were damages suffered by the now 21-year-old plaintiff, Daniel Zurita.

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