In a case of double reversal of fortune, a New Jersey carpenter who saw his $4 million award for injuries in a 2005 elevator accident overturned on appeal has won $8 million on retrial.
After a two-week trial, a Morris County jury on Tuesday found Schindler Elevator and Escalator Co.’s negligent maintenance of an elevator led to a two-and-a-half-story plunge that left Richard Tufaro with neck and back injuries.
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