The Pennsylvania Superior Court has rejected an argument by defendants in a personal injury case that they were prejudiced by evidence of the plaintiff’s workers’ compensation settlement because it led the jury to make assumptions about the defendants’ liability.

In Nazarak v. Waite, a three-judge appellate panel unanimously affirmed a Centre County jury’s award of $750,000 to plaintiff Seth Nazarak, who was injured when he was rear-ended in his work truck by defendant Rubin Waite Jr., who was also driving a work truck for his employer, defendant Haranin Construction.

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