SAN ANTONIO - A Texas jury on Jan. 28 awarded more than $56 million in damages to a construction worker who was paralyzed while using a piece of Caterpillar equipment and to his wife, finding that defects and lax maintenance led to the man's injuries (Alfonso Lopez, et al. v. Caterpillar Inc., et al., No. 2007-CI-15864, Texas Dist., Bexar Co.). From Mealey's Personal Injury Report

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - A New York appeals court on Jan. 26 reduced the amount of damages awarded to a man who suffered a back injury on the job, ruling that a jury award for past and future pain and suffering deviates from what would be reasonable compensation (Andrzej Zimnoch v. Bridge View Palace LLC, No. 2008-11673, N.Y. Sup., App. Div., 2nd Dept.; 2010 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 691). From Mealey's Personal Injury Report