Amputated foot verdict to cost Pa. company millions

Amputated foot verdict to cost Pa. company millions

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia jury has awarded $2.7 million to a man who claimed his employer's medical help-line discouraged him from seeking attention for an injury to his foot that caused it to be amputated later.The $4.5 million verdict came on April 16 for plaintiff Gerald Tritt and against WorkCompvidence and its owner Dr. Louis Lam. The jury found Tritt was 39% at fault for his own injury but attributed the rest of the blame to the defend…