DuPage brain-injury lawsuit settled for $5.1 million

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Jeffrey Friedman, P.C.

brain injuryBy Josh Stockinger

An Orland Park man whose brain-injury lawsuit hinged on medical research conducted on NFL players has settled the case in DuPage County for $5.1 million, his attorney said Friday.

Willie Wakefield, 56, sued after a pile of lumber fell three stories from a forklift at a Chicago construction site and struck him in the head.

The March 2005 accident left Wakefield — a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning worker — with a concussion and a diminished capacity for memory and learning, Hinsdale attorney George Avgeris said.

DuPage brain-injury lawsuit settled for $5.1 million

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