Wilson v. GRANITE CITY STEEL DIV. OF NAT. STEEL. CORP.

The plaintiff, Jeffrey K. Wilson, brought suit against the defendant, Granite City Steel Division of National Steel Corporation, for damages occasioned when he slipped and fell at the defendant’s manufacturing plant while picking up an order of steel coils. A jury found that the total amount of damages suffered by the plaintiff was $475,356, itemized as follows: disability and disfigurement, $50,000; pain and suffering, $20,000; medical expenses, $12,720; and loss of earnings, $392,636. The jury found further that the percentage of negligence attributable solely to the plaintiff is 5%.…