Armellino v. Fowler Equipment Corp.

The plaintiff Patrick Armellino was injured while trying to move a chute on the cement truck he drove for his employer, the third-party defendant Greco Cousins Concrete Company (hereinafter Greco). Greco was acting as a subcontractor on a project for which the defendant Fowler Equipment Corporation (hereinafter Fowler) was the general contractor. The injured plaintiff fell on his head and suffered two herniated discs requiring cervical discectomy and fusion surgery. He did not return to work after the accident.

The jury returned a verdict awarding Patrick Armellino $93,600 for past pain and…