A Cobb County jury reached a $1.72 million verdict, then reduced the award by 49 percent due to the comparative negligence of the plaintiff, who was severly injured when a roll-away trash container she had rented fell on her leg.

Attorneys for both sides said they were pleased with the Oct. 29 compromise verdict, a net $877,200, which nearly matched what a mediator had suggested for a settlement. The verdict has already been paid.