A worker rendered paraplegic after falling off a scaffold at a construction site agreed to settle his Essex County suit, Criollo v. Clark Developers, for $8.225 million on Jan. 22.

Jose Criollo, then 46, was employed by Empire Home Improvements when he was working at a jobsite in Clark on Nov. 15, 2013. Criollo was working on a scaffolding tower when dust and debris from above fell into his eyes, causing him to take a step backward and fall to the ground below.