In a wrongful death case, Estate of Montero v. ABN Realty, a construction worker who fell from a forklift was paid a $2 million settlement from the developer and subcontractor involved in the project.

The settlement—disbursed on Dec. 18 after an agreement was reached on Nov. 15—paid the estate of Michael Montero $1 million each from ABN Realty Company LLC and GK Brothers Construction LLC. Montero was single and without children when the fall occurred that ended his life, according to the estate’s lawyer, Gerald Clark of the Clark Law Firm in Belmar.