A $4 million settlement was reached on Sept. 20 in and Essex County lawsuit, Castaneda-Delfino v. Brookdale Apartments, for a construction worker seriously injured in 30 foot fall from what he alleged was a faulty scaffolding.

Plaintiff Feliciano Castaneda-Delfino worked for Penn Roofing at a roofing job site and was injured when a scaffolding collapsed, causing him to fall 30 feet on to the pavement below. Castaneda-Delfino suffered a skull fracture and a traumatic brain injury as a result of the accident, according to his suit.