A $33.9 million settlement over a forklift accident that left an operator a quadriplegic won court approval Aug. 20 in Fermin v. Toyota Material Handling U.S.A. Inc.
On Sept. 30, 2009, Jailen Beato was using a forklift to move pallets at a Federal Express facility in Parsippany when, as he leaned forward to read a pallet label, he inadvertently hit the control for the forklift mast. It lowered onto him, crushing his torso so he could not breathe. Co-workers did not discover him for about 15 minutes.
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