A roofer who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a 40-foot fall agreed to a $5.6 million settlement in his Union County suit, Smith v. Blue Rock Construction, on April 27.

Russell Smith, who worked for Wolfe Roofing & Sheet Metal, was installing skylights on a commercial building in Elizabeth on Aug. 5, 2013, when he fell to the ground. Smith, then 53, sustained fractures to the right wrist, forearm, left thigh bone, left lower leg and sacrum, in addition to a brain injury. He underwent multiple surgeries for the orthopedic injuries. The fall left him in need of assistance with activities of daily living, which are provided by his wife and a health care assistant, his suit claimed.