Crime & Safety
$125 Million For West Orange Woman Hurt By Verizon Pole: Reports
A rotten utility pole fell on a West Orange woman and caused serious injuries, reports say.
WEST ORANGE, NJ — A West Orange woman's family has settled a lawsuit with Verizon for $125 million after a rotten utility pole fell on her in January 2017, reports say.
Court documents stated the pole fell on Maria Moser Meister, 50, while she waited for a bus in Union City, NJ.com reported.
Meister was left brain damaged and partially paralyzed after the incident, the New Jersey Law Journal reported.
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According to court documents, Verizon took full responsibility for the condition of the pole, which was partially rotted and had snapped at the base, NJ.com reported.
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