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      5 months ago

      That tree falling on him set him up for life. He was an out of work law student or graduate or some shit when it happened.

      It’s estimated he received very low double digit millions; a lump sum and then monthly payments with cost of living adjustments.

      Then, he helped to usher in tort law reform that eventually capped the very damages he was allowed to recoup. His won millions are now capped at 250k. 250k can get eaten up with just one bad hospital stay - I had two surgical procedures last year after I hit my health insurance deductible, and both stays and procedures ran something like 170k-ish.