Jury Awarded $39 Million to Accident Victim
Settled on appeal

By Greg Kohn
Partner

Original jury verdict form confirming award of 39 million dollarsA jury in Middlesex County today awarded $39 million to Hussen Agiz against Heller Industrial Park for the serious injuries he sustained when his motorcycle was hit by a drag racer in the industrial park on July 12, 2012. Mr. Agiz suffered the loss of one leg and one arm as well as other serious bodily injuries. The jury deliberated 3 hours before the Honorable Michael V. Cresitello, Jr., before rendering the verdict. Mr. Agiz is completing his degree in mechanical engineering and plans to work as an Engineer devoted to helping those with disability.

Agiz was represented by Bruce Nagel and Andrew O’Connor. His attorney Bruce Nagel stated: “While the verdict can never return to our client the limbs that he lost, it will give him a small measure of comfort in the future. We thank the jury for their hard work and wonderful verdict.”

About the Author
Greg Kohn is a partner at Nagel Rice and specializes in complex civil litigation cases, including professional malpractice, personal injury, class actions, wrongful death, products liability, and commercial litigation.  He has extensive experience representing clients in both state and federal court. Greg has tried many jury trials to verdict and has recovered over $50 million in settlements and verdicts in all types of personal injury matters including automobile accidents, wrongful death cases, slip and falls, and other catastrophic injury cases. Greg also handles medical malpractice cases, involving misdiagnoses, wrongful birth, and delayed cancer diagnosis. If you have questions regarding this article, you can contact Greg here.