A man injured when part of a street light fell will receive compensation of up to $21 million from the city of Los Angeles.
In November 2020, Ismael Soto Luna was on the corner of Roscoe Boulevard and Noble Avenue in Van Nuys when a two-pound metal cap from a street light struck his head, knocking him to the ground, according to a lawsuit which he brought against the city. .
The impact fractured his skull, and three months later he was diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury, according to the lawsuit. His condition gradually worsened, and in 2023 he was diagnosed with dementia, according to the lawsuit.
City regulations require that a street light base “be secured in place so that the regular forces of nature will not cause it to become loose and fall,” the lawsuit states.
Ivor Pine, a spokesman for the city attorney’s office, did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
The city council approved the bylaw Friday.
The council also approved other settlements, totaling more than $40 million.
A man who alleged an LAPD officer in a department vehicle hit him as he crossed the street in downtown Los Angeles will receive $15.25 million.
A lawsuit in which a man allegedly suffered serious injuries after the wheel of his scooter got stuck in uneven ground at a Westwood crosswalk will be settled for $1.9 million.
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