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Former soldier wins $4.3m judgment from Army
The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Oct 24, 2009 15:25:33 EDT
Posted : Saturday Oct 24, 2009 15:25:33 EDT
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A former soldier who lost his right hand when a bomb that he was disarming in Iraq exploded in 2004 has won a $4.3 million judgment against the U.S. Army in a disability discrimination case.
A federal jury in Ann Arbor on Friday reached a verdict in the civil case in favor of 38-year-old James McKelvey of Macomb Township.
Lawyer Kevin Carlson told the Detroit Free Press the case proved that the Army created a hostile work environment. The lawsuit said a boss and coworker at the Army’s Warren arsenal described McKelvey as “the cripple.”
A message seeking comment was left Saturday with a federal lawyer who handled the case for the Army.
The 2004 blast also shattered his face and voice box, and severely burned and damaged his left hand.
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