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unhappycamper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-25-09 05:51 AM
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Former soldier wins $4.3m judgment from Army
Former soldier wins $4.3m judgment from Army
The Associated Press
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.


Article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/10/ap_army_suit_bomb_102409/
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PuraVidaDreamin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-25-09 06:58 AM
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1. good
"the cripple" That's nice.:sarcasm:
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