The Supreme Court of Tasmania has awarded a 70 year old man, who was rendered a quadriplegic, $7.4m.

The 65 year old plaintiff, Ivan Mercer, was the managing director of Windsor Agencies (Windsor) at the time of the accident. He was struck by a pallet of flooring whilst standing inside a container which was being unloaded by forklift and suffered catastrophic and permanent injuries.

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