An unnamed Los Angeles man has won 550,000 dollars in an out-of-court compensation settlement, after his foot was badly injured in a fork lift truck accident at a local meat distribution warehouse.

The man, who is a 39 year old Los Angeles restaurateur, was in the courtyard of the meat distribution warehouse when a warehouse employee backed a fork lift truck out of the warehouse building and, without looking in his rear view mirror, ran over the plaintiff´s left foot.

The victim was rushed to Los Angeles County/USC Medical Centre, where he underwent emergency surgery to save his foot. After taking legal advice, the man sued the meat distribution warehouse for public liability compensation and has now agreed to an out of court settlement of his claim for 550,000 dollars.