$13.1 million will be awarded to an ultramarathon athlete who suffered an injury after falling on a Seattle sidewalk in 2021, a jury ruled.
A King County jury found that the City of Seattle and the owners of an apartment building shared responsibility for the accident, according to The Seattle Times. The amount to be received by the athlete, Lesley Mettler Auld, was determined by both the extent of the injuries and what the accident will mean for her life going forward.
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Mettler Auld, 53, damaged her quadriceps in the accident that required multiple surgeries.
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