LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A jury has awarded a wedding photographer $3 million after he was injured when he tripped over a damaged sidewalk in Woodland Hills in 2019.

Last week, a jury made Payman Heravi $3 million richer. While Heravi started to cry as the jury's decision was read, they didn't appear to be tears of joy.

Payman says his left arm isn't fully functional - all because of a severely uneven L.A. city sidewalk.

"Right now, (the) pain is a lot," Heravi said. "Right now, I can't use my shoulder."

In December 2019, Heravi says he was walking down Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills and as he checked a text on his phone, he tripped on a several-inch uplift in the sidewalk.

Heravi's attorneys successfully argued that city employees saw the sidewalk was damaged, but didn't repair it

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