A special education teacher in Whittier who suffered serious injuries in a fall on a local city sidewalk was awarded $.7.5 million Tuesday, Oct. 14, by a Los Angeles County jury.

Attorneys for Justine Gurrola announced on Friday, Oct. 17, that the city had agreed to a $7.5 million settlement during the damages phase of a five-week jury trial for failing to fix an upraised sidewalk that caused Gurrola to trip and sustain severe head and bodily injuries.

The jury unanimously decided that the city of Whittier was at fault for the teacher’s injuries during the first phase of the trial, according Nick Rowley, co-founder of Trial Lawyers for Justice and one of the attorneys that represented Gurrola.

“The City of Whittier failed in its most basic duty to keep its residents safe and cared more

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