MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A man, who had his left leg amputated after he was run over by a Metro Transit bus, has now had his $4-million jury verdict reduced to $500,000 due to a state liability law.

Metro Transit will pay only fraction of $4-million verdict

What we know:

Christopher Swickard was attempting to board a bus from a snowy Minneapolis sidewalk when the driver shut the door. Video captures Swickard attempting to either stop the bus or get the driver’s attention. But he slipped and fell to the ground. As the bus pulled away, the back wheels ran over Swickard. He had to have his left leg amputated.

"[Metro Transit] refused to even accept the slightest ounce of responsibility for this," said Swickard’s attorney Cole Dixon.

Dixon filed a negligence lawsuit against the driver and

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