A Reddit user uncovered a $1.5 million court judgment for their father, awarded after a workplace injury in 1996, which he was unaware of. The father, who lost fingers in a factory accident, was told by the company that the case wouldn't lead to compensation. The family lost touch after moving and assumed the matter was settled. Since New York judgments typically expire after 20 years unless renewed, the possibility of the father's compensation is uncertain, although some exceptions are acknowledged for fraud or misconduct.
Though he sat for a deposition, he was allegedly told by the company that nothing would come of the case.
In New York, a judgment is deemed unenforceable after 20 years. If nothing was done to renew the judgment, it's dead now.
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