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Defective Steps Cause Injuries

Workplace InjuriesBy lmsguru November 29, 2018

$125,000.00 As part of her job, our client was visiting a work site that was under construction. As she walked up makeshift steps made out of concrete blocks leading to the trailer office, she fell, causing serious injuries to her back and leg. Suit was filed in Federal Court against the construction company. We retained…

Chair Collapses Causing Disabling Back Injuries

Workplace InjuriesBy lmsguru November 29, 2018

$372,000.00 As our client was leaning back on a chair provided to her by her employer it broke, causing her serious injuries. An intense and quick investigation revealed that the original welds on the chair joining the back to the seat were inadequate. The manufacturer defended the action by alleging that the employer had misused…

Truck Hits Scaffold Causing Client to Fall

Workplace InjuriesBy lmsguru November 29, 2018

$825,000.00 Our client, a painter, was on a scaffold located in a loading area for trucks. The scaffold, which was high above the ground, extended out into a driveway. As our client was painting the outside wall, the top of the defendant’s truck struck the scaffold, throwing our client to the ground. Our client sustained…

Electric Company’s Failure to Turn Off Power Electrocutes Client

Workplace InjuriesBy lmsguru November 27, 2018

$875,000.00 The building was going to be stripped and rehabilitated, so our client, a scrap collector was hired to remove the metal from the building. The defendant assured our client that the electrical power had been turned off. Because it was not, he sustained disabling injuries, which we alleged would worsen and prevent him from…

Overloaded Shelving Collapses Upon Truck Driver, Permanently Disabling Him

Workplace InjuriesBy lmsguru November 27, 2018

$988,000.00 A 64-year-old truck driver was waiting in a warehouse for his truck to be loaded. He stood next to shelving that was holding several tons of sheet metal. An employee of the defendant had admittedly, overloaded the shelving and it gave way, raining 1,500 pounds of sheet metal upon the plaintiff. He suffered multiple…

Nurse Injured Due to Maintenance Company’s Negligence

Workplace InjuriesBy lmsguru November 27, 2018

$1,025,000.00 A nurse at a local hospital was injured and fell at work on her way to pick up a patient in the emergency room of the hospital. The floor had been freshly waxed but without any warning signs. The case was referred to us to handle by another attorney as a Workers’ Compensation matter.…

Failure to Ventilate Fumes Causes Explosion and Fire

Workplace InjuriesBy lmsguru November 27, 2018

$5,000,000.00 A printing company had purchased a self-contained printing press which was ventilated through the roof of the building. Fumes, which were heavier than air, accumulated at the base of the printing press. Our experts were able to establish that the machine malfunctioned, causing a spark to ignite the fumes, which caused an explosion and…