Workplace Accidents

A construction worker was paralyzed from the waist down when the machine he was in tipped over. The contractor who installed the driveway used poor soil for “fill” and did not properly compact the soil. We sued both the general contractor and the driveway contractor. The key to this case was the expert analysis of the soils, soil density tests, and expert analysis of the steering characteristics of the machine.

An untrained worker was struck by a hazardous tree limb. The landowner was found liable. The key to the case was researching legal doctrine, and defending the case on appeal.

A painter doing a finishing exterior coat fell from his ladder, suffering a closed head injury, when a board that had been improperly nailed onto a house gave way. The key to the case was distinguishing the facts of the case from worker’s compensation.

A young musician working part-time in a factory was crushed by a stack of materials that tipped over. We settled with the delivery company for a guarantee of $200,000. We next took an assignment of the employer’s old insurance policy, then filed a second suit against the insurance company to collect. The insurer settled for $725,000, adding to the guarantee of $200,000, for a total of $925,000 — all of which was collected.

A young man suffered a very serious hand injury when his hand was dragged into a belt sander after the guard came open. Our research uncovered the history of the machine, which had been sold at auction in California. Eventually, we were able to show by a preponderance of evidence that a prior company had modified the guard. See images from the computer simulations we have created to help win cases like this one.