Construction Equipment Flips in Soft Soil: $450,000 Settlement

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.