A 33-year-old construction worker suffered a terrifying accident when the scaffold he was working on suddenly collapsed. As he fell, several cinderblocks came crashing down on top of him, adding even more force to an already devastating fall. He was left with serious injuries to his neck, back, knees, and shoulder.
The defense tried to shift the blame onto our client, arguing that he had failed to properly secure the scaffold platform himself. At first, the judge sided with the defendants, so we took the case to appeal, and our persistence paid off. Not only did we win, but the appeal actually helped create new case law that will benefit future clients facing similar situations.
With that legal victory behind us, we were able to negotiate a settlement that matched exactly what our client wanted. On top of that, we secured an additional $1 million for him through the settlement of his workers’ compensation claim, bringing his total recovery to $7,000,000.