$2,000,000

$2,000,000 at mediation prior to trial.

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• $845,000 — $845,000 This case involved a worker injured while performing renovation work of a country club. He was cutting shingles for baseboard installation with a handsaw, when the hand saw kicked back and struck his left hand. The rotating saw blade got entangled in his glove cutting into his hand. In an effort to save his hand, he reflexively stood up while trying to pull the saw out of the glove and stepped back on the rocks scattered on top of the slippery tarp, causing him to trip, slip and fall back. As a result of this accident, plaintiff sustained herniations in his lower back and tears in... · The Platta Law Firm, PLLC
• $1,500,000 — $1,500,000 This case involved a worker who was struck by a tar bucket which fell from a hoist’s container while being hoisted down by his coworkers from the roof of the five/six-story school building. There was no planking in the hoistway to protect against falling objects, no tag lines to control swaying of the hoist’s container while in motion. As a result of this accident, plaintiff sustained serious injuries, including a bimalleolar fracture and transverse fracture of the medial malleolus of the left ankle which required open reduction internal fixation surgery to repair. He also... · The Platta Law Firm, PLLC
• $2,250,000 — $2,250,000 This case involved a commercial plumber performing renovation work at a residential building. The entire plumbing system was being demolished and replaced. While removing a pipe from the ceiling with two co-workers, the pipe fell and swung towards plaintiff. It struck plaintiff in his hand, wrist, and arm, before striking the ladder plaintiff was standing on, and knocking plaintiff into the wall. As a result of this accident, plaintiff sustained serious injuries, including, but not limited to injuries to his left arm requiring surgery, injuries to his cervical spine requiring... · The Platta Law Firm, PLLC