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This case involved a fall from a ladder on a worksite. In 2016 the plaintiff worked as a painter. He was doing some finishing work on a multi-level floor. As he was climbing down an affixed ladder to the lower level, he slipped and fell to the ground. We were able to show that this ladder, which was the only ladder available, was not safe. The defendant claimed that the ladder was safe and, if it wasn’t, there were multiple other ladders to use. As a result of the accident the plaintiff fractured his knee and underwent neck surgery for his herniated discs.

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