Disputed brain injury: Construction site accident
Jun 11, 2018OUTCOME: Settled $1,000,000
Client was working as temporary labor for clean-up work at a construction site. She was picking up scrap plywood and fell into an unsecured electrical vault. She suffered cracked ribs and head trauma ... leading to moderate cognitive deficits, memory loss, personality change. MRIs and CT scans were normal. Defense denied she suffered a brain injury. Client was deemed unable to work and put on L&I pension as a result of the injuries. Defense offered $475,000 at mediation. Case settled a week before trial for $1,000,000