Worker slip and fall through skylight

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OUTCOME: The case resulted in a $2 million jury verdict.

A worker who slipped and fell through a skylight while working on the roof of a building suffered multiple injuries, including a severe traumatic brain injury. The case involved difficult issues of lia ... bility as to whether the worker was an employee or an independent contractor and the extent to which the property owner, contractor and employer were at fault. There were also difficulties portraying the extent of the plaintiff’s traumatic brain injury to the jury.