Construction Accident
Jan 10, 2022OUTCOME: 3.75 Million
In Suffolk County, a 29 yr old non-union laborer carrying boxes of tile on the second floor of a condominium unit under construction tripped over sheet rock and fell 10-12 feet to the floor below. The ... temporary safety rails on the second floor had been prematurely removed, subjecting the workers to an elevation- related danger. After four spinal surgeries, undergoing two cervical and two lumbar fusion surgeries and a right knee arthroscopy, the case settled for $3,750,000 before defendants’ depositions. The full value of this case was discounted by a history of several prior strikingly similar spinal injuries, although surgery had never previously been recommended.