LAWYERS WEEKLY SUBMISSION Type: Settlement Amount of Settlement: $ 300,000, plus lien waiver Date: 6/9/2011 Court/Case number: Withheld Mediator: Brian Mone Injuries alleged: bilateral knee The attorney for Plaintiff: Keches Law Group, P.C. The attorney for Defendant: Withheld Case Summary: The Plaintiff, a 45-year-old ironworker, was injured when he had to climb from a ladder …
$550,000 Settlement for Metalworker Who Tore Rotator Cuff
Metalworker tears rotator cuff while moving equipment $550,000 settlement The 52-year-old plaintiff sheet metal worker was struck and knocked over by a piece of ductwork, which had been caught by the wind, and sustained a shoulder injury. The plaintiff continued to work light duty over the next couple of weeks until his shoulder gave way …
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$2.1 million for a 21 year old worker who fell into stone crushing machine.
Negligence & Tort ‘ Fall Into Stone Crusher Injuries alleged: Amputation of both lower legs Name of case: Medeiros v. Gioioso Brothers, Inc., et al. Court/case #: Norfolk Superior Court, No. 9801-994 Tried before judge or jury: N/A (settled) Special damages: Workers’ compensation carrier paid in excess of $275,800 in medical bills and $52,503 in …
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Boy suffocates after falling into concrete mixer; Sand piles concealed opening to funnel chute ‘ $2.5 million settlement
Boy suffocates after falling into the concrete mixer; Sand piles concealed opening to funnel chute ‘ $2.5 million settlement A 9-year-old boy was killed at a large industrial site when he fell through a grate hidden beneath a sand hill on which he and a friend were playing. The site, which was located next to …
Two employees were compensated $2.7 million for injuries suffered when a portable crane freewheeled while being ‘hi-railed’ on subway tracks
Two employees were compensated $2.7 million for injuries suffered when a portable crane freewheeled while being ‘hi-railed’ on subway tracks. The defendant was the distributor of a European-manufactured crane. The defendant modified the crane to accommodate the narrow tracks of the Boston subway system. The crane was designed to lift itself from rubber tires onto …
Ironworker Loses Fingers During Crane Operation ‘ Defense: Plaintiff Had Acted In An Unsafe Manner, Knew Of Risks
$675,000 Settlement The plaintiff, a 57-year-old ironworker, lost three of his fingers when he and his co-worker were attempting to use a tower crane to move a steel bundle at a construction site. At the time of the accident in 2001, the plaintiff was working at a site where a 13-story building and a four-level …
Injuries require removal of part of worker’s leg ‘ $2.7 million settlement
Two employees were compensated $2.7 million for injuries suffered when a portable crane freewheeled while being ‘hi-railed’ on subway tracks. The defendant was the distributor of a European-manufactured crane. The defendant modified the crane to accommodate the narrow tracks of the Boston subway system. The crane was designed to lift itself from rubber tires onto …
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Ironworker’s leg crushed by rolling steel beam ‘ Claims jobsite wasn’t adequately supervised; $420,000 settlement
The plaintiff was a 58-year-old male employed as an ironworker at a construction site. On the morning in question, his employer hoisted steel beams using a crane. Initially, the beams were hoisted one at a time. Later, however, the employer began ‘treeing’ the iron beams or lifting multiple iron beams simultaneously. In the ‘treeing’ process, …