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The New York Times (5/14, O’Connor) ‘Well’ blog reports that research ‘in the journal Pediatrics highlight several under-recognized causes of injury in young children: bottles, pacifiers and sippy cups, which cause thousands of injuries to the mouth and teeth every year, often when toddlers topple over while holding them in their mouths.’ The Washington Post …

Baby Items Such as Bottles, Pacifiers Linked to Thousands of InjuriesRead More

Social media is becoming a workers’ compensation investigative tool many companies are beginning to capitalize on the value of social media as a recruitment tool. But it can also be useful for other purposes, as long as you don’t overstep legal and administrative boundaries. And one is workers’ comp investigations. For example, if an employee …

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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 …

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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 …

$550,000 Settlement for Metalworker Who Tore Rotator CuffRead More

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 …

Two employees were compensated $2.7 million for injuries suffered when a portable crane freewheeled while being ‘hi-railed’ on subway tracksRead More

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 …

Boy suffocates after falling into concrete mixer; Sand piles concealed opening to funnel chute ‘ $2.5 million settlementRead More

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 …

$2.1 million for a 21 year old worker who fell into stone crushing machine.Read More

$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 …

Ironworker Loses Fingers During Crane Operation ‘ Defense: Plaintiff Had Acted In An Unsafe Manner, Knew Of RisksRead More