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We represented a man who suffered
a permanent brain injury when the machine upon which
he was working malfunctioned and in his attempts to
get it working again, two steel plates unexpectedly
closed on his head.
The manufacturer and a component part vendor
were held responsible and our client was awarded $1,540,000
in present and future compensation.
A long history with that manufacturer had shown
the product capable of exploding under circumstances
such as those reasonably foreseeable. The Plaintiff
suffered grievous burns as a result of the exploding
oven and as a consequence, suit was filed and a jury
verdict returned against the manufacturer of the oven.
In an effort to slow down the progress of the labor,
the treating physician ordered the administration of
fluids in approximately four times the amount that are
needed, along with medicines that are known to cause
pulmonary edema. Within hours of the administration
of these fluids and medicine, the mother began to have
difficulty breathing, and in an effort to save her unborn
triplets, she was hospitalized and an emergency C-section
was performed. During the delivery process, the mother
died of pulmonary edema, or a massive amount of fluid
on her lungs that resulted in her death and injury to
the infant children.
The
railing protecting the overlook was removed a number
of weeks before the prospective purchaser was sent by
the sales agent to view the house. The failure to provide
a barricade and the negligence of the sales representative
in sending the victim to the home resulted in severe
head and orthopedic injuries to the woman who fell to
the concrete floor below.
The cleaning solvent that was provided
for their use failed to contain adequate instructions,
including information that the fumes would be heavier
than air and, therefore, accumulate at the lower levels
of the fuel tank. As the first employee collapsed from
exposure to the toxic fumes, his rescuer upon trying
to effectuate the removal of his co-worker, also was
overcome by the toxic fumes and his rescue became necessary.
The label on the can was shown to be insufficient and
the most reasonable proximate cause for the permanent
respiratory and mental injuries suffered by the employees.
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