Neck injury with nerve damage requiring spinal surgery
Description:
This case involved an electrician who brought suit against two subcontractors and the general contractor when he was injured on the job site by a falling pipe.
This case involved an electrician who brought suit against two subcontractors and the general contractor when he was injured on the job site by a falling pipe.
Cervical Fusion
Description:
A commercial airline pilot, age 55, was a passenger in an airport shuttle taking him from MSP to a downtown Minneapolis hotel when the vehicle hit an unmarked depression left by a construction crew on a downtown street. The pilot was thrown upward by the impact, striking his head on the ceiling. He sustained a cervical spine injury and eventually underwent a cervical fusion. His ability to return to flying was disputed.
A commercial airline pilot, age 55, was a passenger in an airport shuttle taking him from MSP to a downtown Minneapolis hotel when the vehicle hit an unmarked depression left by a construction crew on a downtown street. The pilot was thrown upward by the impact, striking his head on the ceiling. He sustained a cervical spine injury and eventually underwent a cervical fusion. His ability to return to flying was disputed.
Attorney:
John C Goetz
John C Goetz
Death
Description:
The case involved a 34-year-old man who was a concrete worker employed to pour a concrete floor in a 3-story wood frame apartment building under construction in Hutchinson, MN. On 5/5/97, the worker was pouring concrete on the ground floor when an approximately 45 mph gust of wind came up, causing the building to collapse, fatally crushing him. Investigation proved that the collapse was caused by very careless construction practices.
The case involved a 34-year-old man who was a concrete worker employed to pour a concrete floor in a 3-story wood frame apartment building under construction in Hutchinson, MN. On 5/5/97, the worker was pouring concrete on the ground floor when an approximately 45 mph gust of wind came up, causing the building to collapse, fatally crushing him. Investigation proved that the collapse was caused by very careless construction practices.
Attorney:
Peter W Riley
Peter W Riley
Immediate loss of sensation of all extremities, and eventually regained some movement in his legs and feet, but now suffers from a permanent cervical spine bruise resulting in permanent loss of the use of his hands and only partial use of his arm
Description:
A crane operator moved trusses that had been hoisted to the top of a garage. Upon moving one of the trusses, it bumped another causing it to fall and hit a 42-year-old man with four children on the head, causing bruising of the cervical spine and partial periphrasis of both upper extremities.
A crane operator moved trusses that had been hoisted to the top of a garage. Upon moving one of the trusses, it bumped another causing it to fall and hit a 42-year-old man with four children on the head, causing bruising of the cervical spine and partial periphrasis of both upper extremities.
Attorney:
Paul E Godlewski
Paul E Godlewski
Serious Orthopedic Injuries
Description:
A 30-year-old man working as a soil testing engineer on a construction site in Rogers, Minnesota was standing in back of his utility vehicle when he was struck by a wayward bulldozer, sustaining fractures of both legs which required open reduction and placement of surgical hardware. He was ultimately able to return to his employment.
A 30-year-old man working as a soil testing engineer on a construction site in Rogers, Minnesota was standing in back of his utility vehicle when he was struck by a wayward bulldozer, sustaining fractures of both legs which required open reduction and placement of surgical hardware. He was ultimately able to return to his employment.
Attorney:
John C Goetz
John C Goetz
Amputation Injuries
Description:
Construction site injury resulting in a below the knee leg amputation. This claim was brought against the general and sub-contractor for their lack of experience, failure to follow safety procedures, and deliberate disregard of the safety of workers, among other negligent acts.
Construction site injury resulting in a below the knee leg amputation. This claim was brought against the general and sub-contractor for their lack of experience, failure to follow safety procedures, and deliberate disregard of the safety of workers, among other negligent acts.
Attorney:
Alicia N Sieben
Alicia N Sieben
Back Injury
Description:
A journeyman carpenter fell when the handle broke on a Symons Corporation steel-ply system forming pan.
A journeyman carpenter fell when the handle broke on a Symons Corporation steel-ply system forming pan.
Death
Description:
The plaintiff was killed while at work in the shop of his employer. A customer of his employer entered the cab of his semi, and the semi began to roll and it struck the plaintiff. The jury put much of the blame on his employer, which diminished the final amount received by the family of the plaintiff.
The plaintiff was killed while at work in the shop of his employer. A customer of his employer entered the cab of his semi, and the semi began to roll and it struck the plaintiff. The jury put much of the blame on his employer, which diminished the final amount received by the family of the plaintiff.
Attorney:
Mild Head Injury
Description:
Sheetrock taper fell through an unguarded hole in floor.The primary claim was asserted against the general contractor who had overall responsibility for site safety.
Sheetrock taper fell through an unguarded hole in floor.The primary claim was asserted against the general contractor who had overall responsibility for site safety.
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