CASES OF INTEREST: MARCH 2023
Passenger Suffers Multiple Fractures When Other Car Knocks Them Off The Road
Our client was a passenger in the backseat of his friend’s car when another driver suddenly smashed into the vehicle he and his friends were traveling in. The other driver had blown through a stop sign, while traveling at a high rate of speed, causing the two vehicles to collide in the intersection.
Upon impact, our client’s vehicle was pushed off the roadway and struck numerous posted signs as the vehicle was shoved off the road. Our client suffered three fractures in his arm as well as other injuries and is being treated by an orthopedic surgeon. He has also been unable to work since the date of the accident. Our office is pursuing a negligence claim against the driver who T-boned the vehicle our client was traveling in.
Minor Nearly Loses Fingers During Shop Class
Our client was working on a project in his high school construction class when he went to use the table saw that had a broken blade guard. Our client’s teacher was aware of the broken blade guard, but still nonetheless permitted our client to use the machine. Our client was pushing pieces of wood through the machine when he was startled by another classmate and inadvertently moved his fingers toward the exposed blade. The blade nearly severed his index finger and cut off the top portion of his middle finger on his dominant hand. Our client required several surgeries and hospitalization due to his injuries. Before this incident, our client aspired to work in construction after graduation, but he will now face great difficulty even using his dominant hand for simple daily tasks. Our office is pursuing a negligence claim against the client’s school.
Woman Injures Bicep on the Job Due to Forklift Incident
While on the job, our client was positioned inside of one of her company’s truck beds, organizing product, when a subcontracted forklift driver unloaded additional material while she was still inside. As a result, our client’s arm was eventually struck by the forklift’s prongs. The power of the forklift tore our client’s bicep muscle. Our client has had one surgery so far and remains off work with a frozen shoulder. It was later learned that the day this incident occurred was also the forklift driver’s first day on the job. Our office is pursuing both a workers’ compensation claim on behalf of our client and a separate negligence claim against the employer of the forklift driver for their failure to properly train and supervise their employee.
