GWC attorneys Autumn K. Leslie and Allison Dolan obtained a settlement worth over $1,138,000 for a union electrician who suffered torn menisci on a construction project. The settlement included a partial waiver of the worker’s compensation lien in the amount of $303,223.47.
Negligence of Specialty and General Contractor Injures Union Operating Electrician
In November 2017, GWC’s client, a 57-year-old union electrician, was working on a jobsite in Chicago, Illinois when an aluminum tower fell in his direction while wiring a lighting fixture. GWC filed suit against a large carpentry contractor for its failure to identify hazardous conditions and activities and its failure to properly secure the aluminum tower.
GWC also filed suit against a large general contractor for its failure to provide safe access in and around the jobsite and failure to supervise the activities of the carpenters.
The Plaintiff sustained torn menisci in both shoulders, necessitating surgery and taking him out of work as an electrician.
Parties Settle Union Electrician Case for Over $1,138,000
Both defendants insisted that they acted reasonably in identifying hazards and claimed that the injuries sustained by the Plaintiff were his own fault for not ensuring the tower he was working around was properly secured. Defendants further claimed that the Plaintiff’s injuries pre-existed the occurrence, and he would have needed surgery regardless.
“While the defendants denied any existence of hazardous conditions in plaintiff’s work area, properly secured fixtures don’t just fall out of nowhere. We were able to demonstrate that the defendants’ failures directly caused our client’s injuries,” said Autumn K. Leslie.
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