$1.5M Settlement for Construction Worker Fall

$1.5 million for a construction worker who herniated cervical discs and required surgery after the oversized jackhammer he was using, to perform deck repair work on a major New York City bridge, punched completely through the bridge deck, causing him to nearly fall to his death and dangle by the machine’s pneumatic hose. We sued the owner and general contractor and the court held that both parties put the plaintiff in an unreasonable risk of serious injury.