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Construction Site Negligence

in Construction Site Negligence
Handling Construction Site Accident claims requires an understanding of how the construction industry works, Federal Safety Regulations and the role of State and Federal Safety Agencies such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the State Fatal Accident Cause Evaluation Agency (FACE). Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins attorneys have developed an in-depth understanding of the issues that arise in construction site accidents and have a strong track record in handling these types of claims.

DEFENDANT VERDICT/SETTLEMENT
SIGNATURE METALS
    Dave Wikstrom obtained a $650,000 settlement due to a Construction Defect caused by negligent welding on a girder caused the plaintiff to fall and injure his back (defendant’s name Signature Metals)
JUST APARTMENTS, LLC Bob Hicks obtained a $1,000,000 settlement for burn injuries sustain by an appliance installer in an construction site accident. Defendant-Just Apartments, LLC
Unnamed Construction Company Bob Hicks obtained a $1,000,000.00 settlement for the installer of laundry room equipment burned from a gas explosion proving the construction company and building owner failed to have the laundry room ready to accept the work being performed by our client’s employer. Hicks demonstrated that the gas being supplied to the laundry room was at an elevated pressure and should have been reduced by a regulator.  The name of the defendants are being withheld due to a confidentiality agreement.
SHAMROCK ENGINEERING COMPANY In a lawsuit filed on behalf of an electrician working at a construction site, Eric Kahn obtained a $150,000 settlement from another sub-contractor who failed to properly secure a steel beam which then fell 20 feet to the ground striking the Plaintiff and causing injury to his left shoulder.
O'BRIEN CONSTRUCTION Ken Javerbaum obtained a $10.4 million settlement for a construction worker, proving the construction manager had allowed a dangerous condition to exist on the construction site leading to his client's accident.
CIBA GIEGY Jack Wurgaft and Bob Hicks obtained a $1.75 million settlement for the wife and children of a construction worker killed when struck by a temporary support, proving that the defendant violated OSHA regulations requiring the temporary support to be braced.
RHINESMITH Jack Wurgaft obtained a $1.5 million settlement for a construction worker who sustained multiple injuries when the construction worker struck unexploded dynamite while operating a back hoe.
BLEW Bob Hicks obtained a $1 million settlement for a construction worker who suffered a severe leg injury when struck by a truck, proving that the negligence by traffic control officers combined with negligence of the truck driver caused the accident.
HARTZ MOUNTAIN CORPORATION Jack Wurgaft obtained a $1.4 million settlement for the estate of a construction foreman who died when he was struck by an unsecured piece of construction material, causing him to fall from the building.
A & B IRONWORKS, INC. In a lawsuit by a construction worker against another subcontractor on a construction renovation project, Eric Kahn obtained a $310,000 settlement proving that the defendant subcontractor had negligently removed a steel catwalk.


 
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