Booth & Koskoff Case Study: Fall from room renders construction worker a tetraplegic

For over 40 years, a significant part of our practice has been representing catastrophically injured construction workers. We have obtained 19 verdicts and settlements in these types of cases that exceed $1,000,000. [Learn More] While these cases have become increasingly more difficult, as a result of developments in the caselaw and other factors, we have found new ways in which continue to pursue them successfully.

Our latest seven-figure result is on behalf of Victor Carrillo, a 46-year-old roofer who fell 15 feet and was rendered a tetraplegic. Victor was working with a co-worker, laying out roofing material, when he stepped towards the parapet wall along the edge of the roof and his foot became stuck in a hole of some sort. While attempting to dislodge his foot, he stumbled, lost his balance and fell off the roof... [Read Full Article]