Construction Accidents

Kuykendall and Mahoney ::
$7,000,000
SETTLEMENT : Fall from scaffolding at The Hollywood Bowl
Carrillo v. Rosetti Construction Company, Inc. ::
$5,300,000
SETTLEMENT: Fall from roof during construction project
Denney v. J.D. Carley Corp. ::
$5,000,000
SETTLEMENT : Fire on construction site
Smith v. Farmer Brothers ::
$5,000,000
SETTLEMENT : Painter electrocuted when he contacted high voltage power lines
Salas Family ::
$4,345,000
SETTLEMENT : Roofer fell 13 feet when defective wooden beam broke
Leavitt v. Ultramar ::
$3,600,000
SETTLEMENT : Explosion at oil storage facility
Stamper v. Lawrence Drive Partners ::
$3,454,328
JURY VERDICT: Plaintiff struck by crane when tilt-up wall collapsed
Steel ::
$2,750,000
SETTLEMENT : Fall off platform
MaGee v. Challenge - Cook Brothers, Inc. ::
$2,500,000
SETTLEMENT : Construction worker killed in accident that his father witnessed
Karle v. Aerojet ::
$2,165,000
SETTLEMENT : Fall through roof panel
Jijon v. Todd Construction Services ::
$1,900,000
SETTLEMENT : Fall during construction. Case settled during trial.
Roche v. City of L.A. ::
$1,850,000
SETTLEMENT : Fall during construction. Case settled during 3rd week of trial.
Chapman v. L.A. Unified School District ::
$1,762,470
JURY VERDICT: Plaintiff apparently fell from scaffold, but no one witnessed it
Gonzales ::
$1,750,000
SETTLEMENT : Fall through roof
Gruenwald ::
$1,600,000
SETTLEMENT : Two ironworkers fell approximately 17 feet
Lopez v. Monarch Builders ::
$1,500,000
SETTLEMENT : Fall from height
Metzger v. Ocean Salt ::
$1,398,000
JURY VERDICT: Plaintiff struck by falling pipe
Wilson v. Edison ::
$1,342,161
JURY VERDICT: Plaintiff electrocuted when backhoe contacted underground power line
Oester v. Martin Brothers ::
$1,250,000
SETTLEMENT : Ironworker fell down elevator shaft at Ronald Reagan Library