Premises Liability
Unsafe Workplace
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$560,000 Settlement ~ Premises Liability
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Attorney: Kenneth A. Berkowitz
Settlement: $560,000.
Summer 2008
Blume Goldfaden principal Kenneth Berkowitz secured a settlement on behalf of his client, a 24 year old man born in Guatemala who had a limited education, who was a laborer working in an elevator shaft when the planks he was standing on gave way. Defendant argued that there was a special employee defense, that he was negligent for standing on the planks and that he was not supposed to be working in the area. When the planks gave way, the young man fell 20 feet and broke his back, requiring surgery. He has returned to work, but is limited to performing light to medium duties. There was no wage loss claim.
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Premises Liability
Unsafe Workplace
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