Overview

Our client was working as a security guard when he stepped on a nail while performing his routine rounds at his jobsite.

The defendant was allegedly aware its premises was dangerous. Nails were said to be sticking out of pieces of lumber but there was nothing done to rectify it. The plaintiff ultimately developed a catastrophic case of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) resulting in multiple surgeries and leaving him totally disabled.

Our attorneys were able to prove that the conditions on the site presented unreasonable and dangerous working conditions. We retained five expert witnesses who were prepared at a trial of this matter to prove that the defendants were in violation of several portions of the OSHA Code of Regulations as well as in deviation of good and accepted construction practices. Moreover, through expert testimony and motion practice, our team proved that the RSD was the direct result of the accident involving stepping on a nail which occurred on the defendants’ premises which was maintained in a deplorable condition. 

The case resolved for $2,350,000.00 after private mediation prior to the trial.