Foundation Work Accident
A construction worker was leveling a foundation when a coworker unexpectedly dumped a truckload of dirt onto him. Despite a six-month delay before his first medical treatment, the case resolved for $2 million.
Selected recoveries
The matters below are a selection of outcomes obtained for injured clients and families. Additional results will be added as they are prepared for publication.
Every case is different
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Results depend on the facts, injuries, available evidence, insurance coverage, applicable law, and other circumstances unique to each matter.
Featured matters
These summaries are intentionally concise and protect client privacy while showing the kinds of serious matters Matthew has handled.
Recoveries involving unsafe scaffolds, ladders, equipment, and other serious construction-site hazards.
A construction worker was leveling a foundation when a coworker unexpectedly dumped a truckload of dirt onto him. Despite a six-month delay before his first medical treatment, the case resolved for $2 million.
A concrete-filled buggy slid backward as a worker pushed it uphill, pinning him against a wall and causing a spinal fracture.
A scaffold fell onto a construction worker while he was using a table saw, causing multiple hand lacerations that required surgery.
A construction worker suffered lower-back injuries after falling from a scaffold that lacked appropriate guardrails.
A construction worker sustained neck and back injuries when the A-frame ladder beneath him shifted and caused him to fall.
An unsecured extension ladder shifted as a worker descended, causing a 10-foot fall and a serious wrist injury.
A recovery arising from an unsafe property condition and negligent snow-removal practices.
A man was injured after slipping on ice left between parked cars by negligent snow-plowing practices.
A recovery for a rider struck by a vehicle exiting a parking lot across a sidewalk.
An older woman sustained neck and back injuries when a vehicle exiting a parking lot struck her as she rode a small motorcycle on the sidewalk.
A substantial recovery for a family in a highly contested wrongful-death matter.
A substantial recovery secured for a family in a highly contested wrongful death matter.
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