Significant Cases
2008 On April 23, 2008, the firm recovered a judgment from B & M Seating on behalf of Mandy Norman. Ms. Norman received serious injuries to her left arm and face when the seat back of the forward fishing chair broke and she fell overboard and was struck by the propeller. The boat was a 17' Crappie 175 fishing boat, model year 2001. The boat was manufactured by Tracker Marine in August 2000 and sold in 2001 by Bass Pro Outdoor World. The pedestal with warnings to not sit in the seat when moving over 5 mph was manufactured by Swivel-Eze. Tracker Marine, Bass Pro Outdoor World, and Swivel-Eze settled for a confidential amount before trial. The case was tried as a product liability case in admiralty against B & M Seating. This case was recently named Verdict Search's Verdict of the Week in the State of Texas. 2006 The firm was hired to represent workers who were injured in the largest industrial accident in U.S. history, obtaining settlements without the necessity of time-consuming litigation. 2005 The firm settled an industrial accident death case where the worker was crushed while working on a conveyor belt. Although the worker was actually on the belt at the time of the event, he was not provided the proper equipment to perform the work. A settlement was obtained. 2004 The firm settled an industrial accident death case where a worker was crushed to death while removing crated sky lights from a truck. The case settled when the evidence showed an alien worker who obtained his social security card at a flea market was operating the equipment and had little or no qualifications. |
