Representing victims of serious injury since 1967

This case involved a logging truck driver who lost his leg below the knee when a log fell off of his truck and hit him. He was at the mill getting unloaded when the accident happened. The defense claimed it was all his fault because he removed the last cable holding the load in place before the operator of the unloading machine had clamped his forks around the load to keep him safe. We argued that the problem was that the mill had no clear procedure so everyone thought it was supposed to be done differently. This, we argued, created such confusion that an accident was inevitable. This case is a good example of how important it is for a badly injured person to get more than one opinion. Another lawyer had told the plaintiff his case was hopeless and he nearly let the time to file a suit expire. Fortunately, a friend talked him into getting another opinion. Result: Verdict for $500,000.