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• A jury has awarded a railroad worker more than $1 million after the railway disciplined him for reporting a workplace injury. The jury also awarded $50,000 for lost earnings, pain, suffering and disfigurement. The man was fired when he reported that a jack failed and a rail tie fell on his foot, breaking a big toe. The railway denied responsibility. An OSHA investigation showed the man had only been trained on the manual track jack for "couple of minutes," and a foreman reported that the work site was insufficiently lit. (Full story)
• Caterpillar settles for more than $9 million a paralyzed worker’s lawsuit. The construction worker was injured when an earth mover suddenly began bouncing up and down, slamming him against the machine's frame. He suffered a punctured lung and is now paralyzed from the waist down. A jury had awarded the worker $56.3 million, an amount that was cut by more than half because of limits on punitive damages. The case was on appeal when Caterpillar settled. (Full story)
• Workplace injuries may follow Daylight Saving Time, given the potential for lost sleep, according to a new study. Data taken from 1983 to 2006 shows that on Mondays after the time switch there was an average of 3.6 more injuries compared to other days. The study also showed that switching back from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time and gaining an hour didn't affect injury frequency or severity (Full story)
• Three illegal immigrants injured in construction accidents in New York were awarded settlements totaling $3.85 million in the past two weeks, lawyers said on Wednesday.
   Lawyers representing the three men said that the settlements demonstrated that illegal workers should not be afraid to sue their employers if they are hurt on the job. (Full Story)
• A man is awarded $1.9 million for a workplace injury. He was painting a bridge when he tripped on a chain being used as a safety-mandated guardrail and fell over the side, crushing his foot, ankle and heel. An infection settled into his heel, and he has endured more than a dozen surgeries that sliced away at his heel bone. The man can no longer stand on his feet for more than an hour at a time, and he has been confined to light duty. (Full story)
• A Tennessee jury returns a $3.8 million judgment against a contracting firm following a steelworker’s construction injury. The man was working on the top level of a hotel that was under construction by standing on a platform being supported by a temporary beam. An employee of the contracting firm removed the support beam and the steelworker fell 26 feet onto concrete, crushing his pelvis, knee and face. The man suffers from permanent, painful injuries. (Full story)

Kline & Specter handles cases in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York and Nationwide, working with local attorneys in states outside PA, NJ and NY.

In Pennsylvania, Kline & Specter handles cases in and around: Allentown, Altoona, Bethlehem, Chester, Doylestown, Drexel Hill, Easton, Erie, Greensburg, Harrisburg, Hazleton, Johnstown, Lancaster, Levittown, McCandless, McKeesport, Monroeville, Norristown, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Pottstown, Radnor, Reading, Scranton, State College, West Chester, Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport and York.

In New Jersey, the firm handles cases in and around: Atlantic City, Bayonne, Brick Township, Camden, Cherry Hill, Clifton, Edison, Elizabeth, Fort Lee, Jersey City, Lakewood, Millville, Newark, New Brunswick, Paterson, Pennsauken, Plainfield, Toms River, Trenton, Union, Vineland, Voorhees and Willingboro.

Construction and Other Workplace Injury Cases

Click on the links below to learn more about some of Kline & Specter's construction and workplace injury cases.

THE ATWOOD CASE
Employee hurt in elevator at city hotel
Jury handed down verdict against elevator maker

THE DAVIS/MOTIVA CASE
Worker dies in oil refinery explosion
Probe revealed hazards, record $36.4M settlement reached

THE DRUM CASE
Worker hurt in fall from fork-lift
A jury in Pittsburgh awarded $7.9 million

THE LEPERA CASE
Worker hurt by concrete spill
Construction injury nets worker $2 million

THE MCMANAMON CASE
Woman hurt at roadside construction job
Mother of three struck by van awarded $19.1M

THE VASSILLO CASE
Bricklayer injures neck in fall
Philadelphia jury awards $6.5 million

THE YANKOSKY CASE
Man is crushed in crane mishap
Case settled for $4.4 million over faulty controls