| Heavy Machinery Verdicts & Settlements | Click on case name to purchase report | |
| Verdict & Settlement Disposition | Description | Case Name |
| $13,961,049 | Trucker sustained spinal fracture when his vehicle was struck by 25,000-pound container that fell from crane. Defense conceded liability but challenged residual neurological deficits. | Curiel v. SSA Marine Inc. Los Angeles Co., Calif.; Super. Ct.; No. NC052908 (5/6/11) |
| $3,075,000 | Worker hurt when struck by gravel that fell out of excavator's bucket, claimed he suffered injuries that necessitated two spinal fusions. Defense contended injuries predated accident. |
Daniels v. FJ Sciame Construction Co. Queens Co., N.Y.; Sup. Ct.; No. 27861/08 (4/26/11) |
| $3,000,000 | Skid-steer loader was hit by falling beam, knocked off third story of unfinished building. Operator sustained fatal injuries. Estate claimed building's perimeter should have been barricaded. | Massa v. NYC Economic Development Corp. Bronx Co., N.Y.; Sup. Ct.; No. 13557/07 (1/6/11) |
| $1,505,000 | Crane tipped and crashed into building. Operator claimed he suffered disc injury that causes pain, numbness. He contended defect of crane's supporting base had been ignored. | Yeakey v. Lease Crutcher Lewis King Co., Wash.; Super. Ct.; No. 092-38-192-5 (5/5/11) |
| $1,300,000 | Worker directing forklift around parked truck was struck by forklift's tire, knocked onto ground and run over. He sustained fractures of leg. Plaintiff and vehicles' drivers traded blame. | Byrnes v. Barr & Barr Inc. Ocean Co., N.J.; Super. Ct.; No. OCN-L-7599-06 (10/27/10) |
| $1,212,416 | Forklift overturned on hill, pinning driver. He underwent amputation of lower half of his body and later died. Estate claimed work site was dangerous. Defense argued decedent was reckless. | Estate of Villegas v. Murray Thompson Construction Co. Inc. Hidalgo Co., Texas; Dist. Ct.; No. C-2120-009-B (1/22/11) |
| $475,000 | Backhoe's operator unknowingly lowered bucket onto bystander's foot. Bystander sustained crushing injuries that led to amputation of two toes. | Sosa v. Hinds Miami-Dade Co., Fla.; Cir. Ct.; No. 08-17823 CA 09 (3/21/11) |
| $30,000 | Mulch company's customer claimed he was struck by reversing skid loader, sustained soft-tissue injuries. Defense contended plaintiff wasn't hit and that injuries predated accident. | Dennis v. Ohio Mulch Franklin Co., Ohio; Ct. C.P.; No. 09CVC08-12514 (12/1/10) |
| Defense | Skip loader's tire exploded, causing fracture of bystander's shin. He claimed tire was underinflated and wrong type. Tire's provider argued tire was a spare and not meant for prolonged use. | Pimentel v. Flores Kern Co., Calif.; Super. Ct.; No. S-1500-CV-267322 (7/13/11) |
| Defense | Motorist swerved to avoid one vehicle but struck road grader that was parked in median. Suit's parties debated whether grader could have been parked farther from traffic. | Tamas v. T.L. Pavlich Construction Inc. Los Angeles Co., Calif.; Super. Ct.; No. PC034177V (5/25/11) |
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