Construction Accidents

A $60 million settlement was secured on behalf of a 31-year-old Illinois woman who was paralyzed in a crash on Interstate 55. The case involved allegations that unsafe road construction conditions, including a large pothole spanning multiple lanes, led to a chain-reaction collision and rollover. Reached just before trial, the settlement reflects the severe, lifelong impact of the plaintiff’s injuries and holds multiple contractors accountable for failing to maintain a safe construction zone. Read more.

A $6 million settlement was obtained on behalf of the family of a man who died after a motorist struck him while he was working in a construction zone.

Plaintiff was killed as a result of a bunker collapse.

A 50-year-old contractor sustained a calcaneal fracture and a left leg “crush injury,” that required multiple fasciotomies, after he was struck by a dump truck.

A 57-year-old carpenter suffered a spinal cord injury when he fell through a roof on which he was working on the South Side of Chicago.

Due to workplace negligence, a union construction worker sustained serious orthopedic injuries from a fall.

A construction laborer experienced permanent back injuries when he was struck by a piece of equipment protruding from a passing truck on a roadway construction job site.

Construction worker sustains ankle fracture while working on job site.

Man suffered fatal carbon monoxide poisoning while abrasive blasting.