$3,300,000 – construction worker falls into MS River
Plaintiff grain elevator worker was approximately 100 ft. in the air working from a crane’s basket and was attempting to secure a spout’s flange with bolts when the spout broke free from its flange since it had been only tack welded. This caused Plaintiff to fall into the river and sustain a closed head injury and leg amputation at the knee. $3,300,000
Read More$2,500,000 – child killed by drunk driver
A family’s young child was struck and killed by a drunk driver as he was walking down the street outside of his home. Discon Law Firm recovered over two million dollars on behalf of the family’s deceased child. $2,500,000
Read More$3,000,000 – wrongful death of 10 children in negligent nursing home
Eighteen children who were patients that required continuous critical care at Southdown Care Center in Houma became infected with a cold virus because the care center refused to isolate the children properly and the staff failed to wash hands and use gloves, masks and gowns. Ten children died from the virus. Suit was brought against the center and the case was tried to a jury in Houma, Louisiana. The jury returned a verdict in favor of two of the Plaintiffs for 1.2 million dollars. $3,000,000, which was the maximum insurance coverage for the facility, was paid to resolve all the cases following the jury’s verdict. $3,000,000
Read More$1,500,000 – barge foreman sustains crush injury
Plaintiff barge foreman sustained disabling injuries while attempting to guide a breakaway barge to shore in an aluminum survey vessel. During his mission, the Plaintiff’s leg and waist were severely pinned and crushed by the barge. $1,500,000
Read More$1,200,000 – deckhand injures back
While Plaintiff deckhand was on the back deck of a supply vessel, an emergency overboard ladder on a higher level came unsecured and fell on top of Plaintiff causing injuries to his back. $1,200,000
Read More$1,500,000 – deckhand injures low back
Plaintiff deckhand fell backwards onto the deck of a vessel when he placed his foot on the step of a ladder, which broke and caused him to sustain severe injuries to his low back. Plaintiff underwent a discectomy with fusion of his low back.
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