Largest Workplace Accident Settlement in Tarrant County
Our Undefeated Texas Work Accident Lawyers recovered the #1 largest workplace accident settlement in Tarrant County on behalf of a client who was electrocuted while serving a power line.
Our client was working as an independent contractor running fiber optics across miles of utility poles on a fiber-to-the-home project, when he sustained third-degree electrical burns.
While our client was climbing one of the power poles, his equipment incidentally came into contact with the electric primary.
Our client was hospitalized for a week and required multiple skin graft surgeries.
We filed suit against the electric co-op, the design engineers, the general contractor, the make-ready construction contractor, and the subcontractor that hired our client as an independent contractor.
After taking 28 depositions, we learned that none of the companies in charge of the project appreciated the fact that there were different types of power construction and that the construction specifications were at odds with the NESC. We also discovered that none of the companies in charge were vetting subcontractors, like our client, for their knowledge and experience in working around powerlines.
The case settled for a record-setting $22 Million days before trial.
Total fees and expenses: $9,343,000