SANITATION WORKER GETS $5,250,000 AFTER FORK LIFT RUNS OVER ANKLE
37 year old Sanitation Worker was plowing up a truck when a co-worker negligently drove a forklift over his ankle. He sustained a fractured ankle which required 2 surgeries as well developing post-operative complications. As a result, he never returned to work and was awarded a 3/4 tax free accident disability pension. Our office brought a lawsuit against the City of New York for the forklift driver's negligence. After winning summary judgment on liability, we participated in a two week long damage trial for his pain and suffering and lost earnings. The City of New York settled the matter, immediately before jury deliberations, for $5,250,000.00.
The Cost of Injuries in the United States
The CDC is interested in preventing future injuries by studying the most common types of injuries as well as the causes of these injuries
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that the cost of treating injuries, injury deaths, and disabilities from injuries is over $400 billion. According to the CDC, the cost of treating injury deaths and disabilities is about $80 billion in treatment and lifetime medical care. Injuries cost the US another $326 billion in lost productivity within the lifetime of the injured.
The CDC is interested in preventing future injuries by studying the most common types of injuries as well as the causes of these injuries. The CDC wants to tackle injuries from the perspective of prevention. It sees injuries as having two dimensions:
The external cause of the injury (car crash, fall ...)
The diagnosis of the injury (contusion, fracture ...)
Each dimension has two axes:
The external cause of the injury (car crash, fall ...)
The mechanism for the injury (car, wet floor ...)
The intent for the injury (talking on a cell phone, inattentiveness ...)
The diagnosis of the injury (contusion, fracture ...)
The nature of the injury (brain damage, open wound ...)
The body region of the injury (head, leg ...)
Through these programs, the CDC hope s to develop effective preventive programs to reduce the number of injuries or lessen the severity of injuries experienced in the United States.
Success Stories
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