$6,000,000 Settlement – Workplace Injury Workers' Compensation Premises Liability

A union plumber was assigned to a construction site where an add-on was being built at an existing industrial building. In January 2011, the Plaintiff was on the job site completing interior plumbing work when the general contractor told him to go to the roof to perform work. When he got outside, he encountered a snow-and-ice-covered TPO roof. Within minutes of stepping on the roof, our client slipped and fell, significantly injuring his back, resulting in a laminectomy and fusion, and ultimately ending his career.

The case settled against the general contractor, United Insulated Structures, Corp., for $5 million, and against Lino and Poli, the client’s employer, for $1 million. Lino and Poli also waived their $945,133.99 Workers’ Compensation Lien.