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Workplace Injury Tragic, But Can Lead To Safety Improvements |
Article Submitted by: T. Ireland
Sunday, 03 January 2010
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This is the time of year that people like to think about celebrating the holidays and spending time with their family. Unfortunately, because cases of negligence and liability remain all too common in this country, Workplace Injury, defective products, unsafe premises and Birth Injuries mean too many American families will either not have the means to celebrate the holidays or will be missing loved ones who are hospitalized or even gone forever.
Losing a family member to an "accident," or having your way of life completely shattered because of a General personal injury can be emotionally and financially crippling. While no amount of compensation will bring a loved one back, fighting back against a negligent party and securing a settlement helps to eliminate the financial burden that family may be left with and sends a message that society will not tolerate allowing something like this to happen. Kline & Specter is a law firm that specializes in litigation that penalizes at fault parties, while securing substantial damage awards for clients. Believing that attorneys must be extremely knowledgeable about the fields in which they practice means this law firm's 30 attorneys are experts, including six who are medical doctors as well as being attorneys, enabling them to take on even the most complex medical cases like malpractice, brain injuries and Birth Injuries. With such depth of expertise, Kline & Specter is not only one of the best law firms in the Philadelphia area, but one of the most successful General personal injury law firms nationwide.
One extreme Workplace Injury case that received national attention involved Motiva Enterprises, an oil refinery in Delaware. Jeffery Davis, a fifty year old worker and married father of five, was on a catwalk above a tank holding sulphuric acid in the Motiva plant, when the tank exploded, killing Mr. Davis and injuring six other workers. Making the story even worse, if that is possible, the company had been warned previously by inspectors that the tank was not meant to store the highly caustic substance and that it required repairs and should be shut down. Kline & Specter filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Davis family, with the crack legal team winning the largest single-victim settlement in American history. As part of the settlement, the financial security of Mr. Davis' family was assured with $12.9 million going to his widow and $2.1 million to each of his children. In addition, Motiva Enterprises committed to improving safety for all of its employees and the state of Delaware passed a new law regulated the use of above ground storage tanks used to hold chemicals. Article Source: http://www.ArticleBlast.com |
About The Author:
Wes Fitzpatrick is compiling a book on General personal injury lawsuits that have led to significant public and worker safety improvements in the US. To date, Wes has chronicled hundreds of cases from electrical injuries, construction accidents and amusement park accidents to Birth Injuries, and has hopes that the many lawsuits he's seen are turning the tide against reckless behavior.
Wes Fitzpatrick is compiling a book on General personal injury lawsuits that have led to significant public and worker safety improvements in the US. To date, Wes has chronicled hundreds of cases from electrical injuries, construction accidents and amusement park accidents to Birth Injuries, and has hopes that the many lawsuits he's seen are turning the tide against reckless behavior.
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