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Construction Accidents

Case Highlights

Thornton & Naumes has obtained substantial verdicts and settlements in construction accident litigation, which have enabled injured workers and their families to live their lives with financial security. Recent results include:

Jury verdicts

$2,900,000 for the family of a plumber who contracted cancer as a result of exposure to toxic materials in the construction business
$2,065,000 for the family of a 62 year-old laborer killed in a scaffold fall
$1,025,000 for a 55 year-old concrete cutter whose knee was injured in a scaffold fall

Settlements

$975,000 for a 43 year-old man with nerve damage from electrical shock from a faulty light
$950,000 for a 21 year-old summer worker with leg injuries as a result of a fork lift accident
$890,000 for a 57 year-old pipe fitter with acid burns from contaminated pipe
$875,000 for a 55 year-old sheet metalworker with back injuries from falling steel
$800,000 for a 48 year-old welder with orthopedic injuries from an exploding pressure tank
$650,000 for a 63 year-old worker with neck injuries from a scissors lift fall

Lead Paint

Case Highlights

Thornton & Naumes has established record verdicts in several courts in lead paint litigation, which have encouraged defendants to settle for record amounts with us and our co-counsel. Recent results include:

Jury verdicts

$4,200,000 for a 7 year-old boy with learning disabilities and lead levels in the 30's
$2,000,000 for a 5 year-old girl with lead levels in the low 20s resulting in Attention Deficit Disorder
$1,800,000 for an 8 year-old girl with lead levels in the low 30s resulting in learning disabilities and behavior problems
$1,700,000 for a 14 year-old boy with lead levels in the low 20s resulting in learning disabilities
$1,500,000 for a 13 year-old boy with lead levels in the high 30s resulting in learning disabilities

Settlements

$1,100,000 for a 14 year-old boy with a reading disorder and organization problems caused by lead levels in the low 20s

Asbestos

Case Highlights

In 2001 and 2002, Thornton & Naumes and co-counsel obtained significant settlements on behalf of clients suffering from asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma. These settlements include:

Settlements

$6,800,000 on behalf of the family of a 55 year-old man with mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos while in the Navy and as a repairman
$4,800,000 for a 47 year-old woman with mesothelioma who suffered bystander exposure to asbestos
$4,000,000 to an 81 year-old former sheet metalworker diagnosed with mesothelioma
$4,000,000 for a 76 year-old man with mesothelioma who suffered exposure to asbestos through work in the Navy and in power plants
$2,500,000 on behalf of the family of a 67 year-old pipe fitter who suffered from mesothelioma
$2,500,000 for the family of a 62 year-old man diagnosed with mesothelioma who was exposed to asbestos through his work in automotive repair
$2,100,000 to a 64 year-old diagnosed with mesothelioma who worked at a variety of industrial, commercial and residential jobsites
$1,900,000 for a 57 year-old sheet metalworker with mesothelioma
$1,800,000 to a 79 year-old former Naval metalsmith who was diagnosed with mesothelioma

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