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Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Steel Dynamics

January 24, 2010

Columbia City, IN—A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Steel Dynamics Inc. after a worker was killed in an April industrial accident while on the job. The suit, brought upon by widowed Marlane S. Cochlin, was reportedly filed in Allen Superior Court, according to information provided by News-Sentinel.com.
The April 24, 2009 workplace accident reportedly [...]

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3 Injured In Construction Accident

January 13, 2010

NORTH HAVEN, Conn. — Police in North Haven say three men were injured when a wall they were working on collapsed, trapping them under it. Around 12 p.m. Thursday, police were called to Canterbury Way in North Haven after getting reports of the accident.
According to officials, an addition was being built on a house there [...]

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Happy Holidays from Chicago Personal Injury Attorney Jay Paul Deratany and The Deratany Firm

December 25, 2009

Wishing you and yours a very happy and safe holiday season from The Deratany Firm! May family, friends and the spirit of giving forever put a smile on your face!!!

Jay Paul Deratany and The Deratany Firm concentrates in Chicago Personal Injury Cases including: Brain Injury, Medical Malpractice, Birth Injury, Nursing Home Abuse, Car Accident, Construction [...]

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Texas Accidents Highlight Construction Zone Risks

December 22, 2009

An article in the New York Times today explores the dangers of highway construction zones due to unregulated safety standards. Focusing on pavement edge drop-offs, the un-smoothed edge that occurs when only one side of the road is paved at a time, the article mentions dozens of deaths in Texas due to negligently managed work zones.
Seven [...]

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Washington Construction Accident Kills 1

December 16, 2009

A construction worker has been killed in a construction accident on Guemes Island.
A dispatcher with the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office tells KIRO 7 that there is one confirmed death. The deceased is an employee of the construction company involved in the accident.
According to the Anacortes Fire Department, which is assisting with the accident response, the [...]

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Construction Accident – Fla turnpike construction worker killed by dump truck

December 16, 2009

Fort Lauderdale, FL—A turnpike construction worker was tragically killed early Tuesday morning when he was struck by a dump truck while on the job site. The fatal accident occurred at approximately 3 a.m. according to a report given by CBS News. Arturo Moradiellos, 64, was allegedly standing behind the dump truck being driven by his [...]

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Worker injured in fall at Delafield construction site

October 17, 2009

A 37-year-old man was injured Monday afternoon when he fell about 23 feet from a work platform in Delafield, police said.
The man was applying siding to a building under construction in the 400 block of Genesee St. when he fell from the platform shortly before 3:30 p.m., Delafield Police Chief Scott Taubel said.
The man was [...]

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Idaho construction accident – Pocatello, ID construction worker buried alive

September 24, 2009

Pocatello, ID—A construction worker was killed after a 10-foot deep trench collapsed and buried the man alive. The worker was reportedly working on a sewer line project. The construction accident happened on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at a construction site on the corner of North Kraft Road and North Gathe Road, as reported by KIFI.
According [...]

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$23.3 Million
A Lake County jury awarded the parents of a brain injured child $23.3 million due to the negligence of the hospital employees responsible for monitoring his fetal heart rate prior to birth.

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