J.T. v. Trinity Glass Inc.

Award: $6.5 Million

Attorneys: Micah LeBank, Jack Connelly

Case Summary:

The plaintiff, an employee of LaborWorks staffing service, was working at Trinity Glass Inc. loading heavy doors onto a palate, when a loose wooden block dislodged from under a stack of doors causing the doors to fall towards him. The wooden block was a makeshift device placed under the stack of doors by other employees, creating an extremely dangerous working environment. The impact caused serious brain injury to the plaintiff. August, 2008.