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Power, Rogers & Smith: Construction Negligence

Whether a small project for an individual homeowner or a major project for a large commercial development, construction workers face very dangerous working conditions every day. As a result, serious work-related injuries at construction sites occur with an alarming frequency. If you or a loved one has been injured in a construction accident, consider filing a construction accident case with the highly experienced and talented Chicago construction attorneys at Power, Rogers & Smith.
 
Chicago construction attorneys at Power, Rogers & Smith are able to bring expertise and talent to each and every construction accident case. Whether in a negotiation or at trial, experienced Chicago construction attorneys are able to best assist you with your case. When you hire Power, Rogers & Smith construction accident injury attorneys you will receive not only the most sophisticated legal representation but also caring legal service.

Illinois construction accident injury attorneys at Power, Rogers & Smith possess the experience necessary to fight a complex construction accident case and the skills and talent to win it. After handling many complex personal injury cases over the decades, our Illinois construction accident injury attorneys are highly regarded by their peers, adversaries and their clients.

You don't have to feel powerless against large corporations trying to conceal their negligence. Experienced Chicago construction attorneys at Power, Rogers & Smith can assist you with every aspect of your construction accident case from evaluation to investigation to trial. Our highly respected construction accident injury attorneys have successfully represented and have won large verdicts for many individuals injured at construction sites.

Some of our wins are listed below.

R. v. United/Goedecke Services, Inc., No. 00 L 004797

(2003)  On December 22, 1999, United/Goedecke Services, Inc., was lifting a 25 foot I-bar utilizing a hoist called a tugger when the 25 foot I-bar fell 110 feet, striking and killing M.R.  M.R. was the signalman, directing a 25 foot I-bar up the tugger bay.  The plaintiff alleged the defendant was negligent in failing to more securely attach the I-bar as it was lifted up the tugger bay.  The defendant claimed that M.R. never should have been in the tugger bay, under a load, while it was being lifted and should have used a radio next to the tugger operator and outside the bay as a safer, more effective means of communicating.  They also claimed M.R. adjusted the sling, altering the cinch point which was responsible for it falling upon him.

M. v. S&Z Development Co, et. al., No. 90 L 20375

(1995)  A 29-year old carpenter, fell through a skylight hole 38 feet to his death while erecting a skylight on a penthouse roof at the Eugenie Terrace Development.  This was the largest verdict for a wrongful death of a tradesman in Illinois.  It is also the largest wrongful death verdict under the Structural Work Act in Illinois history.  The decedent left a wife and a 5-year-old son.

H. v. Walsh Construction Company of Illinois, et. al.

Thomas M. Power

41 year old male pipe and duct insulator was working approximately 25 feet in the air when he fell to the ground.  Plaintiff suffered, among other things, a fractured skull, deep head lacerations resulting in indentation, permanent eye damage (severe double vision), permanent partial hearing loss, seizure disorder, permanent right arm weakness, short and long-term memory problems and frontal lobe atrophy.  Plaintiff is married with 3 children, two of whom are minors.   This case was settled during mediation.

Thomas M. Power, Lead Counsel
Practice Area: Construction Injury

An iron worker was knocked off a bridge while at work on a construction site and suffered bilateral wrist fractures.

R. v. Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority. No. 96 L 2183

Joseph A. Power, Jr., Lead Counsel
Practice Area: Construction Injury

An electrician sustained fractures after falling from an improperly built scaffold on a construction site. The general contractor who was supervising the project was negligent in allowing the improper scaffold to be built and used on the job site.

M. v. Crane & Steel, Inc., et. al., No. 94 L 016460

(1999)  This case involved a roofing supervisor who after rigging roofing material walked under the load of roofing material being hoisted to the penthouse level which fell striking him and fracturing his pelvis.