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Settlement – $8,000,000Judge
Court
Contra Costa Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Joseph J. Appel
(Appel Law Firm LLP)
Defendant
Facts
The plaintiff, an iron worker, was welding a walkway on a tank at the defendantÆs alkylation unit. When the Fire
Watch was hosing down the area below where the plaintiff was working, the firewater coming from the fire
hose caught fire. In his attempt to escape, the plaintiff fell and sustained comminuted fractures to his left wrist,
soft tissue shoulder injuries and second degree burns to the face. He was diagnosed as suffering from post-
traumatic stress disorder. The burns resolved without major scarring.
Specials in Evidence
$50,000 $500,000 to $2 million
Damages
Scarring to the ears, loss of movement and strength in the hand, which in combination with the post-traumatic stress disorder, ended the plaintiffÆs career as an iron worker.
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