Personal Injury
Industrial Accident
Design Defects
Serrano v. Mattison Machine Works, Inc., Rex Cope Trust, et al.
Published: Mar. 20, 1999 | Result Date: Nov. 13, 1998 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: TC009901 Verdict – $2,317,450
Judge
Court
L.A. Superior Compton
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Defendant
Facts
On Jan. 9, 1996, plaintiff Alejandro Serrano, a 21-year-old laborer, suffered total and partial amputation of two fingers on the right major hand while working on an unguarded table saw at defendants' furniture manufacturing plant. The plaintiff brought this action against the defendant based on products liability and claims of marketability.
Settlement Discussions
The defendants refused to negotiate.
Injuries
Total and partial amputation of two fingers on (dominant) right hand.
Other Information
The verdict was reached approximately two years after the case was filed.
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