$1,200,000 SETTLEMENT - Defective Product - Loss of Sight in One Eye and Post-Concussion Syndrome

We represented a 52-year-old man, who was injured when a component part in his commercial truck failed causing an explosion. As a result, he lost vision in one of his eyes and had post-concussion syndrome, which included memory problems. We argued that the component part was purchased from one defendant and imported into the United States by a second defendant. We retained a mechanical engineering expert, a metallurgist expert, and an expert in truck maintenance in the field to prove our case at trial that the product was defective and our client did not cause the explosion. Defendant’s experts claimed that the component part was not their product since a portion of the product was lost in the explosion, that the explosion was caused by our client’s own unreasonable decisions, and that the post-concussion syndrome was not significant since our client continues to run a very successful business and did not suffer any loss of earnings. At a mediation, we used surveillance video of the explosion, photos taken of the component part under a high-resolution microscope, and medical illustrations depicting the damage done to our client’s eye that led to a settlement several weeks before the start of trial.

 

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