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Arnold & Itkin LLP successfully settles an injured offshore platform worker’s back surgery case for $1.75 million |
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Wednesday, October 21 2009 12:08 |
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Houston maritime lawyers Jason Itkin and Kurt Arnold are pleased to announce that they have won a $1.75 million settlement for an employee of Wood Group who was injured in an offshore crane accident. The incident occurred aboard an offshore platform when a crane operator caused the boom crane he was operating to jerk. Without warning, the crane struck the firm’s client in the face, knocking him off the railing he was standing on. In the fall, the plaintiff herniated a disc in his back, which ultimately required lumbar fusion surgery. The worker also had post concussion symptoms related to being struck in the head. The case was litigated in the federal court for the Southern District of Texas. It settled 2 weeks before trial.
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