Seattle Defective Ferry Equipment Injury Lawyers

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• $12,327,883 Verdict for scalping injury in a premises liability case. Another $1,000,000 in pre-trial settlements.
• $10,720,077 Verdict in premises liability case. Another $4,300,000 in pre-trial settlements.
• $7,500,000 Settlement for cardiopulmonary injury resulting in product liability claim.
• $4,580,000 Settlement for quadriplegia from a Jones Act / maritime injury.
• $4,000,000 Settlement for cardiopulmonary injury resulting in product liability claim.
• $2,400,000 Settlement after two days of trial for the family of a chief mate who drowned after falling into an unmarked opening on a barge.
• $2,372,323 Verdict in favor of Washington State Ferry vessel oiler who developed fibromyalgia as a result of injuries suffered while attempting to transfer bags of sand up a vertical ladder out of the vessel's bilge. It is believed to be the largest fibromyalgia verdict in the nation.
• $1,600,000 Settlement in maritime case involving loss of arm below elbow.
• $1,600,000 Settlement for commercial truck driver who sustained a below-the-knee amputation of his leg at a port when a load of pipe collapsed on him as his truck was being unloaded.
• $1,415,743 Verdict in maritime personal injury case for loss of eyesight in one eye.
• $1,156,000 Settlement for stroke resulting in product liability claim.
• $1,100,000 Verdict in favor of three Washington State Ferry employees who had suffered occupational asthma as a result exposure to chlorine gas. This is believed to be one of the largest verdicts in the country for occupational asthma.
• $1,000,000 Settlement for cardiac injury resulting in product liability claim.
• $1,000,000 Settlement in construction negligence case involving electrocution.
• $900,000 Settlement of bad faith claim against insurance company for failing to pay policy limits on behalf of its insured who had negligently injured clients in automobile collision.
• $825,000 Settlement for injured tug seaman who sustained a career-ending injury to both wrists after the tug ran aground.
• $806,361 Settlement for cardiac injury in product liability claim.
• $800,000 Settlement in construction equipment failure case involving femur fracture and spinal compression fractures.
• $780,991 Verdict in favor of Washington State Ferry ordinary seaman who suffered disabling back injury as a result of a defective buffer she was required to operate.
• $750,000 Brain injury to an iron worker when a steel truss fell from overhead due to unsafe erection techniques.
• $750,000 Settlement in pedestrian injury case involving closed head injury.
• $740,000 Settlement in favor of fishing processor who had cargo fall onto in cargo hold resulting in pelvic fractures and other serious injuries.
• $705,000 Settlement for tug seaman who injured back while attempting to untangle boom chains while working on a log raft.
• $675,000 Settlement in favor of tugboat engineer injured as a result of defective cable and work methods used aboard a barge.
• $656,786 Settlement for cardiac injury in product liability claim.
• $650,000 Settlement in construction site negligence case involving cervical discectomy, rotator cuff repair, and post-traumatic stress disorder
• $611,243 Settlement for cardiac injury in product liability claim.
• $580,759 Settlement for cardiac injury in product liability claim.
• $572,692 Settlement for cardiac injury in product liability claim.
• $570,000 Settlement on behalf of tugboat deckhand who had developed psychogenic tremors as a result of traumatic shoulder and neck injuries while hauling in trailing line on a barge.
• $567,000 Settlement in favor of a crab fisherman who suffered serious leg fractures as a result of an 800 crab pot falling on him.
• $558,654 Verdict in favor of tugboat chief mate who had fallen between two barges into Puget Sound as a result of vessel owner and employer's violation of 46 U.S.C. § 8104(h)(12-hour rule) and developed post-traumatic stress disorder
• $551,721 Settlement for cardiac injury in product liability claim.
• $550,000 Settlement for shoulder injury and collar bone fracture after a motorcycle injury in a crash on Interstate 5.
• $550,000 Shoulder injury to iron worker when the worker fell through a roof due to improper procedures and lack of adequate fall protection.
• $500,000 Injury to shoulder of Washington State ferry employee from slipping on ice on stairs.
• $500,000 Settlement in favor of Alaska Marine Highway assistant engineer who had fallen into an unmarked opening on a city dock and suffered a knee injury which prevented his return to marine employment.
• $500,000 Settlement in favor of a Washington State Ferry quartermaster who suffered disabling injuries after falling into an open hatch. A lawsuit had been filed against the Washington State Ferry system and the vendor who was working in the hatch.
• $500,000 Settlement for woman who sustained mild traumatic brain injury in a motor vehicle collision.
• $477,000 Injury to seaman after falling from an unsafe ladder resulting in urethral transection, scrotal contusion, and erectile dysfunction.
• $450,000 Shoulder injury and multiple fractures caused by head-on motor vehicle collision.
• $450,000 Settlement in construction equipment failure case involving cervical burst fracture.
• $450,000 Settlement in favor of construction worker who fell off roof and sustained back and ankle fractures.
• $450,000 Settlement for injured chief engineer on tug after fell down defective tug ladder and sustained injuries that led to a cervical fusion.
• $420,000 Knee injury to barge tankerman after slipping on a oily mat.
• $420,000 Settlement for injured barge tankerman who slipped on oil and injured his knee and lower back.
• $400,000 Injury to the shoulder of a tug deckhand when a towing line was pulled in an unsafe manner.
• $400,000 Wrongful death of truck driver caused by accidental overdose of pain medication.
• $400,000 Settlement for woman injured in the produce section of a large grocery retailer when a defective produce sprinkler sprayed water on the floor. Plaintiff sustained severe knee injury that led to multiple surgeries.
• $400,000 Settlement for severe ankle and foot fractures from a fall off an unsecured ladder while attempting to board a fishing vessel in dry dock.
• $400,000 Settlement for injury to cruise ship passenger when cruise line failed to monitor sauna and passenger lost consciousness.
• $399,496 Verdict in favor of a construction worker in Eastern Washington for knee injury that resulted from the unsafe operation of a forklift.
• $380,799 Verdict for chief engineer on tug following lower back injury while repairing an unseaworthy appliance on the tug.
• $380,000 Settlement in favor of injured Washington State Ferry employee who was hit in the chest with a mooring line.
• $350,000 Injury on a tug boat caused by an unsafe fixed ladder resulting in hip replacement.
• $305,000 Verdict in favor of fish processor for knee injury sustained when a box fell off a conveyor belt in Dutch Harbor.
• $300,000 Settlement in unguarded ladder claim involving cervical and thoracic burst fractures.
• $300,000 Settlement in maritime / Jones Act injury claim involving loss of three toes.
• $300,000 Verdict in favor of an oil barge tankerman who suffered injury as a result of barge owner's failure to adequately mark an angle iron which supported spill rail on the oil barge.
• $295,226 Verdict in favor of Washington State Ferry concessionaire who suffered lumbar spine injury with resulting fusion as a result of attempting to loosen beer keg tap which was frozen in closed position.
• $290,000 Settlement for injured construction worker who fell through an unmarked hole in the floor that was covered with an unsecured piece of plywood.
• $289,000 Verdict against American Seafoods Company for knee injury to fish processor caused by unsafe conveyor belt.
• $280,621 Verdict in premises liability case involving meniscus tear in the knee.
• $260,000 Settlement for electrical death caused to concrete pump truck driver on a construction site.
• $255,000 Back injury to tug worker attempting to correct an unsafe condition caused by a hydraulic fluid leak.
• $255,000 Injury to shoulder of Washington State ferry employee from unsafe tie-up line.
• $250,000 Arm fracture to deckhand working on factory trawler in the Bering Sea.
• $250,000 Head and neck injury to a cruise ship employee hit by an object falling from an upper deck.
• $250,000 Back injury to fish processor when he slipped and fell down defective stairs on vessel.
• $250,000 Settlement with Washington State ferries for injury to able- bodied seaman's shoulder, neck, and upper back while attempting to pull a stuck car block out from a vehicle on the car deck.
• $230,000 Settlement for driver who sustained a mild traumatic brain injury following a head-on collision
• $225,000 Shoulder injury to ferry worker after slipping on oil.
• $220,000 Settlement for injured tug chief engineer who was hit with a parted tow wire and sustained a mild traumatic brain injury.
• $200,000 Settlement against U.S. Navy for injury to welder who stepped into an unguarded hole in the flight deck of a naval destroyer.
• $200,000 Fractures to the foot of a deckhand working on a factory trawler when object fell on foot.
• $200,000 Settlement for bicycle rider who sustained pelvic fractures when dog knocked him off bicycle.
• $200,000 Settlement for tug mate who sustained a lower back injury while attempting to pull a line stuck in a bow pud.
• $200,000 Settlement for combi on a fishing vessel who sustained severe foot fractures when a large engine part was negligently dropped on his foot by co-workers.
• $186,514 Verdict in favor of Washington State Ferry ordinary seaman who suffered knee injury tripping on a mat which had corner curled upward resulting in trip hazard.
• $175,000 Settlement for wrist fracture caused by head-on motor vehicle collision.
• $175,000 Settlement for a passenger on a cruise ship who sustained a serious knee and neck injury when she fell on broken plates that were not properly secured in bad weather.
• $162,500 Settlement in favor of fisherman injured when he was stabbed by another member of the crew.
• $150,000 Settlement for engineer on a tender vessel who sustained eye injury when a marine battery exploded in his face.
• $135,000 Settlement for ankle fracture in motor vehicle collision.
• $125,000 Settlement with Washington State Ferries following right shoulder injury while attempting to secure a rescue boat.
• $100,000 Multiple rib fractures sustained by motorcyclist in a motor vehicle collision.
• $88,000 Settlement for leg fracture involving an unguarded conveyor belt.

Kraft Palmer Davies, PLLC
1001 Fourth Avenue
Suite 4131
Seattle, WA 98154
Phone: 206-624-8844
Toll Free: 800-448-8008
Fax: 206-624-2912
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