With more than 35 years of experience representing plaintiffs who have sustained serious personal injuries or financial losses, the trial lawyers of BIREN|KATZMAN have successfully handled hundreds of cases, collecting more than $250 million for our clients. The following case is just one example:
WESTERBERG V. ROY GEORGE RENTALS
Family Of Man Killed By Fan Sliding Off His Pick-Up Truck Settles For $1.4 Million
Leticia Westerberg's spouse, a 32 year old film industry transportation coordinator, was killed when he was struck by a large wind fan which fell off of the back of his own pick-up truck, striking him in the head. The fan had been rented by decedent's employer, a film company, from the defendant rental company.
Eye witness accounts developed through discovery established that once L.W.'s co-worker started pushing the fan toward the rear of the pick-up during the unloading process, he was unable to stop it. BIREN|KATZMAN established that the wheel brakes on the fan, which was designed and built by the rental company, were not functioning properly at the time and that their design was defective
The case settled, despite the comparative negligence of the decedent who was supervising the unloading process, for a $1,407,896 pay out ($900,000 present value).
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