Attorney reached a settlement on behalf of a man who was working on a roofing crew when part of the old roof that he was standing on gave way. His fall protection equipment failed to arrest his free fall and the man fell 30-40 feet to the floor of a warehouse. The lawsuit was against the general contractor for the construction project which is ultimately responsible for the safety of everyone working on the project site. Three levels of our client’s spine burst from the force of the fall. While he underwent surgeries for his back, he will never be pain-free or work again.
Alabama’s Unique Rule for Defective Products
A Product Liability Framework Unique to Alabama Alabama takes a genuinely different approach to defective product claims than most other states, one built around a doctrine found nowhere else in the country. Understanding how this framework actually works matters...
