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• Seven-figure settlement - A brick layer was struck in the head at a defective product claim and suffered fatal injuries, leaving a wife and two college-age children. Through extensive investigation, we proved that there were dangerous conditions at the construction site which should have been corrected, and we obtained a seven-figure settlement for the wife and her two children.

• Recovery in excess of a million dollars - An iron worker from Penn Hills, Allegheny County was killed when the boom on a crane malfunctioned during a bridge repair. The crane had been supplied in poor working order by a crane rental company. A claim was also filed against the crane manufacturer, JLG Industries, on the ground that the product liability claim. We obtained a recovery in excess of a million dollars on behalf of the widow of the iron worker.

• Recovery in excess of one million dollars - A coal miner from Johnstown, Cambria County was fatally injured in an underground mining accident involving a conveyor belt. Attorneys from Gismondi & Associates filed a product liability claim against the manufacturer of the conveyor belt and were able to establish that the equipment did not come with proper operating instructions and warnings. Our attorneys obtained a recovery in excess of one million dollars on behalf of this man's widow.

• Significant seven-figure recovery - An ironworker from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania suffered serious crush injuries and orthopedic fractures as a result of being hit by a large steel plate which was knocked over by another workman operating a forklift at a job site. We filed a claim against the employer of the forklift operator and obtained a significant seven-figure recovery on behalf of this gentleman.

• Million dollar recovery - A nurse from New Kensington, Westmoreland County suffered a severe lumbar ruptured disk when a chair that she was sitting in collapsed through a portion of a newly installed floor. Gismondi & Associates filed a personal injury action against the contractor who installed the floor, and we were able to establish that the floor was not properly constructed in the area where the accident occurred. This woman was no longer able to return to her career as a nurse. We obtained a million dollar recovery on her behalf.

• Very significant six-figure recovery - A 50-year-old man from Bridgeville suffered a serious traumatic brain injury when he fell from a Genie vertical lift. The accident was caused by an improper balancing and stability mechanism in the Genie Man Lift. We obtained a very significant six-figure recovery for this gentleman who was unable to return to former his work.

• Very significant six-figure recovery - A young man from Pittsburgh suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was hit in the head with a concrete block at a construction site. The construction block was thrown out of a window by another worker as this gentleman walked around the exterior of the house. Although he recovered to return to work after several weeks in the hospital, he is still bothered by problems with memory and concentration. We obtained a very significant six-figure recovery on his behalf.

• Jury verdict of $500,000 - A factory worker from Verona suffered a ruptured disk when the chain on a forklift which was supporting him broke causing him to crash to the floor and severely jolt his back. We filed a defective product claim against Clark Equipment, the manufacturer of the forklift on the ground that they had not given proper instructions about how to check for weakness in the chain and when to replace it. A jury returned a verdict of $500,000 on behalf of this man.

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