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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 equipment was not properly… read more
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A four-year-old girl from Uniontown suffered severe lacerations to her foot when she was run over by a riding lawn mower being operated by her grandfather. We filed a defective product lawsuit against the manufacturer of the lawn mower on the ground that the mower was not equipped with appropriate safety devices and guards to… read more
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An elderly man from DuBois suffered serious orthopedic injuries in a nursing home when a piece of equipment that was lifting him broke causing him to fall to the floor. We successfully proved that both the nursing home and the manufacturer of the equipment were at fault and resolved the claim in favor of the family.
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A coal miner from western Pennsylvania 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… read more
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A young girl from Somerset suffered serious lacerations to her foot when she was run over by a power lawn mower being driven by her grandfather. The attorneys of Gismondi & Associates filed a defective product claim against the makers of the mower on the ground that it did not have proper safety devices to prevent injuries… read more
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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… read more
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A construction worker from Washington, Pennsylvania, suffered burns to his arms and hands due to a flash fire that occurred when gas leaked from a chainsaw that he was using while working on a bridge. We filed a claim against the manufacturer of the chainsaw and were able to prove that the gas cap was… read more
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A hair stylist from Pittsburgh suffered lacerations to his hand in an accident involving the blade of a power lawn mower. We filed a claim against the manufacturer of the mower on the ground that the machine was inadequately designed and did not have proper instructions to prevent injuries of this sort. A large, six-figure recovery on… read more
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A 16-year-old boy from Uniontown, Fayette County, suffered serious hand injury due to lack of guarding on a piece of farm equipment that he was using. A defective product claim was filed against the seller and designer of the equipment, and a six-figure recovery was obtained on behalf of this young man.
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A single mother from Erie suffered a serious cut to her hand and fingers when a glass houseware device used to grind nuts broken in her hand. We relied on engineers to piece the broken glass back together and were able to eventually determine that there was a defect in the glass when the product… read more
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