$4.5 Million Settlement for Construction Worker's Death Featured in News
A $4.5 million construction site wrongful death settlement secured by Chicago personal injury lawyer Edward Willer of the Chicago-based Corboy & Demetrio personal injury and medical malpractice law firm was featured in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin.
Chicago Construction Negligence Injury
On July 5, 2006, a twenty year-old union laborer employed by a Chicago construction company was digging a trench while working on a Nextel Corporation project. Another construction worker was operating a combination backhoe/end loader truck across the street on a separate construction project. As the worker operated the truck, the loader lurched and traveled backwards across the street. The laborer in the trench was hit by the truck which physically lifted him out of the trench. He was crushed to death when the truck hit a wall.
Construction Negligence Wrongful Death Settlement
The entire $4.5 million settlement will be paid by the the construction company that employed the worker who operated the truck.
Construction Negligence and Injury Lawyers
Construction injury lawyer Edward Willer has secured many multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts on behalf of his clients. Willer is a member of the Leading Lawyers Network and has an AV rating - the highest rating possible for an attorney - from the Martindale Hubbell Law Directory.
