$2.3 Million for IL Man Injured in Weightlifting Machine Malfunction
2021
Corboy & Demetrio obtained a settlement of $2.3 million on behalf of a Cook County man who was injured after a belt snapped on a piece of weightlifting equipment that he was using in a Chicago Heights gym.
On September 20, 2016, Plaintiff, Jerry Clay, 62, was exercising on a seated lateral pull weight machine at Franciscan Fitness Center when the belt connecting the weight to the handle snapped. Jerry fell to the ground and struck his back.