Our Client, 38, was an employee of a subcontractor who in june 2022 entered a construction site at a shopping Center in Freetown, Massachusetts for the 1st time. As Client entered the building, he was caused to trip over a piece of plywood that was in the entryway.
The plywood was placed there by the Defendant contractor to protect the floor from pedestrian traffic, however, the placement was such that it became a foreseeable hazard, as the plywood was uneven and raised. Plaintiff caught his foot on the raised plywood, twisted his left knee and fell to the concrete floor, causing serious injury to his left knee. The defendant claimed that he did not place the plywood and that the Plaintiff should have seen the plywood and denied liability.
As a result of the Fall Plaintiff suffered a Left Knee Fracture that required Plaintiff to undergo several surgeries.
Our office filed suit and after depositions in which we were able to establish that the Defendant was responsible to inspect the site to insure that the site was safe for all persons entering the facility the case settled for $725,000.00