Saw this story in the ABA Journal about a company that saved $1,000 to $1,500 by not installing guardrails around a platform at the top of a cargo elevator, as the original design called for, but then got hit recently with a $2.17 million verdict in a lawsuit filed by the widow of a man who died after falling about 20 feet from the platform while repairing the elevator. No surprise there. It's just sheer callousness to pinch pennies when a small expenditure could eliminate a major safety risk in a workplace.
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Tom D'Amore is the founder of D'Amore Law Group and a trial attorney with over 30 years of experience representing injured people and their families across the West Coast, securing more than $325 million in recoveries. He handles cases involving
car accidents,
trucking accidents,
construction injuries,
medical malpractice, and
sexual abuse. Licensed in Oregon, Washington, and California, Tom is the only NBTA board-certified truck accident attorney in Oregon. He is a national Board of Governors member, past Executive Committee member, and past Budget and Audit Chair of the American Association for Justice, as well as past President of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and an Eagle member of the Washington State Association for Justice.
