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Products Liability
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Case Details
A 400,000 lb diesel blast-hole drill tipped over at a taconite mine on the Minnesota Iron Range wrecking the drill and causing the death of its operator. Our client was a supplier of bolts that connected hydraulic jacks to the frame of the drill. Four bolts from one jack were found broken in the vicinity of the tip over. Co-defendant drill manufacturer claimed that our client's bolts were defective due to hydrogen embrittlement. After a four week trial involving testimony of seven metallurgists and engineers, a ten person jury found that our client was not liable and attributed 100% of the fault to the drill manufacturer and awarded the mine approximately $4,000,000.00 from the drill manufacturer which also settled the wrongful death claim of the surviving widow for millions of dollars.
Additional Notes
Jury found that our client was not liable and attributed 100% of the fault to the drill manufacturer and awarded the mine approximately $4,000,000.00 from the drill manufacturer which also settled the wrongful death claim of the surviving widow for millions of dollars.