Smith Law Firm

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Workplace Accident

Harris County refinery worker received fatal third degree burns over 80% of his body and died one month later after an explosion from a gas leak resulting in $8 million settlement

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Workplace Accident

Orange, Texas resident was killed at a local port after being fatally struck by steel falling from a man lift basket resulting in $6 million settlement with the man lift operator's employer and additional confidential settlements against the general contractor, the employer, the entity that commissioned the project and the company that rented the man lift to the operators

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Motor Vehicle Accident

Jefferson County, Texas, female driver killed in head-on collision between two large coal hauling vehicles in a lignite mine caused by improper design of mine roads and improper traffic pattern resulting in a $4 million settlement

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Product Liability

Baytown, Texas veterinarian killed in head-on collision with a trailer that jumped off of an oncoming pickup truck resulting in $3.4 million settlement with coupler manufacturer

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Workplace Accident

Beaumont, Texas worker received serious burns after her employer (non-comp subscriber) disabled the safety features of a large commercial clothes press resulting in $2 million judgment against employer

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Workplace Accident

Chambers County, Texas, worker killed from liquid propane inhalation at gas transmission plant due to cutting of incorrect pipe because of improper instructions from plant owner; resulting in a $2 million settlement from plant owner