Contractor’s Employee Wins $21.7 Million Verdict From Power Company Following Workplace Injury
Posted on Oct 28, 2014 in Product Liability | Comments Off on Contractor’s Employee Wins $21.7 Million Verdict From Power Company Following Workplace Injury
A construction company’s worker who was paralyzed from the neck down while working on scaffolding at a power company’s electrical substation received a $21.7 million verdict last week from a Maryland jury. The judge trimmed the original $36 million award to $21.7 million because non-economic damages under Maryland law are capped at $770,000. The central claim in the suit was for negligence on the grounds that the power company allegedly falsely informed the contractor’s worker that the power in which he would be working had been turned off. The power company was not cited for any workplace safety violations by Maryland OSHA.
