Amputation Injury

Stewart Galbraith of our firm just posted a huge victory in a Glenn County (very conservative county) trial for a client that had the tips of a few fingers amputated. See www.penneyandassociates.com and look at Stewart Galbraith's profile and click on his blog.
Similar to Stewart's case, a man lost part of his middle and ring finger in an accident in a tortilla factory on July of 2006. The plaintiff in this case was cleaning flour from a power press conveyor when the press came down on his fingers crushing them. The problem was that the power press was missing the safety guards as required by Cal Osha (a much easier case to prove than Stewarts). The plaintiff also contended that the interlocks were by-passed causing his fingers to be crushed. The tortilla factory argued that the plaintiff intentionally tried to injure himself as the normal procedure was to use a hand-held air blower. The defendant also contended that management was not aware of a missing safety guard. The jury found in favor of the plaintiff. See Los Angeles County Duenas v. La Reina Inc.
If you would like to talk to Stewart our our office about you or a family member's injury see www.penneyandassociates.com. Penney and Associates has offices throughout California.