Roof collapse.The plaintiff's firm Greene, Broillet & Wheeler LLP won a $30 million jury verdict in a product liability product liability n. the responsibility of manufacturers, distributors and sellers of products to the public, to deliver products free of defects which harm an individual or numerous persons and to make good on that responsibility if their products are defective. These can include faulty auto brakes, contaminated baby food, exploding bottles of beer, flammable children's pajamas, or lack of label warnings. case stemming from a roof collapse in Carson in 2001. The firm's namesake, Browne Greene, joined the case for the damages phase of the trial. Irvine attorney Orlando J. Castazo, Jr. began the litigation in 2002. In the case, 12 plaintiffs sued Harsco Corp. and DYK DYK - Did You Know? Inc. after they fell when the roof they were working on collapsed. Several of the workers landed in a tank filled with metal and wet concrete while others were left hanging 50 feet above the ground until help came. Harsco declined to comment on the case. Prior to the start of the damages phase of the trial, Geoffrey S. Wells, also of Greene Broillet & Wheeler, settled a case in the same matter for two other plaintiffs. The settlement amounts have remained confidential. The 10-lawyer plaintiff's firm specializes in product liability, personal injury and business litigation. The firm currently is prosecuting seven cases against UC-Irvine's liver transplantation program. Staff reporter Emily Bryson York can be reached at (323) 549-5225, ext. 230, or at eyork@labusinessjournal.com. |
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