Construction Accidents

Accidents on construction sites or caused by construction or building occur frequently. Because of the ultrahazardous nature of most of these activities, great caution is required. When that does not happen, people are often injured or killed. Founding partner John Elliott Leighton has litigated and tried to verdict many cases where the injuries were caused by construction negligence.

Mr. Leighton obtained a settlement where construction worker for $500,000 when he was struck in the head on job site by what was then an unknown object. When he regained consciousness he was surrounded by several concrete cores on the ground which had been drilled for placement of handrails on an upper floor. The case was brought against the subcontractors responsible for drilling concrete for railings.

He also represented a construction worker who was burned by scalding hot tar that spilled on the roof of a building under construction which poured down on him through an open skylight. Mr. Leighton obtained an $862,000 settlement for this client.

Negligent construction causes injuries and deaths in other ways as well. When electricity is involved, the greatest care is required to protect people. When wiring is done improperly, tragic results can occur. Mr. Leighton handled a case where a settlement of $1,135,000 was obtained for the parents of a 12 year old boy who was electrocuted to death because of improperly wired boat lift. The electrician's license was revoked following this death and it was later revealed that many other wiring jobs he had performed were potentially deadly.

Mr. Leighton also litigated a case where the father of three was electrocuted when he touched a landscape light near his pool. The light had been improperly wired in this luxury home which was brand new. Mr. Leighton secured a $5.4 million settlement for the wife and children against the builder and subcontractors.