Construction Equipment Accidents
Have you or a loved one been involved in a bulldozer accident, crane accident, backhoe accident, skid steer loader accident, front-end loader accident, or fork lift accident? Have you been hurt by a piece of defective equipment on the job? You may deserve compensation.
Construction equipment is often extremely heavy and very dangerous, even when safety precautions are taken. Injuries resulting from equipment accidents are often debilitating and life threatening. Equipment accidents can occur in any facet of construction work. Many equipment and tool accidents are due to manufacturing defects, equipment malfunction, lack of instruction or warning, or inadequate supervision. When this is the case you need the experience of a construction product liability attorney to explain your rights.
Most serious accidents and injuries to construction workers are caused by these types of equipment and tools:
- Compactors
- Cranes
- Bulldozers
- Dump trucks
- Excavators
- Forklifts
- Graders
- Front-end loaders
- Personnel lifts
- Backhoes
- Scrapers
- Skid steer loaders
- Trenchers
- Tractors
- Wood chippers
- Power tools, saws, drills, nail-guns
Injuries sustained from such equipment can severely limit your ability to lead a normal life. Victims may require extensive rehabilitation and medical treatment creating extreme financial hardship for your family. You may be unable to return to work and pay your bills. Donʼt rely solely on workerʼs compensation benefits to pay for your injuries and lost wages. You and your family deserve to be taken care of after a construction equipment accident.
Over the past 10 years, Grant Luna and Dean Rice have recovered more than 20 million dollars for injured workers and their families. They have spent the last 33 years in the construction equipment safety field with 20 years defending the very cases they now prosecute. As a result, they have a unique understanding of both sides of an equipment accident legal dispute and have the ability to maximize monetary compensation for their clients.
With more than 100 jury trial cases, specializing in construction product safety litigation, Grant Luna and Dean Rice, are experienced construction accident lawyers serving all of California.
Contact California Construction Accident Attorneys today for a Free Case Evaluation and advice about your legal rights. The attorneys at CCAA will evaluate your case and determine if you are entitled to more than just workerʼs compensation benefits. Don’t you and your family deserve to live the same life you had before your construction equipment accident? Contact us to find out how we can help.
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Testimonials
- John worked an independent tile setter in the San Jose area. The general contractor took down the safety railing to do some work but did not put it back up. In order to complete his work and get paid John had to work around the other trades after hours without the safety rails. He fell 17’ breaking his knee cap, patella and was unable to work for a year. The general contractor went out of business. Dean and Grant paid for all costs and fees. Their representation was free to me. John received a prompt settlement without a trial to pay his medical bills and lost wages from the owner until he was able to return to work.
- The roofing company that I work for had me climbing building ladders to inspect and repair leaks on building roofs. As I was climbing the ladder attached to the building past the second floor the rung ladder construction changed. This forced me to take an extra long step and reach. The unevenness caused me to slip and fall seriously injuring my back. I was unable to walk and work for months. I could not afford any fees or legal costs. Dean and Grant took my case at no cost to me, free. Dean then took my case from another attorney. Dean took several key depositions and the building owner made a generous offer that I could not refuse. I was able to obtain medical assistance and recovered to return to work. - Mark
- My husband and I were driving on a San Diego Freeway when we noticed a jacked up monster truck behind us. The truck was following too close and all we could see was the bumper in the rear view mirror when it struck us. We tried to speed up to get away but the truck hit us again. Because the monster truck was jacked up it caused our car to roll. My husband was ejected and died instantly. Dean sued the monster truck owner, lift kit installer and manufacturer. The legal fees and costs were free to me through trial. I paid nothing. The responsible parties refused to pay any money. We tried the case to a San Diego Jury and was awarded $3.3 Million Dollars. Thank you. - Linda
- I have been a salesman all of my life and was looking to retire with the last product. Commissions from sales have been my only source of income. A new start up medical product company asked me to take a risk and head up the sales department with sales being my only income. I almost starved in the beginning. However, I worked hard selling, promoting, and traveling the country to potential customers and health care providers. The company finally took off and emerged as the leader in the industry. My sales went from zero to $500,000 to $3Million over five years. The president would not pay me under the contract, stopped taking my calls and refused to see me. A new, young salesman took my job on salary. Grant took my case to jury verdict in Orange County when the Company refused to pay anything. The jury first awarded $800,000. The Company President appealed the case all the way to the California Supreme Court. Grant won another $450,000 on appeal for a total award to me of $1,250,000.
- John was a marine and served honorably in Iraq. We were married after he was discharged from Pendleton. He started working as an electrician on housing construction. We were ready to start a family. After all the danger John endured in Iraq I thought the rest would be easy. The look on his foreman’s face at my door one afternoon brought my world to an end. John was electrocuted mysteriously while working on a project. I was a grieving young widow filled with questions, no answers and the Workers’ Compensation payments would not get me out of the debt we incurred together. Every attorney I approached refused to take my case until I talked to Dean and Grant. They sued and pursued subcontractors and the general contractor through hours of depositions, settlement conferences, mediations, and court hearings to find what happened and obtain justice. I could not afford fees and costs but Grant and Dean paid for everything free to me all the way through trial. My questions were answered and a settlement was finally obtained just before trial of $2.5 Million dollars.
