$300,000 Slip and Fall Settlement for Contractor Injured at a Customer’s Home

In March 2019, a contractor finished a job at a person’s home and prepared to draw up the final invoice for the work.  He sat down in a chair on the owner’s back patio to do the paperwork, and the chair collapsed, causing him to fall straight down onto his tailbone.

He was in pain from his injuries, so he went to see a chiropractor, who quickly recognized the possibility of disc problems and sent him for MRIs of the neck and lower back.  The MRIs showed he suffered disc injuries, and he was referred to a surgeon.  The surgeon advised the contractor that he would eventually require surgeries on his neck and lower back, but the client decided to delay surgery as long as possible.

Christopher Geldmacher at the Sauter Sullivan Law Firm made a claim on behalf of his client with the homeowner’s insurance of the property owner.  The homeowner’s insurance company initially did not want to pay the contractor a fair amount for his injuries.  So, Mr. Geldmacher filed a lawsuit for his client.   After getting into the litigation, but before the case got to trial, the insurance company agree to paid the full policy limits available of $300,000.