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James P. Carey
Jim Carey is a personal injury attorney with a reputation for winning big cases while effectively serving all of his clients. He was chosen to sit on the American Board of Trial Advocates, an elite organization of accomplished trial attorneys.

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James P. Carey Verdicts & Settlements

Press operator loses 4 fingers due to defective design, $800,000 settlement

Our client, a 23 year old temp worker, was operating a Heim press. He placed the piece of metal in the press, activated the press and when it had cycled, reached in with his right hand to remove the piece of metal. The press began another cycle and caught his hand and crushed it and caused an amputation of four fingers on that hand. Jim Carey filed suit against the manufacturer of the press for a design defect on the machine and won an $800,000 settlement for his client.

500 pound spring pins man and fractures leg in 5 places, $500,000 settlement

Jim Carey represented a man who worked for a Recycling Company that contracted to demolish a large machine in a particle board factory building in Cook, MN. The machine was 3 stories above ground and 2 stories below ground. Our client was using a cutting torch to cut out the supports holding up a 26,000 pound plate that was located on the ground floor of the machine.

As he was cutting the supports, he heard a loud noise above him. Before he could jump off the ladder, he was struck by one of the giant springs, which he described as being 5-6 feet tall and weighing 250-500 lbs. After he was hit by the spring, he was pinned underneath it. Our client sustained a crush injury to his right leg. He had 5 compound fractures of the tibia and fibula. He has two inches of bone missing from his leg as well as nerve damage. He has a rod in place where the two inches of bone is missing. Jim Carey settled his claim against the factory for $500,000.