Ammonia Poisoning Causes Permanent Lung Injury to Factory Worker, $250,000 Recovery

Settlement/Verdict: $250,000.00

Attorney: Cory P. Whalen
Practice Area: Worker Injury
Client Injury: Lung Injury

A factory worker at a bottling company in Eagan was severely and permanently injured when a careless contractor mistakenly cut an ammonia line. Ammonia leaked into the building, causing irreparable and life-altering lung and respiratory ailments to the worker. Specifically, this worker sustained difficulties breathing, chronic cough, the requirement of supplemental oxygen and significant exercise limitations. He now has permanent need to be treated chronically with medications that have significant side effects and immunosuppressant therapy. He is now also at a very high risk to develop additional problems that will likely require hospitalization and ultimately result in lung infections.

Ongoing disputes regarding the liability between this worker's employer and the contracting company hired to do the work on the ammonia piping would have dragged this case out indefinitely. Years of research, perseverance and judicious knowledge of the law prevailed when Cory Whalen and Jim Carey were able to obtain a $250,000 award for this injured worker.

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