$4.25 Million

$4.25 Million Traumatic Brain Injury Settlement

The Case: Our client, Rene Cardoso, was a construction worker on a job site in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. He arrived to work one day as an electrical subcontractor, and was installing a 300-pound water source heat pump. While waiting on the elevator, our client was struck with the heat pump as it fell during installation. He was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury and sustained severe spinal injuries.

The Outcome: We found that the workers who dropped the heat pump disappeared and could not be located. There was also little to no evidence of the scene, and neither the defendant nor the general contractor investigated the incident. We secured a $4.25 million settlement for our client prior to going to trial, which will support his long term care and cover the cost of medical expenses.