The Outcome: In July 2020, two years into the case, Yarborough Applegate was brought in as lead trial counsel. Our co-counsel from The Law Office of John W. Redmann in New Orleans enlisted our help due to our track record of significant jury verdicts and settlements for Hispanic immigrants and victims of spinal cord injuries.
The case had been filed against three entities and their insurers: Sunbelt Rentals Scaffold Services, the company that built the scaffold; 1 Priority Environmental Services, the asbestos contractor and Castro’s employer; and First United Methodist Church of Denham Springs, Louisiana, the church where the incident occurred. Ultimately, the global settlement included $8 million from Sunbelt, $6 million from 1 Priority, and $1.75 million from First United Methodist Church.