If Any of This Sounds Like Your Family, Keep Reading
- The insurance company is already blaming your loved one for the accident.
- Other firms told you the case is "too complex" or "too expensive to work up."
- You are staring at 30–40 years of medical bills, home modifications, and round-the-clock care.
- You are afraid "settle fast" really means "settle cheap."
Here is the case we built for a family in exactly this position.
The Challenge
An 80-pound light fixture fell ten feet and landed on our client while he was doing his job on an oil rig. He will never walk again. The manufacturer's first move was to blame him — said he should have noticed the hazard. Five firms had already turned the case down because proving a design defect would take engineering work no small firm could afford, and the manufacturer had aggressive counsel waiting.
Our Strategy
- Reverse-engineered the bracket with a metallurgy expert to show the weld failed under ordinary load — not worker abuse.
- Retained a life-care planner and forensic economist to price out 40 years of in-home nursing, adaptive housing, and lost earning capacity.
- Filmed a day-in-the-life video so the jury would see what "quadriplegic" actually means — not a word in a chart.
- Filed suit the next week and prepared for trial from day one. We do not negotiate from weakness.
The Outcome
We recovered $44 million — the largest single recovery in our firm's history. Those funds now cover lifetime medical care, in-home assistance, adaptive equipment, and financial security for the family. No dollar figure undoes a spinal cord injury. It does mean the family will never have to choose between rent and a wheelchair battery.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Attorney Advertising.
Five other lawyers said no. CM LAW said yes, and then they did what they said they would do.
Does Your Case Sound Similar?
- You or a loved one suffered a serious, life-altering injury
- Someone else's negligence, a defective product, or medical error was involved
- Insurance is lowballing you or denying the claim entirely
Your consultation is 100% free and we charge no fee unless we win.
Common Questions About Cases Like This
My loved one was hurt at work. Can we still sue the product manufacturer?
Yes. Workers' compensation bars most claims against the employer, but it does not bar a third-party product-liability claim against the manufacturer of defective equipment. These "third-party" claims are often where the real recovery is — and they are exactly what this case was.
Why did five other firms turn this case down?
Product-liability cases against manufacturers require deep up-front investment: metallurgy experts, reconstruction, travel, and a team willing to try the case. Most firms cannot front those costs. We can, and we do.
How long do I have to file a product-liability case in PA or NJ?
Generally two years from the date of injury, but evidence of a product defect disappears fast — companies recall, redesign, and shred records. The sooner you call, the more of the real story we can preserve.
