Shrager, Spivey & Sachs

Managing partner Robert Sachs negotiated a $3.2 million settlement for a truck driver who was injured when he was hit with 1,300 pounds of cargo that fell from his flatbed trailer. In the course of delivering 18 rolls of landfill liner to a landfill, a landfill forklift operator began to unload one of the 1,300 pound rolls. The forklift operator acknowledged that he did not have a spotter at the time, and he also acknowledged that he “attacked” the top roll to force the prongs of the fork under that roll. Unfortunately, the forklift driver was not able to lift the top roll, and it fell from the top of the trailer onto the truck driver’s head. The force of the roll dislocated and fractured his spine and fractured his pelvis in three different places. He required complex orthopedic and neurosurgical procedures to place screws and rods in his spine. He is now disabled and cannot drive work. He has constant pain and is only able to walk short distances. Attorney Sachs negotiated a settlement that included a lump sum cash payment and the purchase of a structured settlement annuity, which will pay the client a total of $6,000 each month for the rest of his life.