On Aug. 4, a jury found against a construction worker who alleged unsafe practices at a job site led to an accident that rendered him paraplegic. On Dec. 1, 2006, Doug Settler was working at a building site in Lubbock County when a partially raised wall fell on him. He sustained a fracture at T12-L1, which left him paraplegic. Settler sued subcontractor Charles Mize (doing business as Quality Framing), alleging the method used to raise the wall was unsafe. He sought more than $9 million in damages. Mize argued the method is standard in the construction industry. He also contended that Settler was an independent contractor over whom he had no actual control. The jury found Mize had control over the job site but determined he wasn’t negligent. Settler also initially sued the general contractor but nonsuited it before trial.
Settler v. Mize, et al., No. 2007-539,289
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
