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Kalinowski v. ABRA Auto Body & Glass

$25M Verdict

Date of Verdict: March 20.

Court and Case No.: C.P. Philadelphia No. 161101863.

Judge: Lisa Rau.

Type of Action: Personal injury.

Injuries: Brain injury, multiple bone fractures.

Plaintiffs Counsel:  Kenneth Rothweiler, Fredric Eisenberg, Todd Schoenhaus of Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, Philadelphia.

Plaintiffs Experts: Nigel Ellis, safety consultant; Jeremiah Midkiff, OSHA expert and William Vigilante, human factors expert.

Defense Counsel: Christopher Soper and Kevin Taylor, Taylor Anderson; Marc Zingarini,  McGivney, Kluger & Cook and Mary Ellen Conroy, Cipriani & Werner.

Defense Experts: James Stanley, OSHA expert; Timothy Carlsen, engineering expert and Richard Baxter, roofing expert.

Comment:

A roofer who suffered a brain injury and numerous fractures after falling through a skylight has won a nearly $25 million verdict.