Won Summary Judgment Dismissing Catastrophic Injury Claims Against Longtime Manufacturing Client

PJ Hines, Mike Maxwell and Christa Dines won summary judgment dismissing all of the plaintiff’s claims against a longtime manufacturing client of Hodgson Russ. The case involved a forklift collision at the manufacturing plant, which caused catastrophic injuries to a worker. Plaintiff sued the plant on a theory that the design and layout of the facility caused or contributed to the accident. Our team used a comprehensive analysis of illuminance differentials to defeat the theory that “blinding light” from an open door prevented the plaintiff from seeing the forklift coming.