Defects in construction equipment, machinery and tools can cause serious injury resulting in lost time and wages as well as pain and suffering. Call the law office of Glenn L. Goodhart, Georgia defective construction tools attorney if you’ve been injured at home or on the job. Defects are usually caused in three ways: poor construction of the item, substandard materials used, or manufacturer (or others involved in the sale or use) failure to warn of danger through labeling and/or failed to provide instructions as to proper use/operation of machinery or tools whether medical, farm, construction or otherwise.
Georgia Defective Construction Tools Attorney
Recalls of tools and equipment, such as ladders with faulty locking mechanisms on the “fly” extension, are slow in coming and oftentimes ignored. Employers must provide a safe work environment for their employees, including providing instruction for the proper operation of tools and equipment. Filing a workers’ compensation claim may help mitigate wage and medical loss under Georgia law, and we can advise you on a course of action, depending on the details of your particular case.
Atlanta Defective Construction Equipment Injury Lawyer
With faulty machinery/construction tools, Georgia attorney Glenn L. Goodhart, M.D., J.D., has the medical background and over a decade of litigation experience in defective equipment cases involving unsafe tools (faulty guards on saw blades, improperly insulated and ungrounded cords, etc.), defective ladders and unstable scaffolding. Workers who are injured in a job-related accident may be eligible for compensation from the employer under workers’ compensation laws and may also be eligible for compensation from someone other than the employer, depending on the circumstances of the case. We also accept Atlanta area cases involving work machines, such as forklifts and landscaping equipment, commercial and residential.
Contact a Personal Injury Lawyer – Glenn Goodhart
Call the law office of Glenn L. Goodhart, M.D., J.D at (404) 255-3282, located in Sandy Springs, GA for a free consultation to discuss your Atlanta personal injury case.
