{"id":5469,"date":"2015-08-10T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=5469"},"modified":"2015-08-09T21:33:48","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T02:33:48","slug":"1-7-million-judgment-entered-in-ladder-injury-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/1-7-million-judgment-entered-in-ladder-injury-case\/","title":{"rendered":"$1.7 Million Judgment Entered in Ladder Injury Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.graycocommunications.com\/\">Grayco Communications<\/a> was installing cable at the home of Steven Thomas when a ladder became stuck. Thomas, a retired firefighter, climbed up the ladder to dislodge it. He fell, suffering a compound leg fracture.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the severe leg fracture, he developed a bone infection that later required a below-the-knee amputation.<\/p>\n<p>In the lawsuit he filed, he alleged that Grayco Communications and its employee chose not to place the ladder in a safe position, properly brace the ladder and otherwise make it safe for Thomas to climb it.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/1-7-million-judgment-entered-in-ladder-injury-case\/#more-5469\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grayco Communications was installing cable at the home of Steven Thomas when a ladder became stuck. Thomas, a retired firefighter, climbed up the ladder to dislodge it. He fell, suffering a compound leg fracture. As a result of the severe leg fracture, he developed a bone infection that later required a below-the-knee amputation. 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