{"id":6325,"date":"2016-11-03T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T10:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/?p=6325"},"modified":"2016-11-02T11:48:01","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T11:48:01","slug":"u-s-court-appeals-affirms-part-dismissal-product-defect-case-construction-site-spoliation-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/u-s-court-appeals-affirms-part-dismissal-product-defect-case-construction-site-spoliation-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms in Part Dismissal of Product Defect Case at Construction Site, Spoliation Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew Schaefer\u2019s employer, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beis.com\/us\/\">Brand Energy<\/a>, was putting in place a scaffold at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dynegy.com\/\">Dynegy Power Plant<\/a>. Brand Energy had complete control over the scaffold construction and had acquired the scaffold components from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scaffoldsales.com\/\">Universal Scaffolding &amp; Equipment LLC<\/a>. Dynegy paid for the scaffolding and owned it.<\/p>\n<p>Brand Energy workers had difficulty with the Universal Scaffolding components because faulty components would not lock. While working on the assembly, a bar popped loose and struck Schaefer on the head.<\/p>\n<p>Schaefer suffered serious injuries. In addition to bringing an Illinois workers\u2019 compensation claim against Brand Energy, his employer, Schaefer also brought a lawsuit against Universal Scaffolding. Schaefer\u2019s wife joined the lawsuit with a claim for loss of consortium.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/u-s-court-appeals-affirms-part-dismissal-product-defect-case-construction-site-spoliation-claim\/#more-6325\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew Schaefer\u2019s employer, Brand Energy, was putting in place a scaffold at the Dynegy Power Plant. Brand Energy had complete control over the scaffold construction and had acquired the scaffold components from Universal Scaffolding &amp; Equipment LLC. Dynegy paid for the scaffolding and owned it. 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