Farm:

Karri Locke V. Edsell Locke, (1996)

Karri lived and worked on a farm owned and operated by her husband's parents. Her father-in-law accidentally ran over her while driving a farm tractor weighing about three thousand pounds. Remarkably, Karri had no broken bones but developed Complex Pain Syndrome or Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy in her left leg. Every effort was made to resolve the case with the insurance company that insured the father-in-law and the farm, but those efforts were unsuccessful. We tried the case to a verdict of over $100,000.

Industrial Injuries:

Hensch v. IPSCO Steel and Others (1998)

On October 15, 1996, Nova's father, Mark Hensch, and other workers were raising a large roll assembly on a slitter machine manufactured by IPSCO. The welds holding the roll assembly broke and fell onto Mark, crushing him. He survived for several days afterwards, but ultimately died on October 24, 1997. Nova, then only fourteen, was his only surviving relative. The case was settled for a confidential amount.

Railroad:

Klemp v. Farmers Cooperative Elevator (1998)

Shirley was walking on top of a railroad grain car to do a visual inspection of its contents as part of her job. The cars were stopped on the premises of the grain elevator. They suddenly began to move without warning and the elevator grain spout hit her in the back, throwing her between two cars. She was run over, causing massive injuries and severing her left leg. Shirley settled her case for a confidential amount.

Utilities:

McNear v. IES Utilities, Alliant Energy (2002)

Cathy was at work on the night shift when faulty wiring started a fast moving fire in her house in the late night hours. Cathy's husband and three of her children were asleep in the house as it burned to the ground, killing all 4 of them. Cathy settled her case for a confidential amount.