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Injured Maine Man Wins $5M Award for Electrical Accident

East News • November 19, 2008
A Maine man has been awarded nearly $5 million in damages for injuries he sustained six years ago in an electrical accident at a Penobscot boatyard. Bryan Smith, now 24 and formerly from ...

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Subject: RE: RE: power line

Posted On: November 19, 2008, 2:11 pm CST
Posted By: Mongoose
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Excellent cross reference. Based upon the facts stated at trail, the power line was put up AFTER the baot yard was opened. It was rigged below state requirements. Employee stated at trial they were not trained or informed of the state requirement.

The sevely injured employee was working on the ground and was holditng the mast as it hit a 19,000 volt powerline.

Once again IJ prints 1/4 of an article and leaves out some very important facts.
Subject Posted By Posted On
RE: Our Legal System Sucks wudchuck
Nov 19, 2008, 2:49 pm
Our Legal System Sucks Filthy McNasty
Nov 19, 2008, 2:44 pm
RE: RE: power line Mongoose
Nov 19, 2008, 2:11 pm
RE: power line Looking further
Nov 19, 2008, 1:50 pm
$1M lost wages? LOL
Nov 19, 2008, 1:13 pm
RE: Excuse Me Scott
Nov 19, 2008, 1:02 pm
Excuse Me cj
Nov 19, 2008, 12:58 pm
power line wudchuck
Nov 19, 2008, 10:20 am
Ever heard of apportionment? lastbat
Nov 19, 2008, 10:11 am
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