28-year-old construction worker Victor Reyes was killed when glass falls from crane on Oaklawn Ave. in Dallas
A job site accident claimed the life of a 28-year-old construction worker Victor Reyes in Dallas, TX. The construction accident occurred as the Reyes was standing beneath a crane that was lifting some quantity of glass panes. For reasons not yet determined, the glass panes fell from the crane and struck him. Reyes was transported to Parkland Hospital in Dallas, TX where he was pronounced dead shortly thereafter.
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Dallas wrongful death attorney Michael Grossman
| Posted on:
4/13/2009
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Attorney Michael Grossman said:
I want to begin by offering my condolences to the family of Victor Reyes.
Construction accident cases like this one are very time sensitive. The preservation of evidence is crucial to determining the outcome of the case. Whereas you may be able to easily collect the physical evidence in a car accident case, a construction accident case involving such expensive heavy machinery is much more likely to suffer from altered evidence simply because the job site and equipment are not likely to sit still for very long without some form of intervention such as an attorney filing a subpoena.
My firm currently represents the family of a construction worker who was killed in very similar crane accident in North Texas. In that case, as soon as his family sought out the help of my firm, we launched a full investigation and were able to extract every bit of valuable evidence before it was too late. The same rules apply to this case, and as such I strongly urge any interested parties to consider the element of time in making any legal decisions. It would be terrible if Mr. Reyes' estate were to pursue civil action after some of the crucial pieces of the puzzle had been manipulated.
OSHA will likely have arrived at some preliminary conclusions by this point. Based on what I have learned about this case, it is very likely that OSHA will be issuing citations in connection with this accident. While that is a step in the right direction, it is important to note that OSHA is very limited in the sense that the maximum single fine that they levy against a negligent company is only around $7,000. We are talking about a young man who has lost his life, and who has left behind young children. That hardly seems like justice. Taking civil action against the responsible parties is the only way to ensure that Mr. Reyes' children are fairly compensated for the dramatic impact that this will have on their lives.
Mr. Reyes family will have a long road ahead of them while they try to get their lives back on track. I wish them the best of luck and I will keep them in my prayers.
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Attorney Michael Grossman said:
I want to begin by offering my condolences to the family of Victor Reyes.
Construction accident cases like this one are very time sensitive. The preservation of evidence is crucial to determining the outcome of the case. Whereas you may be able to easily collect the physical evidence in a car accident case, a construction accident case involving such expensive heavy machinery is much more likely to suffer from altered evidence simply because the job site and equipment are not likely to sit still for very long without some form of intervention such as an attorney filing a subpoena.
My firm currently represents the family of a construction worker who was killed in very similar crane accident in North Texas. In that case, as soon as his family sought out the help of my firm, we launched a full investigation and were able to extract every bit of valuable evidence before it was too late. The same rules apply to this case, and as such I strongly urge any interested parties to consider the element of time in making any legal decisions. It would be terrible if Mr. Reyes' estate were to pursue civil action after some of the crucial pieces of the puzzle had been manipulated.
OSHA will likely have arrived at some preliminary conclusions by this point. Based on what I have learned about this case, it is very likely that OSHA will be issuing citations in connection with this accident. While that is a step in the right direction, it is important to note that OSHA is very limited in the sense that the maximum single fine that they levy against a negligent company is only around $7,000. We are talking about a young man who has lost his life, and who has left behind young children. That hardly seems like justice. Taking civil action against the responsible parties is the only way to ensure that Mr. Reyes' children are fairly compensated for the dramatic impact that this will have on their lives.
Mr. Reyes family will have a long road ahead of them while they try to get their lives back on track. I wish them the best of luck and I will keep them in my prayers.
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