Decades earlier, a defectively designed industrial machine had catastrophically injured a Pennsylvania operator, yet the manufacturer never fixed the hazard. In 2015, a newer version of the machine with the same design flaws killed a worker, leaving behind his wife and two young sons. After four days of trial testimony in federal court, the manufacturer and its distributor settled for $16.5 million.
This result was obtained by our sister firm, Finkelstein & Partners.