The Story
Our client was a hardworking construction worker and a devoted father to his young daughter, on the job site of a globally recognized property technology company. Like any father, he had been looking forward to one thing that week: his daughter’s birthday party. The plans were made, the commitments were set, and he had every intention of being there to celebrate her. He just had to get through the workday first.
The designated lunch area was crowded with workers from multiple companies. Tired after a demanding morning, he stepped away from the noise and lay down on a nearby steel beam to rest before his break ended — a simple, human moment that no one should have to defend.
Without any warning, an employee of another company reversed a boom lift directly over his leg. The impact was catastrophic. Instead of attending his daughter’s birthday party — the one he had planned, the one he had promised her — he spent those days in a hospital bed. Her birthday came and went without her father there.
He ultimately required multiple surgeries and extensive rehabilitation to address his injuries. His ability to work, to provide, and to be present for his daughter — all of it was suddenly in question.
The defendant company wasted no time pointing the finger at our client, arguing he should not have been resting in that area during his lunch break and that the incident was his own fault. Our client came to Tijerina Legal Group, PC for help. We did not accept the defendant's narrative for a single moment.
We backed our client 100%. Through intensive litigation, the truth came to light — and the picture was worse than the defendant wanted anyone to know.
