CONGRATULATIONS TO CATE O'CONNELL, WHO OBTAINED DIRECTED VERDICT FOLLOWING TWO-WEEK TRIAL! Catherine O’Connell recently obtained a directed verdict for her client, a painting subcontractor, following a two week-long trial. The Plaintiff fell from a single-level baker scaffold while working as a painter on the jobsite and sued the general contractor, alleging that the general contractor failed to provide sufficient fall protection. In turn, the general contractor filed a third-party claim for contribution against the Plaintiff’s employer, a painting subcontractor. Prior to trial, Plaintiff demanded over $3 million. Following the close of both Plaintiff and Defendant cases, Catherine moved for a directed verdict, arguing that there was no evidence to support the contribution claim against her client, the painting subcontractor. The court agreed and prior to the case being submitted to the jury, entered a directed verdict in favor of the painting subcontractor.
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