Pallmeyer’s court returned a verdict in favor of Cuprum.
#Cuprum ladder trial
The suit alleged the Cuprum ladder was defective because its rear legs and supports bent and shifted under Baugh’s weight.Ĭuprum failed to warn consumers of these defects and failed to recall the ladder, the suit alleged.ĭuring the first trial in 2011, a jury in U.S. His wife, Sharon, sued Cuprum on his behalf in federal court in Chicago under diversity jurisdiction.īased outside Monterrey, Mexico, Cuprum sells most of its ladders exported to the U.S. No one saw the accident, and Baugh’s injuries left him unable to remember what happened.īaugh, who was 64 when he was injured, now lives in a nursing facility in Naperville. While Baugh was replacing the screws on the gutters, a rail on one side of the ladder collapsed and he fell on a cement driveway. In August 2006, Baugh used an aluminum Cuprum ladder to reach the gutters on his home in Wheaton. “The evidence was overwhelming that the ladder was well-made and exceeded all national standards.” Baugh sustained a regrettable injury, we are disappointed with the jury’s verdict and do not believe that the Cuprum ladder was defective or caused his injury,” he said in a statement. Savaiano said he believes jurors were motivated by sympathy for Baugh rather than by the facts of the case. Savaiano of Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP. The lead trial attorney for Cuprum was Dominick W. Proving the case, Wise said, involved explaining the science behind the design-defect claim and disputing Cuprum’s arguments - while not confusing jurors who are unfamiliar with such topics as structural analysis. While a manufacturing-defect claim involves showing there was a defect in one product among many of the same type, Wise said, a design-defect claim involves showing that all products of the same type have a defect even though they don’t all cause an injury. One hurdle in trying the case, he said, was showing that the design of the ladder Baugh used was inherently prone to collapse. “The family’s very happy and relieved,” Wise said. Monico, both of Burke, Wise, Morrissey, Kaveny. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned that verdict, leading to the second trial.īaugh was represented at the second trial by David C. The verdict comes after a federal jury originally found in favor of Cuprum in 2011. de C.V., the ladder’s designer and manufacturer. Lee entered judgment against the Mexican company Cuprum S.A.
The award includes $7.1 million for past and future medical expenses, $2 million for loss of a normal life and $2 million for pain and suffering. Lee’s court found in favor of John Baugh of Wheaton on his claim that the ladder was defectively designed and caused him to fall in 2006. Last Updated on: Februwith Cuprum 4 Ft.A federal jury has awarded $11.1 million to a suburban man who suffered brain damage when the ladder he was using collapsed. Rating, $160 / Great sturdy used ladder, works as it should, no broken steps or support brackets, paint pail / tool shelf operable, all rubber feet on ladder legs.Werner Ladder Features: * Maximum reach: 14 ft * Tool-Tra-TopÂ. This ladder makes it easy to reach up to 14 ft.
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