re: Louisiana Scaffold Builder wins $411 million Verdict. Largest in Louisiana History.

$411M > $350M

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What kind of “knowledge” did these people supposedly have?
Because unless they were standing in the ER or reviewing hospital and investigation reports with an OSHA attorney, I’m not sure how much insight they were actually bringing to the table—other than a healthy imagination and a keyboard.

Cover-up? Seriously?
If this was a “cover-up,” it has to be the most poorly executed one in history. The man was taken to the hospital in an ambulance, an investigation was launched immediately by both Brock and Phillips 66, and a worker’s comp claim was filed right away. Real covert stuff—right?

And the “moron posting stupid shite”?
If you're referring to a post on LinkedIn highlighting a team's safe performance—well, heaven forbid we acknowledge people doing good work. If the injury wasn’t classified as recordable based on medical documentation and OSHA guidelines, then the post is not only justified, it’s accurate. (Wild concept, I know.)

Do you know what treatment Mr. Valdivia actually received? Or are we just connecting dots with a crayon and calling it “insider info”?

I’ve spoken directly with an OSHA attorney and an OSHA rep—actual people whose job it is to interpret these things—and based on the medical reports, the incident didn’t meet the criteria for a recordable case. End of story.

So if we’re calling people “morons” for posting “stupid shite,” might want to check the mirror first.

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Dude, I've worked in Fall Protection for twenty five years and you either didn't speak to an OSHA rep but just some dude who slept in a Holiday Inn express night before or are a liar.

411mil?

This will be reduced to $50M, and over half will go to the attorneys.

This kind of judgement is a big reason why we can’t sustain a viable place for quality insurers to come to Louisiana.

Imagine trying to insure a company where they could be found liable for an injury that will cost $411million dollars?! There’s no way to evaluate the risk properly if a bodily injury can cost that kind of money.

Anyone complaining about their insurance costs, need only look at our plaintiff friendly legal system largely controlled by the Plaintiff attorneys and politicians like Landry who help them flourish.

Louisiana is being strangled by these plaintiff attorneys and they corrupted legal system

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One of, if not the single most dangerous jobs on a construction site or an operating plant is scaffold building. This is why companies exist who do nothing but build scaffold.....they assume all of the risk and many plants and sites will not allow anyone without a stellar track record building scaffolds on their property. Its basically c

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And that's why so many of them will cover up comp injuries. I had a company forge my signature on a return to work on a kid that broke his ankle. I got suspicious when he didn't show for his follow up and his said they canceled it and fired him after I release him. I NEVER close at comp case until we are a maximum medical improvement. I asked for the paper work and he sent them to me. Someone had given him a full clearance (not in my writing) and forged very poorly my signature. I immediately dismissed them as a customer and educated the poor kid on his legal rights. This isn't a mom and pop shop either. They have 40 or more locations in North America.

I despise dirty arse safety guys and companies. They eventually end up with shady, shitty providers that will play along. I don't need their money and have plenty of reputable companies to take care of. The defense contractors are great to work for.

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So he got treefiddy and the lawyer took the rest?

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Lawyers hey tree fiddy, he gets the rest.

At a quick glance Brock does some shady shite. Several billions of dollars in revenue per year and they decided to roll the dice with a jury? If what was stated is true, I don't care if you give the entire company to Jose and his family. This isn't about compensation, it is about punishing Brock.

Companies treat employees like absolute dogshit, don't treat people like shite, don't win stupid prizes.

What happens if they decide to pay the medical bills, pay out lifetime disability benefits, just attempt to look like a decent co? You think they get hit with 400 million?

So how much leverage did that JSA hold in this case? I’m sure it helped a ton.

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Dude, I’ve worked in Fall Protection for twenty five years and you either didn’t speak to an OSHA rep but just some dude who slept in a holiday Inn express night before or are a liar.

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What about that statement makes you an expert on recordability?

But since you are offering your opinion, it was stated that the dude was standing on a 2” scaffold bar when he was allegedly struck on the hard hat so hard that he suffered a disabling traumatic brain injury which caused him to lose consciousness, yet he never fell, his fall protection equipment never deployed, and his hard hat never left his head. In your expert fall protection experience, how likely is that?