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Case Name | Huantes v. Built Right Construction, Inc. | |
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Date | 03/07/2012 | |
Note | An attorney was entitled to nearly half of his client's recovery in a workers' compensation case as his contingency fee. | |
Citation | E053259 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 38682012 CA |
HUANTES, an Incompetent Person, etc. , Plaintiff and Appellant, v. BUILT RIGHT CONSTRUCTION, INC. , Defendant and Respondent. Plaintiff and appellant Oscar Huantes (hereafter plaintiff) suffered a workplace injury which left him disabled and mentally incompetent. On March 18, 2005, he was working on a theater room in one of the homes of the development, when a two-by-four joist or scaffolding member, constructed by defendant Built Right Construction, Inc. , gave way. SCIF also waived its right to reimbursement for workers' compensation benefits already paid. As a result of counsel's extensive development of facts, O'Neill was willing to provide testimony in support of liability against defendant Built Right Construction, Inc. , the framer which had constructed the facility that gave way.
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