Personal Injury

Injury while working on Space Shuttle program - $3M

In September of 1984, Nance Cacciatore secured a $3 million settlement of 5 lawsuits for 2 deaths and 3 injury claims against NASA, Pan Am, and Wackenhut Services, Inc. The accident resulted from negligence by NASA in failing to warn of an extended nitrogen purge of the compartment in which the workers/clients were working as part of the Space Shuttle program.

15-year-old boy burned by power lines $470K - Automobile Collision

In 1973, Nance Cacciatore obtained a $470,000.00 verdict against St. Cloud Utilities for negligent maintenance of the power poles on U.S. 192 in the St. Cloud area when a vehicle crashed into a rotten power pole causing the line to fall and ultimately a 15 year old boy's arm was severely burned by the power lines. Judgment later was collected by Nance, Cacciatore's filing a Writ of Mandamus to cause the City of St. Cloud to raise taxes to pay the Judgment.

Supplier's Failure to Follow Procedures Causes Severe Arm Laceration $325K - General Negligence

On June 24, 1999, the Plaintiff was working at Honest John's Fish Camp in Melbourne Beach, Florida when a Bradco Supply truck arrived at his place of business to deliver some aluminum roofing material. The Bradco Supply driver requested Plaintiff's assistance in unloading the roofing material by hand instead of unloading this material with an available, functional forklift that was attached to the back of the delivery truck as was the company's policy. Prior to the unloading of this material, the Bradco truck driver provided no information or warning regarding the weight, physical properties or other hazards associated with the handling of the material he was delivery nor did he offer or supply any gloves or other safety equipment to the Plaintiff during the unloading process. As the truck driver slid the material off of the side of the truck to the Plaintiff, he was unable to retain control over the surprising weight and unexpected flexibility of the metal roofing sheets. Plaintiff sustained a very serious right forearm laceration as the roofing sheets fell from the bed of the truck to the ground striking Plaintiff's arm.

In 2001, Charles G. Barger, Jr., obtained a settlement of $325,000.00 on behalf of his client against Bradco Supply Corporation and its truck driver in this case.