The lamp featured here had been altered by the owner.

As you can see, the attached cord is approximately twenty-five feet.

Based on industry standards, the cord attached to any portable fixture is always six (6) feet.

With the assistance of an electrical engineer, the Law Firm of Donald W. Edwards, P.A. was able to demonstrate that the alterations performed by the lamp’s owner caused hazards that more likely than not, contributed to the death of our client’s husband.

This case was settled prior to jury selection for slightly less than the homeowner’s liability insurance policy limits.

In this case the machine itself was more than thirty (30) years old, but Donald W. Edwards, P.A., was able to prove that the machine had been recently modified and the aftermarket parts were worn and defective. This, coupled with the machine operating too hot, caused oxidation leading to rust in certain parts of the machine. The rusted parts failed, causing the machine to malfunction and contributed to the death of our client. The case settled for a confidential amount. Numerous law firms immediately declined this case because the machine itself was more than twenty (20) years old.

Our firm represented a woman who took her car into an Auto Repair Shop for a routine oil change and ended up catastrophically injured. Shortly after leaving the oil change station, her oil pressure indicator warning light came on and after she returned to the facility, where then mechanic simply re-set the warning light and told her there was no problem. She left and got back onto the interstate, and within minutes the indicator light came on again, the engine overheated, her car stalled, and she was rear-ended by an uninsured driver. The firm settled the case with the auto repair shop due to their failure to perform mechanical work on the vehicle in a proper manner. Other law firms turned down the case when it was determined that the driver who struck her vehicle was uninsured. A confidential amount was awarded in damages.