Kevin Coluccio
CASE ARCHIVE
Unsafe Work Environment Tkachev v. Ledcor
$2.4 million settlement
Construction laborer Vasily Tkachev, a Ukrainian immigrant, was applying wire mesh outside a building. Guardrails had not yet arrived for the scaffold Vasily was using. As he worked, Vasily's foot got tangled in the mesh stacked on the scaffold and he fell to the ground. Injuries included a broken leg, which eventually became infected and had to be amputated. Through careful investigation and a detailed presentation of the facts of the case, Kevin was able to obtain this outstanding result.
Auto Collision Neil Virnig v. Safeco Insured
$1.5 million settlement
Washington State University student Neil Virnig was the passenger in a vehicle rollover accident around a blind curve. Neil spent 10 days in the hospital for a number of injuries, including some brain injury trauma. In the case against the defendant driver's insurance company, Kevin helped Neil win a settlement for the full policy limit. In addition, Kevin was able to obtain payment of Neil's underinsured motorist policy limits.
Railroad Injury Hannula v. Burlington Northern Railroad
Machinist Michael Hannula was injured as a result of the railroad's failure to provide him with a safe work place. Mike suffered a serious injury to his knee which required extensive medical treatment. Kevin worked aggressively in the discovery phase of the litigation to uncover documents establishing Mike's case. The confidential settlement was the largest known in-service settlement for an injured Burlington Northern worker at the time.
