The entire building was evacuated and Jane Doe became very ill. She was taken to the hospital where she stayed for 3 days. Jane Doe developed non-specific interstitial pneumonitis, which is a lung injury. Because no one else was seriously injured out of hundreds of other employees, medical causation was heavily disputed. 

Initially, Jane Doe was unable to find a law firm to represent her and had to file her own lawsuit.  Even the large law firm handling her workers compensation case refused to take her case against the contractors.

Six months later, Jane Doe contacted our law firm and we agreed to take her case. We sued 5 construction companies and the building owner. This was a very difficult case involving many pulmonologists, each with a different opinion as to the cause, diagnosis and prognosis of Jane Doe's lung injury.  In addition, liability was disputed. There were 6 defendants, all denying liability and pointing the finger at each other.  The case then got more complicated when one of the more culpable defendants filed bankruptcy. 

But after several years of litigation, we were able to obtain a cash settlement of $1 million dollars in cash.