On September 15, 2006, Leonel Pinto was carrying boxes of ceramic tiles down an interior staircase at a construction site in the Bronx. He was a laborer working for a subcontractor on the project at which seven residential buildings were being built on Doris Street. After more than seven hours of carrying boxes from the
Finger Amputation Cases – Pain and Suffering Awards Range from $85,000 to $2,000,000
The first thing many new mothers ask, even before seeing their newborns, is: "Are there 10 fingers (and toes)?" Of course, the answer is almost always "yes." Fingers can, though, be lost – amputated – later in life and when that happens it’s usually due to an accident with a lawnmower or a power saw
New Hand Injury Pain and Suffering Verdicts – $1,000,000 Recoveries Sustainable
The hand is composed of 27 bones:
- 8 small carpal bones that constitute the wrist
- 14 phalanges (the finger bones – 2 for thumb, 3 for the rest)
- 5 metacarpal bones (connecting the carpus to the fingers)
Here’s what the bones in the hand look like:
There are also numerous nerves, tendons,