Press ReleaseSeptember 29, 2005 JURY AWARDS $3.5 MILLION TO TREE CLIMBER
“The verdict is for compensatory damages only”, said Richard H. Taylor, another attorney representing Mr. Nall. “This was not a big punitive damages verdict people often complain about. Mr. Nall’s ability to work and provide for his family was greatly affected by Altec’s failure to install the safety bolts, and this award will help him regain some quality of life”, Taylor said. Taylor also said that Altec’s in-house lawyer tried to settle with Mr. Nall right after the accident when Mr. Nall was still recovering from his injuries. “However, Mr. Nall decided to let a Mobile County jury decide his case for him”, Taylor said. “This case is an example of how effective and reliable our jury system can be when a case has merit”, Taylor added. Taylor - Martino - Kuykendall Office Locations
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A Mobile County jury awarded an injured tree-service worker $3.5 million following a four day trial. Michael Nall, age thirty-one, was injured on May 2, 2000 when the telescopic boom of the bucket truck he was working in collapsed. Mr. Nall and the bucket fell thirty feet. At the time, Mr. Nall was trimming tree limbs back from power lines. The bucket truck, only weeks old, was manufactured by Altec Industries, Inc. of Birmingham, Alabama. One of Mr. Nall’s attorneys with the Mobile law firm of 
Mr. Nall was working for Burford Tree Surgeons at the time of the fall. He is married to Dianne Nall, and they have two children. Mr. Nall was only twenty-five at the time of the accident and has been unable to return to his job as a tree surgeon.
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