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"After four weeks of trial in Georgia, a Beaumont attorney has won a settlement for a man left disabled by an industrial accident.<br /><br />Jane Swearingen Leger of Provost Umphrey Law Firm in Beaumont obtained a significant confidential settlement on behalf of Traci Evans in regards to a boiler explosion that occurred in June 2006 at Georgia-Pacific&rsquo;s paper mill in Cedar Springs, Ga. <br /><br />The plaintiff, Traci Evans, is the sister, guardian and conservator for her brother, a paper mill maintenance worker who was injured in the industrial boiler explosion.  Evans&rsquo; brother, 36 at the time he was burned, suffered permanently disabling burns on over 68 percent of his body. He spent six months in a medically induced coma and has had over 80 surgeries as a result of the explosion, according to a press release from the firm. <br /> <br />Evans brought the suit against the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co., claiming Hartford was liable for her brother&rsquo;s injuries because Hartford allegedly failed to conduct a thorough state safety inspection of the boiler and failed require safety components to be repaired before the boiler was returned to service.  <br /><br />Additionally, it was alleged that Hartford conspired with Georgia-Pacific to produce fake insurance policies in order to secure safety inspection certificates to satisfy the Georgia Boiler Safety Act, according to the press release.<br /><br />After multiple postponements, the trial began for the third time on Feb. 7 and continued for four weeks, before the confidential settlement was reached. <br /><br />The defendant&rsquo;s in-house lawyer, who testified during trial, was so evasive in his answers the trial judge held him in contempt of court and sentenced him to 5 days in jail..  The company&rsquo;s trial counsel was reprimanded by the judge twice during trial for violating the court&rsquo;s orders and misrepresenting testimony to the court.<br /> <br />&ldquo;We are incredibly pleased with the outcome of this case. Our client has received the compensation he deserves. This result demonstrates our dedication to our union clients, even in difficult, hard-fought cases,&rdquo; Leger said. <br />"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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