Our client's husband went to work like any other day but never came home. He was cleaning the inside of an elevator with another worker when the cleaning solution being used caught fire. Our client's husband was trapped as the elevator door was closed at the time and the power was off. The husband died in the elevator.

Our client was turned away by another law firm. When she came to Frank, Dolan & Mueller, we investigated the accident and discovered that the door should have opened when pressure was applied. We sued the elevator maintenance company for failure to properly maintain the elevator.

The defendant denied any fault and refused to pay any money. The case involved dozens of experts from around the country. After putting on our client's case for three weeks the defendant finally agreed to accept responsibility and settle the case.

AFTER THREE WEEKS IN TRIAL THE CORPORATION GAVE UP AND PAID OUR CLIENT $1,000,000