John D. Webber, umninimasheya eGraham Lundberg Peschel, uthole isivumelwano somkhawulo wenqubomgomo esingu-$2 million sikaJames A. Chamness oneminyaka engu-42 ubudala, isakhamuzi saseSnohomish County esalimele kabi engozini yokugawula imithi ngo-2010 eSkagit County. Sasiziqhenya ngokumela uMnu. Chamness nokumsiza endleleni yakhe yokululama. Sifuna ukwabelana kafushane ngendaba yakhe.
AMAQINISO NGEZINGOZI
Ngomhlaka-13 Okthoba 2010, uJames Chamness wayesebenza njengomsiki wezingodo eHornbeck Cutting, Inc., endaweni yokugawula imithi ebizwa ngokuthi “iDeers Danger CH” eSkagit County. Washington. UFrank Harkness Trucking & Logging, LLC, owayesebenza njengonkontileka ojwayelekile, wayeqashe uHornbeck ukuthi agawule izingodo endaweni yeDeers Danger. UHarkness wayethole iSivumelwano Sezinsizakalo Zokuvuna ne Washington UMnyango Wezinsizakusebenza Zemvelo ukuvuna, ukususa nokuletha izingodo endaweni ye-Deers Danger.
UMnu. Chamness kanye nomunye asebenza naye babegawula izingodo cishe ngo-12:45 ntambama, futhi base bezoqeda umsebenzi wosuku. Lo mlingani wagawula umuthi wokugcina owawa washaya uMnu. Chamness, wacindezela uhlangothi lwesokudla lomzimba wakhe phansi futhi wabangela ukulimala okukhulu nokungapheli. UMnu. Chamness wabhajwa ngaphansi kwesihlahla esigawuliwe amahora amaningi ngaphambi kokuba akhishwe ngabasebenzi bezokwelapha abaphuthumayo.
ISheriff yeSifunda saseSkagit kanye nabasebenzi bezokwelapha abaphuthumayo kwadingeka benze umsebenzi onzima wokuthwala uMnu. Chamness amamitha angu-300 enyuka ibanga elide ukuya endaweni lapho ayengafakwa khona emotweni. Wabe esethuthwa wayiswa endaweni lapho indiza enophephela emhlane yayingafika khona futhi imthuthe iye eHarborviewMedicalCenter e- Seattle.
ISIFINYEZO ESIFUSHANE SOKULIMALA OKUNINGI OKUBUTHA UBUTHA
UJames Chamness uyindoda evelele futhi impilo yakhe ayisoze yafana kulandela izehlakalo ezimbi ezenzeka ngo-Okthoba 13, 2010. Waphothula e-ArlingtonHigh School ngo-1988, wabe eseqala ukusebenza embonini yokugawula imithi, umsebenzi ayenawo kwaze kwaba yisikhathi sengozi ngo-Okthoba 13, 2010. UMnu. Chamness walimala kakhulu, unomphela okwakuhlanganisa:
- Ukuphuka kwe-humerus yesokudla
- Ukuphuka kwe-pelvic
- Inxeba elivulekile lesinqe
- Inxeba elivulekile lesinqe nethanga langakwesokudla
- Ukunqunywa komlenze wesokudla ngaphansi kwedolo ngokuhlinzwa okungu-8 nokufakwa kwe-prosthetic
- Inkinga yokulungisa nokukhathazeka
- Ukulimala kwe-plexus ye-brachial kwesokudla,
- Ukulimala okuchotshoziwe kwengalo yesokudla eyinhloko ngokuhlinzwa okuningi ngenhloso yokusindisa ingalo. Ulahlekelwe umsebenzi ongu-100% wengalo yakhe engenhla yesokudla, futhi kungase kudingeke anqunywe ingalo.
IZINKINGA ZOKUVIKELA IZIBOPHO NOMSHWALENSE
Isihluthulelo sempumelelo ye-GLP ngaleli cala kwakuyikhono lethu lokucwaninga nokusebenzisa imithetho eyinkimbinkimbi mayelana nesibopho sezingozi zendawo yokusebenza kanye nemithetho ephathelene nokusetshenziswa kwezingqimba eziningi zomshuwalense wesibopho sokulahlekelwa okukhulu, njengoba sanikezwa icala likaMnu. Chamness.
Ngaphansi Washington Icala LeNkantolo Ephakeme lika UStute v. PMBC, 114 Wn.2d 454, 788 P.2d 545 (1990), usonkontileka ojwayelekile (kulokhu uFrank Harkness Trucking & Logging) wayenomsebenzi wokuphepha endaweni yomsebenzi futhi unomthwalo wemfanelo wokugcina wokuphepha kanye nempilo yomsebenzi endaweni yomsebenzi. UHarkness wayesebenza esikhundleni noma wayefana nosonkontileka ojwayelekile endaweni yeDeers Danger ngaphansi kwe- Stute ukuhlaziywa ("Stute umthetho").
I-GLP ikwazile ukuthola ukuthi umthetho we-Stute uyasebenza kuleli cala ngokubonisa ukuthi Washington Izinkantolo zelulele umthetho ngale kwabakhi bezinkampani ezijwayelekile kwamanye amaqembu afana ngokwanele ukuba athethelele ukufaka umthwalo wemfanelo osemthethweni.
Sithole ukuthi iHarkness yayinomshwalense wesikweletu esilinganiselwe esingu-$1 million kuphela. Kwakukhona inqubomgomo yomshwalense wesikweletu sesibili etholakala ngeHornbeck Cutting. Sakwazi ukuthola imali eyengeziwe engu-$1 million ngaphansi komthetho wenkontileka yomshwalense kanye nesivumelwano sokuvikela umshwalense esasayinwa phakathi kweHarkness neHornbeck. Isamba semali engu-$2 million simele yonke imikhawulo yenqubomgomo etholakalayo.
