Stephens v. Louisville Ladder Inc.; No.: 8:06-cv-02299-JSM-MSS

Jury finds defective ladder did not cause man to fall.

The plaintiff's wood expert was unable to perform a microsection analysis of the broken ladder rung because the ladder was discarded before trial. Louisville Ladder argued that, even if the wood was defective, the ladder was technically sound enough to offer support even if the wooden rail fractured.

Case Law Alert - 1st Qtr 2012