Doe now has memory loss and other cognitive problems, including speech and vision deficits, lost sense of smell, severe headaches, spasticity in all four limbs and neurogenic bladder and bowel issues. Doe fell 60 feet to the ground and suffered catastrophic injuries.ĭoe, 28, sustained a severe traumatic brain injury affecting his brain stem, spinal fractures resulting in incomplete quadriplegia and other orthopedic injuries. Doe was adjusting his position, the belt came up over the top of the pole causing him to disconnect from it. Doe climbed the pole and then strapped his work-positioning belt around himself and the pole. Doe was hired to install a new electrical switch and cross arm at the top of a wooden utility pole. A lineman working for an electrical contractor identified in this confidential settlement and lawsuit as Mr.
