VIDEO – Jim Scherr Featured for Firm’s Outstanding Record Representing Injured Workers

May 1, 2014 Video

Every year, thousands of construction workers are seriously injured in America. Construction workers find themselves confronted by dangerous, unsafe work conditions on a daily basis. There are laws and regulations to protect all workers, whether they are iron workers, construction workers, electricians, mechanics, bricklayers, painters, or carpenters. However, these laws and regulations can be very difficult for the injured worker to navigate without the help of experienced construction lawyers. James Scherr, Esq. is one of Texas and America’s premier construction accident injury law firms. He has a long and proud tradition of representing laborers of all kinds who have been injured on the job. He is well-versed in labor law and has recovered tens of millions of dollars on behalf of injured workers. The firm has also represented Union and non-union workers, laborers, electricians, carpenters, sheet metal workers, plumbers, iron workers, and steamfitters.

In this video, the Insider Exclusive investigative news team takes an inside look at the Texas law firm founder Jim Scherr, in a network TV special: Construction Safety – Santos Rodriguez Story, examining the firm’s outstanding record for seeking justice for workers injured on the job.

On or about March 11, 2008, Santos was working with his employer on a roofing job using hot molten tar for a new roof on the US government port of entry building along the US-Mexican border. Santos was severely injured when there was an explosion that sprayed hot molten roofing tar over 26 feet, covering his body and causing severe and extensive grotesque burns to his body, including his face, entire chest, and hands.

Jim Scherr proved that the manufacturer of the part that blew up was dangerously designed, manufactured, and marketed. Jim knows how to make sure juries understand how injuries can truly devastate a person’s personal and professional life. Jim has earned the highest respect from citizens and lawyers alike as one of the best trial lawyers in El Paso, in Texas, and in the nation. And because of that, he is driven to fight for people who have been harmed by the willful or negligent actions of others. Jim has built a substantial reputation nationwide by consistently winning cases other law firms have turned down, and his amazing courtroom skills and headline-grabbing success rate continue to provide his clients with the results they need and the results they deserve.