Logging Accidents

Logging is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States. When persons are injured in a logging accident the injuries are usually serious and often fatal. The Janssen Firm has handled logging accident cases of all types including felling, yarding, loading, and helicopter landing accident.

The Janssen Law Firm has obtained a number of verdicts and settlements over $1 million dollars for persons injured or killed in such accidents including:

$1.6 million dollar settlement for family of a man killed when struck by a tree in a falling accident.
$1 million dollar settlement for man injured when a loader dropped a log in a loading accident.

The Janssen Law Firm represents clients throughout the North Coast region of Northern California encompassing Del Norte County, including Crescent City; Trinity County; Mendocino County, including Fort Bragg and Willits; Siskiyou County and Humboldt County, including the cities of Eureka, Arcata, Fortuna, McKinleyville, Willow Creek and Garberville and the communities of Redway, Rio Dell, Kneeland, Cutten, Trinidad, Myers Flat, Willow Creek, Hoopa, Shelter Cove, and Benbow.