Aubry v. Marcal Paper Mills, Inc.

Plaintiff was crushed to death by a defective industrial garbage compactor. The plaintiff had disengaged one turnbuckle hook on a large dumpster when the a compactor was turned on to crush cardboard. Because the container was unsecured on one side, it slid toward the plaintiff as the hydraulic ram of the compactor began to push and crush the contents of the container, causing the container to pin the deceased between a concrete wall and the container, causing his death. Case settled for $2.5 million dollars.