Heroic Pipefitter Awarded $77 Million After Life-Altering Incident at Kroger Explosion
OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. — A jury in Oakland County awarded Brian Mierendorf nearly $77 million after he suffered life-altering injuries from a refrigerant explosion at a Kroger store in Bloomfield Township. The verdict, announced by attorney Jon Marko of Marko Law, marks one of the largest awards in the state for such a case. Mierendorf, a 37-year-old journeyman pipefitter and HVAC technician, sustained severe chemical burns and injection injuries to his hands while attempting to mitigate the hazardous situation. The incident occurred when a defective refrigerant system leaked toxic R22 refrigerant, which is banned by … Read more