Mr. Javins represents workers and their families, and devotes 100% of his practice to litigation. His experience spans product liability issues, heavy equipment accidents, logging, electrical cases and coal mining. Raised in a family of coal miners with his grandfather, father, uncles, and cousins working in the coal industry, Mr. Javins gained valuable experience working for coal companies during the summer months while in college.
Mr. Javins’ working knowledge of workplace machines and processes commonly used in the work environment provides a solid foundation for representing workers injured by unsafe work practices or defective products. Mr. Javins may be contacted in both our Charleston and Logan locations.
Workplace Safety
Recovery on behalf of a timber cutter who suffered a traumatic amputation of his leg due to unsafe logging practices
Recovery on behalf of a widow whose husband was killed in a roof collapse in an underground mine
Recovery on behalf of a widow whose husband was killed when an unsecured log fell from a log truck during the unloading process
Recovery on behalf of a widow whose husband was electrocuted while working on an unsafe power center in an underground coal mine
Recovery on behalf of a coal miner who was crushed by mine cable which had been caught in the cutter head of a continuous miner
Verdict for a teenager whose hand was crushed by a hydraulic log splitter
Recovery on behalf of a coal miner who sustained severe head trauma following a collision with a locomotive in an underground mine
Recovery on behalf of the family of a project engineer who was fatally injured when an end loader with a disabled warning buzzer backed over him
Recovery on behalf of a coal miner who was severely injured following the collapse of a large stacker belt
Recovery on behalf of a coal miner whose head was pinned against the mine roof following an unexpected activation of a continuous miner
Recovery on behalf of a timber cutter who suffered degloving injuries to both legs after a run away log rolled over him
Recovery on behalf of a coal miner who suffered a crushed foot due to a poorly maintained longwall shield
Recovery on behalf of a coal miner who was paralyzed following the fall of an improperly supported mine rib
Recovery on behalf of a timber cutter who was paralyzed by a falling tree limb as a result of unsafe cutting practices
Recovery on behalf of a coal miner who sustained severe electrical injuries caused by poorly insulated mining cable
Recovery on behalf of a coal miner who was paralyzed as a result of an unsupported mine rib
Recovery on behalf of an electrical worker who fell from a raised work position following an electrical shock from an improperly grounded electrical component
Verdict for a rock truck driver who fell from his truck due to an unsafe access ladder
Recovery on behalf of a widow whose husband was fatally injured while operating an excavator beyond its capability as required by his employer
Recovery on behalf of a cable worker who was impaled by a corrugated metal fence post following an electrical shock while on a utility pole
Recovery on behalf of a construction worker whose leg injuries required over 20 surgeries as a result of a fall from an improperly guarded construction site
Recovery on behalf of a coal miner who sustained degloving injuries to his arm as a result of a poorly maintained shuttle car
Recovery on behalf of a widower whose wife sustained fatal injuries whose automobile rolled over a steep parking lot embankment as a result of inadequate guard rails
Recovery on behalf of a part-time construction helper who sustained severe head trauma following a 20 foot fall through an unguarded hole in the construction site roof
Recovery on behalf of three injured employees who sustained injuries including paralysis as a result of a building collapse
Product Liability
Recovery on behalf of a woman who suffered paralysis to her arm following an ATV accident caused by a defective gear shifter
Recovery on behalf of a coal miner who suffered severe neck injuries due to the defective design of a coal hauler operator compartment
Recovery on behalf of a hunter who suffered paralysis to his leg following the collapse of a climbing tree stand
Recovery on behalf of a widow whose husband was fatally injured when his lawn tractor lost control due to a defective transmission
Recovery on behalf of a widow whose husband was fatally injured while changing a tire on a defective multi-piece truck rim
Other
Recovery on behalf of a widower whose wife was killed when a roadside tree fell onto her automobile
Recovery on behalf of a young man who was paralyzed in an ATV collision as a result of inadequate training
Represented West Virginia University in its litigation concerning its departure from the Big East Conference
