Appellate court revives amputee's lawsuit over fall during home attic ladder installation Contractor claims West Boynton homeowner negligent for injury during 2008 project Charles Umile fell about 10 feet during the installation of an attic ladder in a retiree's home west of Boynton Beach nearly five years ago, and the contractor's crippled right leg was later amputated after five surgeries failed to save it. [News Source]