Recent Verdicts & Settlements

Our firm's notable verdicts* and settlements* include:

• $3.9 million jury verdict - airplane crash
  an action for aviation negligence and wrongful death against the pilot of a small aircraft who failed to follow proper piloting procedures. The airplane crashed, killing a young female passenger.
  
  
• $3.5 million settlement - motor vehicle accident
  an action for negligence against the driver of an automobile for crossing a double yellow line on a highway - colliding with and killing the driver of an oncoming vehicle.
  
  
• $3.25 million settlement - railroad electrical accident
  an action for negligence against a large commuter railroad company for the failure of its employees to properly supervise and protect a subcontractor's employee who was working on railroad property from energized overhead power lines. The victim was electrocuted twice and sustained serious burns over much of his body.
  
  
• $3 million settlement - negligent hiring
  an action for negligence against an employment agency for failing to properly screen and background check a new employee who had dangerous propensities and subsequently attacked a co-worker, resulting in multiple stab wounds and other serious personal injuries.
  
  
• $1.3 million jury verdict - medical malpractice
  an action for professional negligence (medical malpractice) against a hospital radiologist who failed to properly diagnose a young boy's clogged Ventricular Peritoneal Shunt, resulting in his death.
  
  
• $1.3 million settlement - medical malpractice
  an action for professional negligence (medical malpractice) against physicians who failed to properly manage a mother's pregnancy and delivery, resulting in the birth of a child with cerebral palsy.
  
  
• $1 million jury verdict - medical malpractice
  an action for professional negligence (medical malpractice) against physicians who failed to properly read a biopsy slide, resulting in unnecessary surgery and other personal injuries.

Our experience in handling complex cases includes:

• Tanker explosion. We successfully litigated a negligence action against a chemical waste and disposal company after its employees failed to properly drain and clean a tanker truck, resulting in a violent combustion explosion that killed the young man who was assigned to perform routine maintenance on the tanker.
  
  
• Misread pathology slide. We successfully litigated a medical malpractice action against a pathologist who failed to properly read a pathology slide and timely diagnose a patient's stomach cancer.
  
  
• Defective bicycle. We successfully litigated a product liability action against a prominent bicycle manufacturer after a defective stem weld broke during an international triathlon event, seriously injuring the rider.
  
  
• Birth injury. We successfully litigated a medical malpractice action against obstetricians after they failed to properly deliver a baby boy during vaginal delivery, resulting in permanent nerve damage and other associated physical deficits and impairments.
  
  
• Defective machinery. We successfully litigated a product liability action against the manufacturer of a commercial wood chipper after its defective design and lack of proper safety guards dismembered, and ultimately killed, a user.
  
  
• Failure to diagnose. We successfully litigated a medical malpractice action against a physician who failed to properly interpret an EKG study, which prevented diagnosis of his patient's cardiac problems. Shortly thereafter, the patient died from a fatal arrhythmia stemming from his undiagnosed cardiac problem.
  
  
• Defective premises. We successfully litigated a negligence action against the owner and operator of a vocational school for persons with acquired brain injuries after a defective hot water distribution system scalded and killed a young resident student.
  
  
• High-risk pregnancy. We successfully litigated a malpractice action against obstetricians and hospital personnel after they failed to recognize and address sever intra-uterine growth retardation in twin fetuses, resulting in the death of one of the twins.
  
  
• Accounting malpractice. We successfully litigated a professional malpractice action against an accounting firm after it failed to properly complete certain accounting transactions and make certain filings for a prominent business client.

* Results depend upon the unique facts of each case.  We cannot guarantee results such as these in your case.