Recent Cases
Medical Malpractice – Deformed Eyelid
$800,000.00 Settlement
Our client’s newborn baby was delivered six weeks prematurely. Nurses in the neonatal unit placed the child on oxygen. However, while in the neonatal unit, the nurses allowed the strap holding the oxygen in place to slip over the child’s face and over her eyes. Despite repeated pleas from our client, the simple act of moving the strap was not done. The strap left the child unable to completely open her right eye. Our nursing expert effectively determined prior to trial that the hospital nurses failed to properly care for the child and caused this completely unnecessary injury.
Automobile Accident – Crushed right hand
$750,000.00 Settlement
Our client’s 3 year old son was sitting in his father’s driveway playing with a friend. Unfortunately, a visitor to the house pulled out of the driveway and ran over the boy, crushing his right hand. Despite the operator of the vehicle only having $10,000.00 in liability coverage, we were able to establish that the insurance company for the driver acted inappropriately in their handling of the claim, and prior to trial we were fortunately able to settle the action for well in excess of the available coverage ensuring that the boy would have ample funds available in the future for medical treatment.
Automobile Accident – Back Surgery
$600,000.00 Settlement
Our 29 year old client was a backseat passenger a limousine when the limousine driver carelessly and negligently ran a red light resulting in our client sustaining severe injuries to his lower back. The insurance company for the limousine initially downplayed his injuries, even after he underwent surgery, suggesting that his injuries were pre-existing and unrelated to the incident, even though our client had no previous back prblems. After aggressively litigating the case, and shortly before trial, we were able to resolve the case and force the insurance company to properly compensate our client and ensure he would have the medical benefits he would require for care in the future.
Automobile Accident – Neck Surgery
$460,000.00 Settlement
A 37 year old postman was driving in his mail truck when he was struck in the rear by a commercial truck. The operator of the truck then inexplicably attempted to flee the scene. Upon his apprehension, it was determined that he was operating the truck with a suspended license. Due to the severity of our client’s injuries, he was ultimately required to undergo a surgical procedure to fix the herniated discs in his neck as well as have implanted plates and screws to stabilize his spine. Although the insurance company attempted to minimize the permanent impact of the injuries, we were able to resolve the matter prior to trial.
Automobile Accident - Disc Replacement Surgery
$400,000.00 Settlement
Our client, a 33 year old single mother was rearended while on her way home from work. Although there was only moderate damage to her vehicle, the impact exacerbated her previous back injury. As the months went by, her symptoms became increasingly difficult to manage and she underwent first a surgical procedure to repair the herniated disc in her back, and then ultimately a disc replacement surgery after the first procdure did not acheive the desired result. The insurance company for the vehicle who started this chain of events argued that her injuries were all pre-existing and could not be related to their driver's negligence. After aggressively litigating the case on her behalf and shortly before trial was to begin, we were able to resolve the case ensuring that our client was fairly compensated for her past and future medical expenses and pain and suffering.
Automobile Accident - Subarachnoid hemmorage
$382,500.00 Settlement
Our 20 year client was driving her car through an intersection when she was broadsided by a tow truck who had run a red light. The severe impact forced our client to strike her head on the driver's side window rendering her unconscious and causing a subarachnoid hemmrage, also know as a bleed on the brain. To this day she still has no recollection of the accdent. Subsequently, she was left with mild residual congnitive impairments for which she will have to deal with into the forseeable future. The insurance copmany for the tow truck attempted to show that her injuries had resolved completely and she returned to her pre-accident status. However, prior to trial we were able to resolve the case and enable our client to have the resources for her future medical needs.
Automobile accident – Neck Surgery
$325,000.00 Settlement
Our 51 year old client was operating his car eastbound through an intersection when a disoriented elderly woman was traveling southbound and ran the red light at the intersection and struck our client at a high rate of speed resulting in him sustaining severe injuries to his neck. After treating conservatively thereafter for several months, he unfortunately underwent neck surgery to alleviate the continuing pain. The surgery involved the placement of plates and screws to stabilize his spine. Upon his discharge from medical care, we were able to procure a settlements from both the insurance company for the woman caused this incident as well as our client’s carrier.
Automobile Accident – Fractured leg & hip
$275,000.00 Settlement
Our client a 73 year old retiree, was walking home on a sidewalk from the grocery store when a teenage driver, who had only been a licensed driver approximately 4 months, was operating his father’s car when he sped around a curb at a high rate of speed, lost control and jumped onto the sidewalk and struck our client resulting in her injuries. She underwent surgery to set her broken bones. Upon being approached by the insurance company, she hired our firm to ensure that her rights would be protected. Shortly after filing a lawsuit in the matter we were able to force the insurance carrier for both the teenage driver’s father as well as our client to pay the maximum amount of their policy limits.
Automobile Accident – Thumb Surgery
$260,000.00 Settlement
Our 29 year old client was driving his car westbound down a commercial street, when the operator of the car directly to his right decided he need to turn into a plaza on the south side of the road. He then attempted a left hand turn from the right hand lane causing our client to strike his vehicle. The impact caused our client’s hand to jam the steering wheel which resulted in him fracturing his right thumb. Ultimately, due to the pain he endured, he underwent surgery to correct the fracture including the placement of a plate and screws to stabilize the joint. The surgery left our client without full range of motion of his right thumb from which he will never recover.
Automobile Accident – Fractured Skull
$250,000.00 Settlement
Our client’s 6 year old son was playing in the street in front of his house with his older brothers and sisters when a careless motorist who was looking down at the time drifted to her right and struck the boy and then unwittingly dragged him for another 100 feet before coming to a stop. The boy suffered a fractured skull which required him to be airlifted to the hospital as well as medical treatment for months thereafter. Upon retaining our law firm and the subsequent filing of a lawsuit, the insurance carrier for the negligent driver finally meet their responsibilities to the boy and his parents.
Automobile Accident – Facial Burns
$210,000.00 Settlement
Our 46 year old client brought his vehicle into the local auto mechanic for service. The mechanic told our client that the repairs would take some time and that he could borrow one of his shop vehicles. After our client proceeded onto the highway, the vehicle spontaneously combusted resulting in him sustaining 2nd and 3rd degree burns on his face and arms. The resulting painful skin grafts left our client with scarring. Upon being retained, we were able to compel both the mechanics personal and commercial policies to compensate our client for both his past and future pain and suffering.
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