Verdicts & Settlements

$4,000,000 settlement; brain injury to an infant due to delay in delivering the baby.

$4,000,000 settlement on behalf of a brain injured infant and his family due to improper post-partum care of the mother and baby leading to jaundice of the child and brain injury from liver dysfunction.

$2,775,000 settlement (on fifth day of trial) for a man who sustained burn injuries and sequelae to his trachea during laser surgery due to the negligence of five medical care providers at three different hospitals.

$1,375,000 settlement (after trial but before verdict); rendered quadriplegic a woman due to negligent failure to maintain the premises where the defendant's and plaintiff's negligence were vigorously disputed.

$1,200,000 settlement; an infant who sustained a brain injury due to delay in delivery because of improper reading of fetal monitor strips.

$1,200,000 settlement of a wrongful death claim; man was a passenger in a motor vehicle and killed due to the negligence of another driver.

$1,150,000 settlement; medical malpractice and wrongful death claim for a man who died due to misinterpretation of an echocardiogram.

$1,082,000 verdict; man who sustained herniated disks in his neck and low back from a rear-end collision.

$1,050,000 settlement; man who sustained a heart attack and needed a heart transplant due to the negligence of a cardiologist and thoracic surgeon.

$990,000 settlement; failure to diagnose and treat an elementary school student with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever resulting in neurological and minor brain injuries.

$975,000 settlement; man who sustained severe burn injuries due to the negligent operation of an oil tanker which went left-of-center and exploded.

$975,000 settlement; claim of an elderly woman against a neurosurgeon for failure to recognize and treat a spinal abscess resulting after back surgery.

$875,000 settlement of wrongful death claim; man who received substandard care from his family doctor resulting in the delay in treatment of cardiac disease, ultimately resulting in his premature death.

$850,000 settlement of a wrongful death claim; man whose death was caused by an intentional tort arising out of an explosion at a chemical plant.

$825,000 settlement; man who sustained broken wrists and elbows and a fractured lower back, due to the negligence of a heating contractor in failing to barricade a hole in a roof on a construction site.

$800,000 settlement; elderly man due to failure to diagnose a primary cancer tumor at the knee, which metastasized and resulted in death.

$750,000 settlement; medical negligence claim of a woman who sustained injuries to her leg due to the alleged negligence of a vascular surgeon in diagnosis and treatment of the vascular condition.

$650,000 settlement; injury to the extremity of an infant due to failure to manage the delivery expediently when shoulders became lodged in the pelvis.

$650,000 settlement; survival and wrongful death claims of female housewife in her late 50's, whose death was caused by the negligence of a physician who failed to diagnose and treat lung cancer.

$600,000 settlement; woman who developed Coumadin-induced skin necrosis of her calf due to the negligence of two medical care providers.

$590,000 settlement of wrongful death claim; man who died as a result of failure to timely diagnose and treat gastrointestinal cancer.

$565,000 settlement; mentally retarded client who sustained second and third degree burns from his chest to his knees, due to the negligence of a caretaker who left him alone in a hot shower.

$550,000 settlement; mother's delivery of baby was improperly delayed causing injuries to an infant who had hereditary abnormalities.

$500,000 settlement; brain injury to an infant at birth where mother was managed for premature rupture of membranes for two days in a clinic setting before a Cesarean section was performed.

$500,000 settlement of a medical negligence claim; man who developed avascular necrosis of both hips following alleged negligent administration of steroids for treatment of back pain.

$475,000 settlement for an elderly diabetic who lost part of her lower leg due to inappropriate vascular surgery.

$474,999.99 settlement for an elderly man due to improper urologic surgery resulting in significant injury.

$450,000 settlement for a family of a child due to negligence in the delivery of the child resulting in neurologic injury.

$450,000 jury verdict ($9,000 in medical bills) for a man who sustained a mild traumatic brain injury due to a rear-end collision.

$445,000 settlement of a personal injury claim for a man who was injured in a fall from an aerial work platform due to the alleged negligence of the entity which provided the aerial work platform to him and to the alleged intentional tort of his employer.

$410,000 settlement for next of kin due to failed back surgery on a single man resulting in multiple complications and ultimately death due to multiple causes.

$370,000 settlement to family of a deceased middle-aged lady who was a chronic pain management patient against a family physician for improperly refusing to wean her from addictive narcotic medication, resulting in suicide.

$350,000 settlement for a 14 year old boy who fractured his hip during a baseball game and there was a delay in diagnosing him until the fracture went on to compromise the blood supply in the hip joint, resulting in premature artificial hip replacement at age 16.

$349,937.02 verdict plus pre-judgment interest for estate of middle-aged man for delay in recognizing and treating a heart attack at an emergency room resulting in death and despite non-compliance of the decedent with medical care and health habits.

$325,000 settlement on behalf of a middle-aged lady for complications arising out of an improperly performed gallbladder surgery.

$295,000 settlement; 33-year-old who had just had her third child had a very rare heart complication from the pregnancy called peri-partum cardiomyopathy.  This was properly diagnosed and treated at a metropolitan hospital.  The patient very quickly responded to treatment and although the heart condition was potentially serious, the patient was discharged home.  The major issue in the case was whether or not proper communication between the hospital, the cardiomyopathy clinic and the patient occurred before discharge.  Unfortunately, the day after discharge, the patient had a very rare heart event at home and passed away.  After significant discovery and with no claim of negligence in the actual medical management of the condition, but only in communication, we were successful in obtaining the settlement for the family.

$290,000 settlement; 65-year-old was stepping off a curb in a turnaround in a hotel in Phoenix, AZ when she was struck by the corner of a car driven by the hotel valet resulting in fractures of the tibia and fibula and aggravation of a pre-existing torn rotator cuff resulting in earlier surgery that would have been necessary.

$245,000 settlement of a personal injury claim of a woman in her mid 40s who sustained an injury to her foot as a result of a motor vehicle collision.

$240,000 settlement of a personal injury claim arising out of a motor vehicle collision for a man who sustained orthopedic injuries as a result thereof.

$225,000 settlement;68-year-old single lady having only symptomatic care by a family doctor's office over the years.  Had lab work which showed elevated blood sugar which was unappreciated by the family physician's office and the follow-up was delayed.  There was significant issue of proper compliance by the patient.  The patient suffered a diabetic coma and died.  A settlement was achieved on behalf of the estate.   

$225,000 settlement; 43-year-old nurse with no symptoms had a routine physical showing elevated liver enzymes.  After an extensive workup and consultation with four different urologists, surgery for a presumed kidney tumor was scheduled and begun.  Unfortunately, the patient crashed because the tumor was actually an adrenal gland tumor.  The patient passed away.  Substantial defense condsidering five treating or consulting physicians made the same error; however, we were successful in a settlement.  

$215,000 settlement; 33-year-old with a long history of multiple abdominal and female related problems had unecessary ovary removal that ended in significant infection.

$205,000 settlement of a medical negligence claim of a man in his late 60s due to alleged failure to timely diagnose and treat an epidural hematoma which developed after a knee manipulation resulting in incomplete paraplegia, cauda equina syndrome and neurogenic bowel and bladder.

$200,000 settlement of a personal injury claim arising out of a collision between a motor vehicle and a horse arising out of the alleged negligence of the owner of the horse in failing to barricade the horse within his property.

$200,000 settlement for the family of an infant who suffered an arm injury because of failed attempts to properly dislodge the shoulders during delivery of the baby. This was a Federal Tort Claim against the federal government.

$162,500 settlement (presuit); 62-year-old lady misdiagnosed with cancer and place in Hospice for 30 days.  Had the same treatment, but had to give up her apartment and some other personal luxuries.

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