Verdicts & SETTLEMENTS

VERDICT: $ 12,200,000.00 Wrongful death/drowning. A $150,000.00 pretrial offer was rejected.

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VERDICT: $ 11,500,000.00 Paralysis/negligent sale of firearm. A $200,000.00 pretrial offer was rejected by the plaintiff.

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SETTLEMENT: $ 7,875,000.00 against automobile insurance carrier for underpayment of attendant care following an automobile accident.

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VERDICT: $ 7,500,000.00 for a man who fell from a scaffold when Michigan Bell would not allow Plaintiff to “tie in” scaffolding to its building in a safe manner. Plaintiff rejected a $900,000.00 pretrial offer.

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COMBINATION AWARD SETTLEMENT: $ 6,800,000.00 injuries suffered on the freeway when the Plaintiff’s vehicle ran out of gas due to a defective gas gage that was recently installed.

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SETTLEMENT: $ 5,000,000.00 pre-suit settlement for infection to newborn in a local hospital resulting in serious infection related injuries.

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SETTLEMENT: $ 5,000,000.00 for medical malpractice case.

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SETTLEMENT: $ 5,000,000.00 class action against national insurance company for fraudulent underpayment of medical mileage.

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SETTLEMENT: $ 4,500,000.00 Failure by major automobile insurance company to pay attendant care benefits as required by law to family of brain injured family member.

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COMBINED JUDGMENT SETTLEMENT: $ 3,200,000.00 against a therapist who had sexual relations with his patient.

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VERDICT: $ 3,000,000.00 for young man who committed suicide in Salt Lake City, Utah after purchasing a gun from Kmart. The jury found that the young man was visibly incompetent at the time of purchase.

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SETTLEMENT: $ 3,000,000.00 attendant care settlement from auto insurance carrier for underpayment of attendant care benefits.

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SETTLEMENT: $ 2,250,000.00 in a medical malpractice case where plaintiff’s pancreas was injured during surgery due to substandard care.

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SETTLEMENT: $ 2,200,000.00 settlement as a result of a misreading of pap smears resulting in cervical cancer.

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SETTLEMENT: $ 2,200,000.00 for trustees in ACME Township Michigan when a developer and chain store filed slap suits against them causing mental distress.

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SETTLEMENT: $ 2,150,000.00 police vehicle runs red light – neck and back injuries to plaintiff.

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SETTLEMENT: $ 2,000,000.00 for leg amputation in steel plant.

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SETTLEMENT: $ 1,800,000.00 foot drop from auto accident.

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VERDICT: $ 1,650,000.00 awarded to a woman who fell into an unguarded oil pit in an oil change facility. Defendants had offered $250,000.00.

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SETTLEMENT: $1,600,000.00 construction worker injured when a novice cement truck operator causes shoot to strike plaintiff.

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VERDICT:
$ 1,500,00.00 negligence sale of ammunition – hand injuries. A $ 200,000 pretrial offer was rejected.

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SETTLEMENT: $ 1,375,000.00 for fractured ankle to nurse as a result of auto accident.

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VERDICT: $ 1,100,000.00 for woman who was raped because of defective security in building. Nothing was offered before trial.

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VERDICT: $ 1,100,000.00 where a doctor performed the wrong surgery on the arm of a 20 year old college student, creating nerve injury. The doctor’s attorney recommended $ 15,000 to the jury.

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VERDICT: $ 930,000.00 including exemplary damages against neurosurgeon. Verdict included $430,000.00 in “exemplary” damages relating to a finding by the jury that the defendant tried to “hide” his malpractice. The verdict followed an offer of $150,000.00 which was rejected by the patient.

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VERDICT: $ 600,000.00 auto accident following $ 16,000 offer. Case had been remanded to District Court.

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VERDICT: $ 540,000.00 for construction worker who was injured as a result of the negligence of other subcontractors. Plaintiff turned down a pre-trial offer of $125,000.00.

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VERDICT: $ 350,000.00 following minimal pre trial offer. Parking lot gate caused injury to patron.

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SETTLEMENT: $285,000.00 for a woman who was attacked by her roommate’s viscous dog causing permanent scarring.

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SETTLEMENT: $200,000.00 for a woman taking a walk in her neighborhood being pushed down and attacked by a dog being handled by its careless owner causing physical and psychological damage.

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SETTLEMENT: $250,000.00 for a man riding his motorcycle when a careless driver turned directly in front of him causing them to collide and causing serious injuries.

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SETTLEMENT: $825,000.00 for a Wayne County man out for a bike ride was struck by a car that ran a stop sign causing significant injuries.

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SETTLEMENT: $500,000.00 for the family of a man who was killed while riding his bicycle on a sidewalk by a gas station when he was struck by a vehicle that was entering the gas station.

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SETTLEMENT: $1,000,000.00 for the family of two young women who were killed while travelling in their car by a vehicle crossed the center line striking them.

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SETTLEMENT: $500,000.00 for the family of a woman who was walking on a roadway when she was struck and killed by a distracted driver who was texting.

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