ALABAMA
ADKINS v. CHAMPION AUTO NEGLIGENCE - A MOTORCYCLIST CLAIMED A WOMAN PULLED IN FRONT OF HIM AND THEREBY SET OFF A CHAIN-REACTION CRASH THAT ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN ANOTHER MOTORIST'S DEATH; THE WOMAN ARGUED THE MOTORCYCLIST ADMITTED HAVING ENOUGH TIME TO AVOID THE COLLISION
HARDGE v. JOHNSON AUTO NEGLIGENCE - EACH PARTY BLAMED THE OTHER FOR A CRASH THAT TOOK PLACE ON A COUNTY ROAD
WILLIAMS v. CUNNINGHAM AUTO NEGLIGENCE - A TEENAGER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN JUST AS THE VEHICLE BEHIND HER ATTEMPTED TO PASS HER ON THE LEFT; THE TEENAGER WAS INJURED IN THE CRASH, AND HER MOTHER ALSO MADE A CLAIM FOR THE TEENAGER'S MEDICAL EXPENSES
ALASKA
ARIZONA
Coslett v. Farmers Group, Inc. Insurance Company, Agent Both Receive Awards in Contract Dispute
Pacific Indemnity Co. v. DeConcini Defense Verdict After Parking Lot Trip and Fall
Sickles v. Fig 101 Freeway Rear-Ender Costs Driver $20K: Negligent driving on Freeway exit ramp resulted in rear-end collision
Smothermon v. Lerew BMW/GMC Jimmy Collision Results in $74K Award: Driver made negligent turn to change travel direction and caused motor-vehicle collision with oncoming vehicle
$2,055,000 RECOVERY - Motor vehicle negligence - Tractor trailer/motor vehicle - Wrongful death - Rear-end collision
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ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
Alden vs. Nelson Attorney alleges fees due in land dispute
Amerigraphics vs. Mercury Casualty Company Insurance company negotiated flood damage claim in bad faith
Buchanan vs. Vanover SETTLEMENT -- Driver struck in intersection by vehicle that ran red light
Colombero vs. United Services Automobile Association Homeowner, insurance company dispute cause of foundation crack
Diaz vs. Tagliaferri Chain-reaction collision leaves driver severely injured
Donovan vs. Gallagher Mother loses daughter in fatal rear-end collision
Dorroh vs. Warren Man rendered paraplegic following head-on collision, rollover
Gibler vs. Krantz Tenant injures genitals in slip and fall on wet laundry room floor
Gray vs. Ford Motor Company SETTLEMENT -- Ford agrees to compensate Explorer owners for diminished value
Hamilton vs. Winter Man driving with revoked license falls asleep, collides head-on with vehicle
Hernandez vs. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Man recovers damages following rear-ender with bus
Kavanaugh vs. Sitrick Judgment creditor thwarted in attempts to recover payment after settlement
Kenyon vs. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company ARBITRATION--Bicyclist hit by underinsured motorist suffers leg fracture
Law vs. Porrovecchio SETTLEMENT -- Motorcyclist run over by car after accident catapults him onto freeway
Lembo vs. Decarlo Defendant says phantom vehicle caused him to lose control of car
Liu vs. Juo Driver performs illegal U-turn, hits bicyclist
Logan vs. Posner Synopsis: Driver alleges defendant ran red light, causing collision
Marin Schools Insurance Authority vs. ESIS Inc. Claims' administrator accused of mishandling claims
North American Capacity Insurance Company vs. Claremont Liability Insurance Company Insurance company seeks contribution in construction defect case
Robins vs. Santa Monica Pentecostal Church Churchgoer injured in vehicle collision on the way to morning service
Sanchez vs. Hernandez Pedestrian struck as intersection light changes
Schneider vs. City of Santa Monica SETTLEMENT--Motorcyclist severely injured
Solomon vs. Andrea C. Tuna fisherman claims slip-and-fall on oily deck of tender
Sloan vs. Stephens: Young woman dies as a result of motorcycle v. car collision
Ortiz vs. Flannes: Drivers dispute fault in head-on, intersection collision : Defense - In answering question number one of the special verdict form, the jury found that defendant was not negligent.
Tannen vs. CB Richard Ellis Inc. Woman trips on step, claims dangerous condition
Taylor vs. Goodner SETTLEMENT -- Motorcyclist and his passenger injured following vehicle's illegal U-turn
$1,300,000 RECOVERY - Defendant driver loses control and mounts sidewalk, pinning plaintiff's mother and daughter against wall - Mother suffers tibia/fibula fractures - Daughter suffers femur fracture
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$1,461,532 VERDICT - Product liability - Physical therapy malpractice - Plaintiff received electrical shock from defendant's electrical stimulation machine when left unattended by physical therapist - PTSD - Pain disorder
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$1,500,000 RECOVERY - Motor vehicle negligence - Rear end collision - Automobile/Truck - Wrongful death of 28-year-old driver/daughter
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$1,670,932 VERDICT - Fraud by concealment - Deception - Breach of implied warranty for a particular purpose - Breach of express warranty
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$11,000,000 RECOVERY - Archdiocean negligence - Sexual abuse of the plaintiffs by science teacher - Alleged knowledge of prior incident of abuse - Psychological and psychiatric injuries alleged
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$2,030,000 TOTAL RECOVERY - Motor vehicle negligence - Rear end collision - Intoxicated driver - Passenger in disabled vehicle is killed when intoxicated defendant crashed into the rear of vehicle - Wrongful death
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$26,566,609 VERDICT - Property - Eminent domain - Loss of use of property - Damages to severed property
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$3,600,000 RECOVERY - Product liability - Asbestos litigation - Dangerous product - Failure to warn - Mesothelioma - Exposure of construction worker to asbestos in joint compounds
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$725,000 CONFIDENTIAL RECOVERY - Medical malpractice - Dermatology/Dermatopathology - Thirty-nine month delay in diagnosis of malignant melanoma of check - Legion almost doubles in size
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$868,787 VERDICT - Product liability - Asbestos exposure - Failure to warn of asbestos in joint compound - Dangerous and defective product - Respiratory failure - Wrongful death
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COLORADO
Underwood v. Wickwire Motorist Not Negligent in Right-of-Way Collision: Motorist exiting parking lot failed to yield right-of-way, caused collision and damages
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
$1,501,151 VERDICT - Rear end collision - Aggravation of preexisting back condition - Two lumbar surgeries performed - Chronic back pain - Total disability claimed - Damages/causation only
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$100,000 PUNITIVE DAMAGE VERDICT - Violation of Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act - Alleged civil theft, conversion and fraud by car dealership
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$169,665 VERDICT - Three vehicle, rear end collision - Thoracic disc herniation - Epidural steroid injections - Damages/causation only
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$275,000 GROSS VERDICT - Failure to maintain shopping center parking lot - Trip and fall on loose gravel - Wrist fracture with surgery - 30% comparative negligence found
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$50,128,000 VERDICT - Motor vehicle negligence - Loss of control of vehicle - Defendant enters opposing lane of travel - Permanent brain injury to four-year-old boy - Emergency brain surgery - Loss of portion of frontal lobes
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$6,990,931 VERDICT - Head-on collision by drunk driver - Fracture of left hip, pelvis, right foot and knee - Multiple surgeries performed - Punitive damages sought - Damages only - Non-permissive use defense
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$65,000 GROSS VERDICT - Negligent right turn by Palm Beach County's Sheriff's vehicle - Concussion - Shoulder impingement - Cervical disc herniations - Wrist sprain - 30% comparative negligence
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$695,979 JUDGMENT - Bad faith insurance action - Failure to timely tender $10,000 liability policy limit in underlying wrongful death suit - Defendant's motion for new trial granted
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$721,672 COMBINED VERDICT - Rear end collision by tractor-trailer - Herniated lumbar discs to two plaintiffs - Optic nerve injury - Defendants in default
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$9,300,000 VERDICT - Slander of forensic accountant - Damage to reputation - Loss of business income - Defendant in default - Damages only
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GEORGIA
Cantrell v. Lantz Motorcyclist Recovers $390K for Truck Driver's Wrongful Left Turn
King v. Blickstein Mansell Road Chain Reaction Collision Worth Over $20K to Plaintiff
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Spinks Auto Insurer Recovers $5,700.15 on Subrogation Claim
Watts v. Timmons Driver, Insurer Settle With Defendant For $4,333
HAWAII
IDAHO
JANET WEBSTER v. MANDY CHURCH AND CANDACE LYON INTERSECTION COLLISION - PLAINTIFF SETTLEMENT for $80,000.
KEITH JOHNSON v. ROBERT MCFARLAND REAR END COLLISION (MULTIPLE VEHICLES)
LISA HOTCHKISS AND RINEY SEEGER v. EDITH J. LEAL AND MAVERICK, INC. D/B/A MAVERICK COUNTRY STORES FAILURE TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY
JANE DOE v. JOHN AND JANE SMITH: FAILURE TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY-ADMITTED LIABILITY: PLAINTIFF SETTLEMENT for $90,000.
ILLINOIS
Burke v. Barchouchi Cab Company and Driver Ace Bicyclist Out of Recovery in Intersection Accident
Busse v. Fleming Toyota , Nissan Collision Results in $8.2K Award: Motorist rear-ended another vehicle, causing injuries to the other driver
Cooper v. Tripoli Expressway Collision Leads to $9.7K Award for Plaintiff: Motorist collided with other motorist on the expressway
Franke v. Kevin's Des Plaines Auto Salvage Tow Truck Driver Pays $82K for Running Red Light
Hassel v. Walker Intersection Rear-Ender Leads to $22.4K Award: Motorist rear-ended and injured other motorist, injuring the other driver
Highlands Ins. Co. v. Ravenswood Disposal Servs. Insurer Recovers $108K in Premiums Due on Worker's Comp. Policy
Lang v. Chruscinski Minor Pays $26.5K in Snowmobile Collision
Rodgers v. Verdin City, Police Officer Not Liable for Collision with Driver: Police officer in an unmarked vehicle without lights or siren ran a stop sign and collided with another driver, injuring the other driver
Rohde v. Allstate Ins. Co. Insurer failed to pay homeowners for fire damage
Rushing v. Imam Mother, Minor Passengers Recover $5.3K in MVA: Motorist collided with another vehicle, causing injuries to the other driver and minor passengers
Solis v. Lee: Truck driver collided with another vehicle, causing the other motorist and her passenger to sustain injuries
$1,625,000 RECOVERY - Business negligence - Alleged access by underage girls to alcohol at the defendant's establishment during a private Halloween party - DWI - Neurological damages to plaintiff thrown from car
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$1,950,000 RECOVERY - Defendant gynecologist performs radical surgeries following detection of ovarian mass without waiting for final pathology results or gyn/oncology consult - Childless plaintiff unable to have children
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$2,025,000 VERDICT - Civil rights - False arrest - Malicious prosecution - Fourteenth Amendment violation - The plaintiff was wrongfully charged and then acquitted of attempted child abduction
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$4,000,000 RECOVERY - Surgery negligence - Partial bowel obstruction following gastric bypass surgery, resulting in anastomotic leak - Failure to review CT-scan in a timely manner - Sepsis - Wrongful death of 38-year old
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$500,000 AWARD - Medical malpractice - Bilateral Lasik surgery - Alleged premature subsequent purely refractive eye enhancement - Epithelial in-growths - Ten subsequent surgical repairs - Significant impaired vision
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$783,333 VERDICT - Emergency Room negligence - Failure to diagnose fecal impaction in plaintiff who presented at defendant hospital emergency room three different times - Plaintiff died the fourth day from bowel rupture
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$800,000 VERDICT - Minor bicyclist struck by school bus - Pelvic ring fractures - Left femoral hip fracture - Transected urethra - Ruptured spleen - Two arterial bleeds - Urinary incontinence - Leg length discrepancy
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$925,000 VERDICT - Plaintiff working on air handling unit broke bulb while swatting at bees exposing him to UV radiation - First degree burns to face - Facial paralysis - Eye spasms - Cranial nerve damage - Dystonia
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$995,000 AWARD - Plaintiff waitress on Amtrak train thrown against wall when train made sudden sharp left turn onto different track - Torn right rotator cuff, required two surgeries - Right arm reflex sympathetic dystrophy
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INDIANA
King v. Fierro Trucking Inc. Jury Grants Plaintiffs $331K for Interstate Trucking Rear-End Wreck
Le v. Stanton Defendant's Red Light Run Results in $15K to Plaintiff
Ornelas v. Sowers Plaintiff's Physical Attack Allegations Fall Flat in Court: When a man yelled at a driver to slow his speed while driving in a residential area, the driver stopped his vehicle and physically attacked him
PANGBURN, ET AL. v. MCALLISTER, ET AL. AUTO NEGLIGENCE - AFTER HITTING TWO LARGE POTHOLES, DEFENDANT LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE, CROSSED THE CENTER LINE, AND COLLIDED HEAD-ON WITH PLAINTIFFS
IOWA
KANSAS
Jacot v. Haines Jury Decides Each Driver Is 50% at Fault for Intersection Collision
Lamb v. Neff $27.3K Award to Driver Injured in MVA at 21st Street and Lincoln: Driver negligently turned at intersection, causing two-vehicle collision
Robles v. Tiller Jury Rejects Plaintiff's Vehicle Negligence Claims: Minor driver negligently failed to yield right-of-way, causing parking lot collision
S.B. v. Mots Fire Engine Collides With Driver, Jury Decides 70/30 Fault Split: Fire engine entered intersection against red light and collided with other vehicle
KENTUCKY
JOHNSON v. WATSON AUTO NEGLIGENCE - EARLY IN THE MORNING, A GARBAGE MAN WAS HIT BY A PASSING CAR AND SUSTAINED A WRIST FRACTURE: $56,291 for plaintiff less 49% comparative fault
JONES v. STATE FARM BAD FAITH - DESPITE EVALUATING A UM CASE WITH A VALUE OF $10,000, THE ADJUSTOR ONLY OFFERED $3,000 - AFTER A VERDICT OF $42,052 IN THE UNDERLYING CASE (EXCEEDING THE $25,000 POLICY LIMITS), THE PLAINTIFF PURSUED A BAD FAITH CLAIM
SONNY BISHOP CARS v. PILES CONSUMER PROTECTION/FRAUD - IN THE SALE OF A CAR WHEN A USED CAR DEALER ENGAGED IN FRAUD, BUT THE DEAL WAS NEVER FULLY CONSUMMATED, THE PLAINTIFFS ARE STILL PURCHASERS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
LOUISIANA
Judge Awards Plaintiff Over $11K for Ferry Rear-End Collision - District Court of Louisiana, Eighteenth Judicial District, Parish of Iberville - Henry v. Hanlon
MAINE
MARYLAND
Diangelo v. Lopez-Ariton Dorsey Run Rd./Waterloo Rd. MVA Settles for $22K
Williams v. Lee Jury Awards $19.7K for Medical Expenses After Intersection MVA: Driver failed to yield right of way when making left turn at intersection and struck two vehicles
MASSACHUSETTS
$1,000,000 CONFIDENTIAL RECOVERY - Medical malpractice - Ophthalmology negligence - Failure to timely diagnose post-operative eye infection - Loss of vision and possible future enucleation in child
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$14,500,000 VERDICT - Medical malpractice - Surgical error - Closure of surgical patient with compartment syndrome - Death of 30-year-old woman from abdominal pressure and bleeding following thyroid surgery
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$175,000 VERDICT - Zoo negligence - Failure to contain animals - Gorilla escapes and attacks the two-year-old plaintiff - Permanent scarring - Emotional damage
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$225,000 RECOVERY - Medical malpractice - Surgeon negligence - Failure to diagnose and attend to ruptured appendix
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$27,500 SETTLEMENT - Plaintiff assaulted by the defendant's employee on the defendant's premises
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$3,500,000 CONFIDENTIAL RECOVERY - Medical malpractice - Failure of hospital personnel to properly and timely diagnose pelvic abscess - Patient left untreated - Wrongful death of 35-year-old female
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$350,000 ARBITRATION AWARD - Medical malpractice - Physician's assistant negligence - Failure to diagnose cardiac condition in decedent - Wrongful death
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$435,000 RECOVERY - School bus negligence - Failure to use yellow flashing lights by bus driver - Student is struck by car while crossing street to catch school bus - Closed head injury - Neurological deficits
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$6,000,000 RECOVERY - Product liability - Defective and dangerous product - Epoxy used to hold concrete panels fails and panels fall, crushing the decedent to death - Wrongful death
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$6,100,000 VERDICT INCLUDING PRE-JUDGMENT INTEREST - Stadium negligence - Premises liability - Failure to secure gate - Gate collided into shuttle bus - Crush injury - Wrongful death action
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MICHIGAN
LINDA KALABAT, ET AL. v. KENNETH E. HARTHEN AND ALTA LIFT TRUCK SERVICES, INC.: MOTOR VEHICLE AUTO ACCIDENT - HEAD-ON - SERIOUS IMPAIRMENT - LIABILITY ADMITTED: Verdict: $2,000,000 for past losses only.
KARLIE M. LEROY v. ALLSTATE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY: MOTOR VEHICLE AUTO ACCIDENT - INTERSECTION - SERIOUS IMPAIRMENT - JUVENILES - SETTLEMENT - UNINSURED MOTORIST - INSURANCE: Settlement: $43,000
Acme Contracting v. Toltest Inc.: Contractor failed to perform under construction contract and pay delay damages to subcontractor
KEVIN KACZMAREK, KAZAM, INC. GRAND BLANC COURT & FITNESS AND US FITNESS, INC. v. GENERAL CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY: INSURANCE INSURANCE - FIRE LOSS - ARSON - SETTLEMENT - FIRE - PROPERTY DAMAGE: Settlement: $1,271,951
MINNESOTA
Adams v. State Farm Ins. Co. Uninsured Driver Offers $10K Judgment
Wohlenhaus v. American Fam. Ins. Co. Homeowners' Fire Claim Goes Up in Smoke: Insurance company improperly denied claim after home and its contents were destroyed by fire
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
Martin Marietta Materials v. City of Greenwood $468K Verdict Against City For Preventing Use of Public Road to Access Quarry
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
Gibson v. Tovar :Truck Driver Collides with Truck, Injuring Sleeping Occupants, Settles for $425K
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
$1,000,000 POLICY LIMITS RECOVERY - Construction accident - Failure to either secure or to warn that plywood on second floor was covering opening for fireplace that was to be built - Plaintiff falls two stories - Paraplegia
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$1,000,000 RECOVERY - Negligent performance of laparoscopic hernia repair surgery - Trocar used in wrong area - Injury to aorta and renal vein - Plaintiff suffers life threatening injuries and requires several surgeries
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$1,500,000 RECOVERY - Negligent Reversal - Defendant tractor-trailer driver reverses into pedestrian - Displaced fracture to right dominant scapula - Cervical herniation requiring fusion and insertion of titanium cage
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$300,000 RECOVERY - Single vehicle accident - Defendant host driver loses control, strikes tree and flips car - Plaintiff passenger suffers interruption of blood flow to brain - Stroke-like symptoms - Onset of seizure disorder
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$300,000 VERDICT - Red light/Green light - Alleged three cervical herniation superimposed on previously asymptomatic disc disease - Nine week delay in treatment - No economic claims - Damages only
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$4,150,000 RECOVERY - Products liability - Failure of manufacturer to adequately secure 150 pound hutch - Hutch topples forward and strikes plaintiff in head - Closed head injury - Left sided vision loss - Vertigo
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$465,000 TOTAL RECOVERY - Driver loses control and crashes minivan through store wall - 10-year-old suffers fractured ribs, punctured lung and ankle fracture - 12-year-old suffers lacerations and fractured clavicle
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$491,000 VERDICT - Breach of partnership agreement between plaintiff consortium and defendant church to develop land for construction of 48 units
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$500,000 RECOVERY - Defendant using forklift to load pallet with 3000 lbs negligently damages bottom slot, resulting in plaintiff's hand truck stopping short - Nerve damage to brachial plexus - Partial paralysis to dominant arm
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$7,600,000 GROSS VERDICT - Failure to stop - Massive internal injuries and acetabular, pelvic and tibial plateau fractures - Need for some internal organs to be temporarily removed while patient in drug-induced coma
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$783,133 RECOVERY - Defendant driver fails to stop at red light as infant plaintiff passenger's father makes u-turn - Loss of vision in right eye - Disfigurement will prompt future enucleation and use of prosthesis
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NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
$1,000,000 RECOVERY - Negligent failure to advise plaintiff that she needed additional follow-up care after cystoscopic placement of stent to keep uretur patent - Plaintiff develops infection which leads to loss of kidney
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$12,050,000 VERDICT - Defendant trucker fails to properly secure turnbuckle - Turnbuckle impacts with pick-up truck causing plaintiff to jerk his head - Trauma superimposed on previously asymptomatic spinal stenosis
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$149,000 VERDICT - Rear end collision - Lumbar and cervical herniations - Fusion surgery to both areas - Bi-lateral carpal tunnel syndrome - Jury finds for defendant on issue of permanency - Damages only
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$196,750 VERDICT - Failure to adequately inspect packaging before bringing masonry blocks to site - Block falls from wooden crate and strikes plaintiff's foot - Trimalleolar fracture
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$2,000,000 RECOVERY - Medical malpractice - Failure to provide adequate monitoring following gastric bypass surgery - Leaking from site of anastomosis results in death from cardiac arrest
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$2,150,000 RECOVERY - Medical malpractice - Failure to conduct a ct-scan when plaintiff presents to emergency room with severe headaches - Cerebral-spinal fluid leak - Aphasisa - Plaintiff confined to wheelchair
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$230,000 VERDICT - Sec 240 Labor Law - 12 foot fall - Fracture to dominant left hand and wrist - Pain allegedly causes psychiatric reaction of depression
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$3,500,000 RECOVERY - Medical malpractice - Failure to order emergency c-section when fetal monitoring strips show signs of fetal distress - Plaintiff contends hypoxia caused cerebral palsy
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$300,000 RECOVERY - Failure to provide handrail or adequate illumination on steps in area outside of police precinct - Plaintiff police officer /midnight duty captain suffers fractured calcaneous upon falling
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$4,700,000 VERDICT - FELA - Failure to inspect "end of train" - Equipment detaches as plaintiff twists it during inspection causing it to fall to tracks - Severe rotator cuff injury - Inability to continue work.
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$600,000 RECOVERY - Medical malpractice - Clinic continues anti-gout medication after treating physician orders discontinuance because of side effects - Multi-organ failure - Death Action - Federal Tort Clams Act
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$625,000 RECOVERY - Defendant otolaryngologist negligently punctures meninges during sinus surgery - Failure to timely diagnose meningitis during follow-up visits - Continuing headaches - Diplopia for three months
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NORTH CAROLINA
ANONYMOUS FEMALE v. ANONYMOUS TRACTOR-TRAILER DRIVER: MOTOR VEHICLE AUTO/TRACTOR-TRAILER ACCIDENT - REAR-END - WRONGFUL DEATH - WRONGFUL DEATH - SETTLEMENT: $580,000
SMITH v. GREENVILLE FAMILY MEDICINE, ET AL.: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - BIRTH CONTROL PILLS - DEATH - WRONGFUL DEATH: $7,000,000, plus prejudgment interest of $5,000,000.
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
Decapua v. Rychlik I-90 Rear-End Collision Results in $3K Verdict
Ferko v. Meade No Negligence in Lee Road Rear-Ender: Driver negligence caused rear-end collision
Hoskins v. Vance Injured Couple Receives $26.5K for Route 52 MVA
KEENYA STEEL-THORNTON v. MATTHEW C. MCDONNELL AND GARY WEISBLAT: MOTOR VEHICLE AUTO ACCIDENT - REAR-END - TRAFFIC - LIABILITY ADMITTED: For plaintiff on liability with $6,500 in stipulated damages. Defendant McDonnell was assigned 40% liability and Defendant Weisblat was assigned 60% liability.
JANICE SEWARD GLEAVES v. CARLI FRITTS: MOTOR VEHICLE AUTO ACCIDENT - INTERSECTION - TRAFFIC LIGHT: $25,000
JOSHUA D. WHELAN v. HAUSSER & TAYLOR, LLC, AMERICAN TAX & BUSINESS SERVICES, INC. AND DONALD M. ZUCKER: EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT - WRONGFUL DISCHARGE - RETALIATION - WRONGFUL DISCHARGE: $1,000,000 for wages and benefits only.
$2,000,000 CONFIDENTIAL RECOVERY - Concert arena negligence - Tram to parking lot dragged the 77-year-old plaintiff for 30 feet - Degloving injuries to legs and abdomen - Skin grafting procedures required
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$20,500,000 VERDICT - Product liability - Failure to warn - Negligence - Strict liability - Manganese induced Parkinsonism
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OKLAHOMA
Dillin v. Ayres : Motorist and Her Insurer Settle MVA Claims for $6K
OREGON
GINA ROCK v. TONI SHROUT REAR END COLLISION-ADMITTED LIABILITY
LUZ MARIA RAMIREZ DE MIRANDA v. ALPHA BUILDING MAINTENANCE ET AL HEAD-ON COLLISION
LYNDA J. ROSEMUS v. RAYMOND D. HEATER REAR END COLLISION-ADMITTED LIABILITY - PLAINTIFF VERDICT for $25,390. (The verdict included $5,390 in economic damages and $20,000 in non-economic damages. No new trial presently pending.)
SKYLAR BAILEY v. AVIS SUTHERLAND FAILURE TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY-ADMITTED LIABILITY: PLAINTIFF VERDICT for $105,388. (No new trial presently pending.)
PENNSYLVANIA
$11,000,000 RECOVERY - Head-on collision by allegedly drunk driver of commercial vehicle - Wrongful death of mother of three - Punitive damages sought
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$17,688 VERDICT - Rear end collision - Cervical and lumbar sprain and strain - Damages/causation only
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$20,000 VERDICT - Medical malpractice - Alleged failure to appropriately administer pain medication causing unnecessary pain - Failure to perform requested autopsy
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$25,000 VERDICT - Multiple vehicle rear end collision - Lumbar disc herniation - Damages/causation only
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$358,557 VERDICT - Landlord/tenant - Constructive eviction of commercial bakery business - Verdict includes $50,000 punitive award
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$50,000 VERDICT - Rear end collision - Lumbar disc herniation - Epidural and facet injections - Damages/causation only
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$550,000 VERDICT - FELA - Railroad worker injured in hotel between freight runs - Failure to maintain hotel chair - Fall from chair - Shoulder impingement with surgery - Cervical disc bulge with radiculopathy
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$7,812,000 VERDICT - Medical malpractice - Negligent post-operative care following popliteal artery bypass - Failure to timely clear occlusion of graft - Nerve injury - Permanent foot drop
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$85,000,000 VERDICT - Recovery limited to $22,900,000 under high/low agreement - Failure to maintain manhole cover - Fall into open manhole - Lumbar vertebra fracture - Two fusion surgeries performed - Total disability
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RHODE ISLAND
$157,000 VERDICT - Motor vehicle negligence - Rear end collision - Aggravation to preexisting herniated disc - Liability admitted
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$5,800,000 VERDICT - Medical malpractice - Orthopedic surgery - Failure to diagnose and treat hospital acquired bacterial infection in leg - Below the knee amputation
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SOUTH CAROLINA
THERESA ALDRICH v. JAMES E. CARROLL AND FLORENCE L. JACKSON: MOTOR VEHICLE AUTO ACCIDENT - REAR-END - SOFT TISSUE INJURIES - LIABILITY ADMITTED: $3,000 joint and several against both defendants.
MARION C. SUMMERSETT v. RICHARD H. SOJOURNER: CONTRACT CONTRACT - BUSINESS SALE - LIQUIDATED DAMAGES - REAL ESTATE : $20,000 plus interest.
DEBORAH MCCARTHY v. RITA BREEN: MOTOR VEHICLE AUTO ACCIDENT - REAR-END - LIABILITY ADMITTED - LIABILITY ADMITTED: $8,000
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
Collins v. Read $11.7K Verdict for Motorist Injured in Rear-Ender on IH-10: Motorist rear-ended another driver, causing injuries
Garcia v. Spangler-Strauss Driver, Minor Settle for $3,500 for MVA at Kingsley, Audelia: Driver lost control of her vehicle and struck another vehicle in an intersection, injuring the driver and the passenger in the other vehicle
Gordy v. Lovelace Driver Yields $4,548 for MVA Injuries
Henson v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. Insurance carrier refused to pay for insured's damages after motor vehicle collision with uninsured driver
Kilgore v. Taylor Minor, Parents Settle for $20K Following Crash Through Windshield
Mansour v. Saldivar Defendant Settles for $10K After Allegedly Making Faulty Left Turn: Driver failed to yield the right-of-way at an intersection, colliding with another vehicle and causing injuries to the other driver and his passenger
Petry v. Haskin Driver Pays Minor Passenger $7.5K Following Collision With 18-Wheeler
Rutti v. Ford Rear-Ended Driver Nets $24,542 For Family's Injuries
Santana v. Caney Cove Parents Settle Minor's MVA Injuries for $100K: Driver collided with another vehicle, causing injuries to a minor passenger in the other vehicle
Simon v. Johnson Running Stop Sign Costs Motorist $1.4K
Randall v. Honey Fried Chicken Inc. :Employee Settles With Chicken Shack After Catching Foot in Hot Grease
$6,100,000 VERDICT INCLUDING PRE-JUDGMENT INTEREST - Hydrocarbon rights - Alleged depletion of oil reserves by the defendant - Failure to follow prudent practices - Loss of oil reserves
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UTAH
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
Bellet v. McGarvey Sudden Interstate Crash Not Fault of Defendant
Pacelli v. Eugene Passenger Awarded $11,000 in Damages for Route 1 Collision: Driver collided with a vehicle, causing injuries to a passenger in the other vehicle
Emory v. Mitchell :Parties Settle for $12,500 After Deadly Collision With Bicycle
$9,200,000 VERDICT - Product liability - Asbestos exposure - Dangerous and/or defective product - Failure to warn – Mesothelioma
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WASHINGTON
Fuller v. Bissett Civic Rear-ends Tahoe; SUV Passenger Fails to Recover Damages: Motorist rear-ended an SUV stopped for a school bus, injuring a passenger in the lead vehicle
MELISSA DRAEGER AND JEFFREY DRAEGER v. NATHAN FRICKS AND NICHOLAS SEELEY TOPIC: SIDESWIPE COLLISION : PLAINTIFF SETTLEMENT for $185,000 for Plff Melissa and $35,000 for Plff Jeffrey. (The jury found Def. Fricks 90% at fault and Def. Seeley 10% at fault.)
Perkins v. American Med. Response Ambulance Serv. Injured Bus Passenger Receives $400K From Ambulance Company
Powers v. Rabanco Ltd. Camry Driver Struck By Garbage Truck Picks Up $462K
RENATO NAVAL v. KYLENE QUINN INTERSECTION COLLISION: PLAINTIFF AWARD for $14,176. (No trial de novo currently requested.)
SHU YU LIAO v. TAVIA BLUME REAR END COLLISION-ADMITTED LIABILITY: PLAINTIFF AWARD for $10,495. (No trial de novo currently requested.)
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING