We are proud to successfully fight for consumers injured by the negligence, carelessness, or recklessness of others. While dollars and cents are no substitute for the anguish suffered by our clients, it does represent a level of acknowledgment of responsibility of those people who forever changed the life of an innocent person and his or her family. Please read on to learn more about some of the instances where our efforts made a major and positive difference in the lives of our clients and their families. We made the difference for them-we can make the difference for you.
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TYPE OF CASE
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INJURY
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RESULT
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Product liability - defective gymnastics mat
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Quadriplegia to a 21-year old gymnast
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$ 14,700,000
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Medical malpractice - lab error, failure to diagnose chromosomal abnormality
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Brain damage to newborn baby (wrongful birth / wrongful life)
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$ 3,500,000
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Medical malpractice/defective medical device - nurse's failure to properly use device; defectively designed device
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Brain damage to a 49-year old woman
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$ 2,625,000
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Medical malpractice - failure to diagnose cervical spinal cord compression
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Quadriplegia to a 63-year old woman
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$ 2,500,000
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Product liability - defective 1,500 pound spring-loaded headboard
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Brain damage to a 78-year old man and loss of a 51-year marriage
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$ 1,700,000
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Auto v. motorcycle - failure to yield
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Death to a 19-year old unmarried son
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$ 1,200,000(including $200,000 paid by the defendant personally)
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Premises liability - slip and fall at restaurant
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Ruptured lumbar disk to a 18-year old woman
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$ 1,130,000
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Medical malpractice - improper surgical technique in tracheotomy
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Brain damage to a 3-year old boy
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$ 1,300,000
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Premises liability - trip and fall over an incorrectly placed cement wheel stop in a handicap parking space
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Fracture and subsequent loss of use of left arm in a 80-year old woman
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$1,000,000
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Auto vs. truck accident - failure to yield
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Hip fracture to a 27-year old restaurant manager
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$ 750,000
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Auto vs. truck accident - failure to yield
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Ruptured disk to a 23-year old paramedic
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$ 750,000
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Auto vs. pedestrian accident
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Closed head trauma to a 75-year old man
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$ 600,000
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Auto vs. auto accident - failure to yield
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Crushed pelvis to a 28-year old student
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$ 595,200
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Premises liability - failure to safeguard firearms, victim shot by gang member
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Wrongful death claim of a 27-year old woman and wounds to her 64-year old mother
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$ 500,000 (polic
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Premises liability - trip and fall on a pallet
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Hip fracture to a 72-year old retired woman
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$ 565,000
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Auto vs. pedestrian accident - failure to yield
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Head trauma to a 10-year old boy; emotional distress to father
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$ 500,000
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Auto vs. pedestrian accident - failure to yield
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Knee injury to a 45-year old costume designer
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$ 500,000
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Please note that the cases discussed may contain testimonials or endorsements, which do not constitute a guaranty, warranty, or prediction regarding the outcome of your particular legal matter. Also note that the first case which involved the $14.7 million quadriplegia case verdict was handled in association with another law firm.
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