Personal Injury Practice

Our litigation department has successfully brought numerous cases to verdict or settlement in the past several years.
Some significant examples include*:

Serious auto/truck accident awards/settlements

$750,000.00 for a 63 year old pedestrian knocked down in the roadway
$675,000.00 for a 58 year old father of four killed in a collision with a semi trailer
$500,000.00 for an 18 year old passenger in a single car accident who sustained multiple fractures and hearing loss in one ear
$300,000.00 (policy limits) for a passenger in a nursing home van who sustained the loss of her arm
 

Slip and fall injury settlements

$500,000.00 (policy limits) structured settlement valuation for an 11 year old injured in a school gymnasium
$310,000.00 for a 48 year old who fell entering an auto parts store and required knee surgeries
$237,000.00 for a 41 year old police officer who sustained knee injuries after falling while escorting kids into a school
 

Dog bite and other injury settlements

$500,000.00 (policy limits) for a six year old bitten in the head, face and back by a pit bull
$300,000.00 (policy limits) for a ten year old who sustained severe emotional trauma after a dog attack
$150,000.00 for a father bitten repeatedly while protecting his young son and wife from attacking dogs

 $200,000.00 for a 17 year old who sustained health complications from a tongue piercing

Workers’ Compensation Practice

$387,000.00 for a truck driver who required neck fusion surgery after a motor vehicle collision

$382,000.00 for an HVAC worker with a lifting injury that did not require surgery
$256,000.00 Polish speaking cleaning woman, un-operated knee; permanent total disability.
$250,000.00 Multiple back surgeries, permanent total disability.
$125,000.00 Polish speaking Tool and Die worker, disputed strain.
$115,000.00 Polish speaking laborer, emergency hearing, interim benefits for vehicle and home modifications.
$38,745.00 for a carpenter who lacerated three fingers on a table saw.
$35,728.00 for a transit worker with a pulled ligament and other soft tissue injuries
$33,123.41 for a city worker who slipped while on the job and injured his knee and elbow
$20,440.14 for a medical transcriptionist’s repetitive motion injury caused by typing
$20,000.00 for a delivery driver who sustained a sprained shoulder and other soft tissue injuries after a minor motor vehicle accident
$19,616.96 for a carpenter who cut a tendon on his non-dominant hand with a table saw
$16,907.83 for a foodservice workers’ slip and fall accident that required surgery
$14,999.00 for a store clerk’s carpel tunnel syndrome
$12,325.50 for a school cafeteria worker who suffered a lifting injury to her neck and back

*Disclaimer: Every case is different. The results obtained for these clients do not guarantee similar or favorable results for all clients. The settlements listed here are for illustrative purposes only and are not typical.