Case of the Week

California State Jury Awards $ 36.1 Million, Prior To Reduction For Mother’s Negligence, In Action Against School Bus Company After Child Struck By Car While Crossing Mid-Block To Reach Bus

Kim Johnson-Spratt — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 14:22:00 GMT

On Oct. 3, 2012, six-year-old I.E.S. was on her way to Bonnie Oehl Elementary School in Highland. She tried to cross 9th Street mid-block to get to her bus stop on the other side and was struck by a Subaru Impreza. She suffered multiple injuries, including...(read more)

Utah State Judge Awards $ 16,000,000 To Woman Forced Into "Spiritual Marriage" At Age Of Fourteen

Kim Johnson-Spratt — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 13:07:00 GMT

In 2001, when M.J. was a fourteen year old girl, she was forced into a "spiritual marriage" with a man several years her senior. The marriage was performed by Warren Jeffs, who was President of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...(read more)

Jury Finds For AndroGel Maker In User's Illinois State Product Liability Action Alleging Failure To Warn About Cardiovascular Risks

Kim Johnson-Spratt — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 12:18:00 GMT

AbbVie Inc. manufactured, sold, and distributed prescription drug AndroGel, a testosterone replacement therapy product. James D. Couch said that he was prescribed AndroGel in 2013 for symptoms he attributed to low testosterone as a result of viewing AbbVie's...(read more)

Trucking Companies Agree To Pay $9.5 Million To Settle Wrongful Death Action After Bad Brakes Caused Catastrophic Collision With Stopped Traffic

Kim Johnson-Spratt — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 15:24:23 GMT

On July 10, 2014, Daniel McGuire, 25 years old, was driving on Highway 17 near Santa Cruz, CA. He reportedly slowed and/or stopped due to heavy traffic. A tractor trailer truck contracted to Saini Trucking, Inc. was coming down the highway headed in the...(read more)

New Jersey State Jury Awards $ 1.58 Million To Bicyclist Who Suffered Broken Arm And Rotator Cuff Injury In Collision With City-Owned Vehicle

Kim Johnson-Spratt — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 13:43:04 GMT

On the morning of July 23, 2014, 55-year-old plaintiff Rhonda Martin was riding a bicycle southbound on Landis Avenue in the City of Sea Isle City, New Jersey. At that same time, defendant Jeffrey Jones was operating a work vehicle in the course of his...(read more)

Illinois Jury Awards Record $ 148 Million To College Student Paralyzed When Airport Pedestrian Shelter Collapsed

Kim Johnson-Spratt — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:13:00 GMT

On Aug. 2, 2015, 24-year-old Tierney Darden was returning to Chicago from a shopping trip to Minneapolis with her mother and sister. While waiting for a ride from O'Hare International Airport, they stood next to a pedestrian shelter near the outer...(read more)

Washington State Jury Awards Patient $ 1,219,052 In Medical Malpractice Action Against Spine Surgeon Who Improperly Performed Scoliosis Corrective Surgery

Kim Johnson-Spratt — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 12:58:04 GMT

Plaintiff, Emily Daley, 42, had suffered from scoliosis since she was a teenager, but her back pain worsened during the summer of 2011. In July of 2011, Dr. Michael Thomas, D.O. performed scoliosis surgery on Daley to assist with her pain. While the surgery...(read more)

Florida State Jury Awards Conductor $1 Million, After Reduction For His Negligence, In FELA Action Stemming From Railroad's Failure To Obtain Medical Treatment For Stroke On Job

Kim Johnson-Spratt — Thu, 17 Aug 2017 15:16:59 GMT

On Jan. 29, 2012, plaintiff Samuel Belcher was a 56-year-old conductor working for defendant CSX Railroad, Inc., in Hamlet, NC, when he began to exhibit signs and symptoms of a stroke. At around the same time, he misaligned two switches causing the engine...(read more)

Widow Of Man Killed After Being Rear-Ended By Commercial Box Truck Settles With Truck Driver's Employer For $ 5,850,000 In Illinois State Negligence Action

Kim Johnson-Spratt — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 12:21:41 GMT

On May 29, 2015 around 11:24 a.m., an employee of MedPro Waste Disposal, LLC, Frank M. Contacessi, was driving a 2013 Isuzu NPR Commercial Box Truck northbound on Illinois Route 23 North of Ottawa. The MedPro driver failed to stop and slammed into the...(read more)

Georgia State Jury Finds Boat Operator Only 25% Liable For Collision That Killed 13-Year-Old, Awards $ 960,000 For Mother's Pain And Suffering Before Reduction

Kim Johnson-Spratt — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 10:08:54 GMT

On August 27, 2011, plaintiff Amity Hicks and her 13-year-old son Trevor were passengers on a boat being operated by Jack Struve on Lake Lanier when the boat collided with another boat being operated by defendant Terry Crockford. Trevor was thrown from...(read more)

Illinois State Judge Awards $ 23.1 Million Medical Malpractice Judgment To Family Of Infant Who Suffered Birth Injury And Delayed Transfusion

Kim Johnson-Spratt — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 16:41:23 GMT

On June 21, 2011, Rebecca Kerrins was admitted to Palos Community Hospital for the birth of her child. Kerrins stated that she chose Palos for its representation on its website that it provided on-site neonatologists, since she had a high risk pregnancy...(read more)

Florida Federal Jury Awards $ 4.7 Million For Injuries Suffered By Man Who Fell On Allegedly Defective Stepladder In Product Liability Action

Kim Johnson-Spratt — Thu, 20 Jul 2017 14:02:26 GMT

On April 6, 2012, plaintiff Moises Ore was using a Husky brand stepladder to retrieve tires at a Tire Kingdom warehouse where he worked as a regional sales manager when one or more of the rivets failed, causing plaintiff to fall to the ground and sustain...(read more)

$1 Million Settlement Paid To Florida Motorist Struck By Driver Who Ran Red Light At Florida Intersection

Kim Johnson-Spratt — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 14:50:02 GMT

On June 22, 2015, Jerry Chad Pilkinton was traveling eastbound on SE 5th Street in Ocala, Marion County, Florida. At that same time, Curtis Eldridge Clark was driving a 2014 Ford F150 owned by Antis Automotive and Roadside Service, and was traveling northbound...(read more)

Hospital Visitor Settles Slip And Fall Action In Florida State Court For $1.6 Million After Indemnification Battle Between Hospital, Contractors, And Roofing Company

Kim Johnson-Spratt — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 12:58:21 GMT

On May 24, 2012, while visiting her mother's hospital bedside at Palms West Hospital, plaintiff Earletta Blackwood slipped and fell on the floor, striking an object as she landed. Medical personnel quickly entered and witnessed her on the floor and...(read more)

Chevrolet Trailblazer Driver Reaches $9.75 Million Settlement Of Pennsylvania Federal Action Arising From Collision With Tractor Trailer

Kim Johnson-Spratt — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 13:29:00 GMT

At 2:00 a.m. on March 2, 2012, on Interstate 80 in Illinois, Gary Williams was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer that was towing a U-Haul box trailer rented from U-Haul through its Quick Service location. Williams, who had been traveling for more than...(read more)