Pennsylvania Jury Verdict Review & Analysis
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Parking Spot Collision. $25,000 VERDICT
- PRODUCT LIABILITY. $8,000,000,000 PUNITIVE DAMAGE VERDICT - PRODUCT LIABILITY - FAILURE TO WARN - MASS TORT - JOHNSON & JOHNSON FAILS TO FULLY DISCLOSE DANGERS ASSOCIATED WITH RISPERDAL USE - GROWTH OF FEMALE BREAST TISSUE IN BOYS.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. $4,300,000 RECOVERY - MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE - DEFENDANT BOX TRUCKDRIVER CROSSES DOUBLE-YELLOW LINE, STRIKING BUS DRIVEN BY PLAINTIFF WITHEXTENSIVE FORCE - MULTIPLE RIGHT SHOULDER AND KNEE TEARS REQUIRINGARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY - CERVICAL HERNIATION - FUSION SURGERY -PERMANENT DISABILITY FROM WORK.
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. $3,345,360 VERDICT - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - SURGERY - DEFENDANT SURGEON PERFORATES PLAINTIFF'S BOWEL DURING GROIN SURGERY - FAILURE TO TIMELY DIAGNOSE BOWEL PERFORATION - MULTIPLE SURGERIES REQUIRED.
- UNDISCLOSED RECOVERY - PREMISES LIABILITY - SLIP AND FALL ON SALT RESIDUE ON INTERIOR STAIRS - CLOSED HEAD INJURY - EYE INJURY - 2 EYE SURGERIES - DEFENDANT DENIES ANY SALTING OF PROPERTY ON DAY IN QUESTION.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Intersection Collision. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- $375,000 RECOVERY - CIVIL RIGHTS ACTION - EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE - INMATE STRUCK AND SPRAYED IN EYE WITH PEPPER SPRAY - LOSS OF VISION IN LEFT EYE - CONTUSIONS.
- EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE. $13,644 VERDICT
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. $2,000,000 CONFIDENTIAL RECOVERY - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - RADIOLOGY NEGLIGENCE - THREE-YEAR DELAY IN DIAGNOSIS OF LIVER CANCER - FAILURE TO REPORT 9 CM MAS EVIDENT ON CHEST CT SCAN - WRONGFUL DEATH.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Sideswipe Collision. $8500 VERDICT
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Rear End Collision. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- DRAM SHOP. $780,000 RECOVERY
- ADDITIONAL VERDICTS OF INTEREST. Tavern Negligence. $5,000,000 RECOVERY - TEAVERN NEGLIGENCE - PLAINTIFF ATTACKED BY NIGHTCLUB SECURITY PERSONNEL - THREE-MONTH COMA - TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY TO 22-YEAR-OLD - 24-HOUR ATTENDANT CARE REQUIRED.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. $2,000,000 AND $1,250,000 RECOVERIES - TRUCK/MOTORCYCLE COLLISION - PASSENGER SUFFERS KNEE INJURIES, HERNIATION, AND SHOULDER TEAR - MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR SUSTAINS SHOULDER TEARS AND UNDERGOES TWO UNSUCCESSFUL SURGERIES - LIMITED INCOME CLAIM MADE BY PLAINTIFF OPERATOR WHO OWNS WINE BAR.
- $234,000 RECOVERY ? MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ? HOSPITAL NEGLIGENCE/MEDICALTRANSPORT NEGLIGENCE ? DEFENDANTS INVOLVED IN TREATMENT OF DECEDENT'SCHEST PAIN FAIL TO GET DECEDENT TO A CATH LAB STAT, CAUSING A DELAY INTREATING A BLOCKED ARTERY RESULTING IN A FATAL HEART ATTACK ? WRONGFULDEATH.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. $2,800,000 GROSS PLAINTIFF'S VERDICT - MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE - AUTO/PEDESTRIAN COLLISION - PLAINTIFF RUN OVER BY DEFENDANT'S TRAILER - CRUSHINJURY TO FOOT - REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME.
- ADDITIONAL VERDICTS OF INTEREST. Tort Claims Act. $1,900,000 PRE-SUIT RECOVERY - TORT CLAIMS ACT CASE - FAILURE TO SUPERVISE STUDENTS DURING SWIM CLASS IN INDOOR POOL - DROWNING DEATH OF 16- YEAR-OLD AUTISTIC STUDENT.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Rear End Collision. $4,000 VERDICT
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. CONFIDENTIAL RECOVERY - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - HOSPITAL NEGLIGENCE - PREMATURE INFANT REQUIRES AN UMBILICAL VENOUS CATHETER WHICH IS IMPROPERLY PLACED AND UNTIMELY CORRECTED BY STAFF - FAILURE TO PROPERLY PLACE AND MAINTAIN A UVC LINE - PORTAL VEIN THROMBOSIS - PORTAL HYPERTENSION - LIFELONG COMPLICATIONS - LIVER TRANSPLANT LIKELY REQUIRED.
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. Primary Care. $3,250,000 CONFIDENTIAL RECOVERY
- SCHOOL LIABILITY. $40,000 RECOVERY
- DEFENDANT'S VERDICT - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN NEGLIGENCE - PLAINTIFF LACERATES TWO FINGERS AND PRESENTS TO DEFENDANT PHYSICIAN WHO FAILS TO DIAGNOSE PLAINTIFF'S INJURY TO TENDONS IN LACERATED FINGERS - FAILURE TO PERFORM ADEQUATE EXAM OF PLAINTIFF - RIGHT HAND TENDON INJURY WITH PAIN, STIFFNESS AND CONTRACTURE.
- Xuhua Zhu vs. Felicia Meyer and Steven Morrisette. Case no. 230503209; Judge Susan Schulman, 06-25-24.Attorney for plaintiff: Marc Greenfield of Spear Greenfield Richman Weitz & Taggart, PC in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: John J. McGrath of Amy F Loperfido and Associates in Philadelphia, PA.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. $1,850,000 COMBINED PLAINTIFF'S RECOVERY - MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE - TWO COLLISIONS IN TWO DAYS - CRUSHED CERVICAL DISC PUTS PLAINTIFF IN DANGER OF QUADRIPLEGIA - EMERGENCY SURGERY REQUIRED - 57% PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY OF CERVICAL SPINE.
- A.F. a minor by and through his png Irma Rosales vs. Dawn Helms. Case no. 202203871; Judge Brian T. McGuffin, 07-17-24.Attorney for plaintiff: Joseph Marano of Freiwald Law in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Jack Ryan of Gerolamo, McNulty, Divis, Lewbart, and Fox in Philadelphia, PA.
- PRODUCTS LIABILITY. $13,000,000 VERDICT - PRODUCT LIABILITY - TOBACCO - COURT FINDS BIG TOBACCO 85% LIABLE - WRONGFUL DEATH.
- Tatiana Zassick vs. Melvin Lazenbury. Case no. 210301197; Judge Sierra Thomas Street, 12-01-22.Attorney for plaintiff: Brian P. Pincus of Kanter, Bernstein & Kardon in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Louis B Himmelstein of Louis B Himmelstein & Associates in Philadelphia, PA.
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. $4,500,000 VERDICT - DENTAL MALPRACTICE - NEGLIGENT CREATION OFEXCESSIVELY WIDE AND DEEP OPENING DURING ROOT CANAL - MIGRATION OFSEALANT INTO MANDIBULAR CANAL WHERE IT INTERFACED WITH NERVE - SEVEREAND UNRELENTING PAIN - DEFENDANT CONTENDS THAT PLAINTIFF ISEXPERIENCING NOCEBO EFFECT, OR THE OPPOSITE OF PLACEBO EFFECT.
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. Orthopedics. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Rear End Collision. $7,500 VERDICT
- MUNICIPAL LIABILITY. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT ON LIABILITY
- PRODUCT LIABILITY. Defective Design. $50,000,000 SETTLEMENT
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. $2,900,000 RECOVERY - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - SURGERY - FAILURE TO PROVIDE BYPASS SOURCE OF BLOOD DURING DESCENDING AORTIC REPAIR - ISCHEMIA - PARAPLEGIA - NEGLIGENCE OF HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME IN FORMATION AND DETERIORATION OF DECUBITUS ULCER.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Intersection Collision. $6,596 VERDICT
- DEFENDANT'S VERDICT - MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE - REAR END COLLISION - TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY CLAIMED - POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME - TINNITUS - VISION DIFFICULTIES - DAMAGES/CAUSATION ONLY.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Auto/Pedestrian Collision. $15,000 RECOVERY
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Rear End Collision. $5,000 VERDICT
- Hector Pagan vs. Ryan Shavitz and New Huntingdon Construction Company Inc.. Case no. 240601793; Judge Lyris Younge, 01-08-26.Attorney for plaintiff: Marc Simon of Simon and Simon in Newtown Square, PA. Attorney for defendant: Amanda Bender of Santiago & Associates in Hartford, CT.
- PREMISES LIABILITY. Negligent Maintenance. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Left Turn Collision. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. Hospital. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Rear End Collision. $6,745 VERDICT
- PRODUCT LIABILITY. $4,700,000 VERDICT - PRODUCT LIABILITY - MANUFACTURING DEFECT - DEFECTIVE LADDER COLLAPSES WITH WORKER ON IT - HERNIATED CERVICAL DISC - SHATTERED TOE.
- PREMISES LIABILITY. Fall Down. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. $2,175,000 COMBINED CONFIDENTIAL RECOVERY - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - ANESTHESIOLOGY NEGLIGENCE - OPHTHALMOLOGY NEGLIGENCE - NEGLIGENT ADMINISTRATION OF BLOCK INJECTIONS IN EYE SURGERY PATIENTS RESULT IN BLINDNESS.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Rear End Collision. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. $19,000,000 VERDICT - MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE - SINGLE VEHICLE COLLISION - DRUNK DRIVER CRIPPLED IN ROLL-OVER CRASH - PARAPLEGIA.
- Plaintiff's clinical pathologist expert: Adam Rosendorff, M.D. from Pleasant Hills, CA. Isis Spencer vs. Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and University of Pennsylvania Health System and Janos Tanyi MD, PHD. Case no. 230100053; Judge Craig R. Levin, 11-21-25.Attorney for plaintiff: Glenn Ellis of Glenn Ellis Law, PLLC in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Patrice S. OBrien and Charles A Fitzpatrick of Rawle & Henderson LLP in Philadelphia, PA.
- Susan Haynal vs. Gary Platt. Case no. 2021-0469; Judge Panel Arbitration, 05-02-24.Attorney for plaintiff: Nicholas C. LaCava of Kontos Mengine Killion & Hassen in Pittsburgh, PA. Attorney for plaintiff: Jeffrey A. Ramaley of Zimmer Kunz in Pittsburgh, PA.
- PREMISES LIABILITY. $975,000 RECOVERY - PREMISES LIABILITY - FALLING OBJECT - CHANDELIER AT RENTAL HALL FALLS ON ELDERLY PLAINTIFF - DANGER NOT APPARENT AND PLAINTIFF CONTENDS DEFENDANTS, WHO EACH MADE COMMERCIAL USE OF THE PREMISES, HAD A DUTY TO INSPECT THE AREA ABOVE THE DROP CEILING TO ENSURE THAT CHANDELIER WAS PROPERLY SECURED - CLOSED HEAD INJURY - COGNITIVE DEFICITS - SEIZURE DISORDER - NEED FOR PLAINTIFF TO MOVE FROM MARITAL HOME TO RESIDE WITH DAUGHTER.
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. Nursing Home. $225,000 RECOVERY
- ADDITIONAL VERDICTS OF INTEREST. Day Camp Negligence. $2,320,000 RECOVERY - CHILDREN'S DAY CAMP NEGLIGENCE - NEGLIGENT SUPERVISION - NEGLIGENT HIRING - NEGLIGENT TRAINING - MINOR CAMPER PARTIALLY BLINDED WHEN COUNSELORS PERMIT CAMPERS TO THROW ROCKS.
- PREMISES LIABILITY. Hazardous Premises. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Intersection Collision. $7,500 RECOVERY
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Auto/Bicycle Collision. $2,250 VERDICT
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. Nursing Home Negligence. $150,000 RECOVERY
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Rear End Collision. $1,206 VERDICT
- PREMISES LIABILITY. $1,500,000 RECOVERY - PREMISES LIABILITY - FALLING OBJECT - APPROXIMATELY 3 FT. HIGH PROMOTIONAL BOTTLE FALLS FROM TOP OF SPEAKER WHERE IT WAS PLACED DURING SPECIAL EVENT, STRIKING PLAINTIFF SECURITY GUARD IN HEAD - MULTIPLE LUMBAR AND CERVICAL BULGES - LUMBAR SURGERY - CEREBRAL CONCUSSION AND POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME - FREQUENT HEADACHES - ALLEGED SPOLIATION OF EVIDENCE - CASE SETTLES DURING PENDENCY OF PRETRIAL MOTIONS.
- Alan Tull vs. William Staats. Case no. 2020-13533; Judge Haaz, 11-29-22.Attorney for plaintiff: Albert Zafonte of Albert Zafonte Law Office in Uniondale, NY. Attorney for defendant: Allyson Belmont of Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer Llp in New York, NY.
- PREMISES LIABILITY. Negligent Maintenance. $17,240 VERDICT
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Auto/Pedestrian Collision. $95,000 RECOVERY
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Rear End Collision. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Auto/Truck Collision. $675,000 RECOVERY
- PREMISES LIABILITY. Fall Down. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- Christopher Maragos vs. James P. Bradley, M.D., and Burke and Bradley Orthopedic Associates II, P.C. and Rothman Institute. Case no. 191100972; Judge Charles Cunningham, 02-13-23.Attorney for plaintiff: Dion G. Rassias of The Beasley Firm in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: John C. Conti of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. in Pittsburgh, PA.
- PREMISES LIABILITY. $750,000 VERDICT - $1,100,000 TOTAL RECOVERY - PREMISES LIABILITY - NEGLIGENCE MAINTENANCE - DEFENDANT FAILS TO MAINTAIN PARKING LOT - PLAINTIFF STRUCK BY FALLING TREE ON ADJOINING PROPERTY - HIP FRACTURE WITH SURGERY AND KNEE FRACTURE.
- Ray Lane and Kavon Scott Patterson vs. Mikala Rementer. Case no. 181003598; Judge Lori Dumas, 06-29-21.Attorney for plaintiff: Marc Greenfield of Spear Greenfield in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Joseph Lavin in Plymouth Meeting, PA.
- $3,000,000 VERDICT ? MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ?DOCTOR AND HOSPITAL NEGLIGENCE ? DEFENDANTDOCTOR AND HOSPITAL NEGLIGENTLY DECREASEDECEDENT'S ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE TOOQUICKLY RESULTING IN A STROKE THAT LED TOEVENTUAL DEATH ? FAILURE TO PROPERLY ANDSAFELY LOWER DECEDENT'S BLOOD PRESSURE ?WRONGFUL DEATH OF 42-YEAR-OLD FEMALE.
- Jahlil Palmer vs. Jordan Rand and Melissa Rand. Case no. 240502129; Judge Sean F. Kennedy, 06-27-25.Attorney for plaintiff: Marc Simon of Simon and Simon in Newtown Square, PA. Attorney for defendant: John Joseph Morrissey of Fowler Hirtzel McNulty & Spaulding in Philadelphia, PA.
- M.W., a minor, by and through his parents and natural guardians, Charles Watrous and Ashley Watrous vs. Valerie Lynn Worry, Jared Quinn, and Melanie Lynne Quinn. Case no. GD-24-002091; Judge Patrick Connelly, 08-14-25.Attorney for plaintiff: Kenny C. William of Berger & Green P.C. in Pittsburgh, PA. Attorney for defendant: Sarah E. Cobbs in Philadelphia, PA.
- Michelle Bruce vs. Ranger Properties LLC and 1409 West Broad LLC. Case no. 221002511; Judge Mark Moore, 07-03-24.Attorney for plaintiff: David Pizzica of Pansini & Pizzica in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Michael P. Gould of Hermesmann & Coyle in Marlton, NJ. Attorney for defendant: Patrick Heller in Somerset, NJ.
- Jamal Boyd vs. Honda Motor Company, et al.. Case no. 210702496; Judge Angelo Foglietta, 06-18-24.Attorney for plaintiff: Larry Coben and Kila Baldwin of Anapol Weiss in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: William J. Conroy and Thomas M. Hinchey of Campbell, Conroy & O'neil in Berwyn, PA.
- PREMISES LIABILITY. Fall Down. $100,000 VERDICT
- $4,158,851 VERDICT - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - OPHTHALMOLOGIST NEGLIGENCE - DEFENDANT DOCTOR PERFORMS EYE SURGERY ON 17-MONTH-OLD THAT WAS NOT INDICATED AND REMOVED TOO MUCH EYE TISSUE RESULTING IN PERMANENT INJURIES - LEFT EYE DISFIGUREMENT - LEGAL BLINDNESS OF LEFT EYE.
- PREMISES LIABILITY. Fall Down. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- DEFENDANT'S VERDICT - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - NURSING HOME NEGLIGENCE - PLAINTIFF'S DECEDENT OBTAINS ACCESS TO REMOTE OF MOTORIZED CHAIR AND EJECTS HERSELF FROM CHAIR SUSTAINING INJURIES - HEAD HEMATOMA - FRACTURE OF LEFT TIBIA AND FIBULA.
- $975,000 RECOVERY - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - HOSPITAL NEGLIGENCE - ATTENDING AND RESIDENTS NEGLIGENCE - DEFENDANTS FAIL TO APPRECIATE DECEDENT'S SHORTNESS OF BREATH ON EXERTION AND DISCHARGE DECEDENT WITHOUT DETERMINING CAUSE - DECEDENT RUSHED BACK TO HOSPITAL WITH FATAL PULMONARY EMBOLISM- WRONGFUL DEATH.
- The Estate of Robert P. Wiley by Lisa Wiley vs. Angela Frates M.D. The Gastroenterology Group P.A.. Case no. 2020-06030; Judge Jeffrey Trauger, 10-21-24.Attorney for plaintiff: Jarad L. Silverstein, & Leah M. Edelstein of Wapner Newman in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Michael McGilvery of McGilvery & Juliana in Philadelphia, PA.
- Plaintiff's geriatrics expert: Richard M. Dupee, MD, MACP, AGSF, FRSM from Boston, MA. The Estate of Igor Surant by Vladimir Surant vs. Oakwood Healthcare, LLC d/b/a Oakwood Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. Case no. 221201372; Judge Sheila Salaam, 10-23-25.Attorney for plaintiff: Jordan Solarz in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Peter Callahan of Burns White LLC in West Conshohocken, PA.
- $8,521,000 GROSS VERDICT - WORKSITE ACCIDENT - FAILURE TO PROVIDE FORKLIFT FOR DELIVERY OF HEAVY ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER - TRANSFORMER FALLS ON PLAINTIFF - PELVIC FRACTURE - ANKLE FRACTURE - LIGAMENT TEARS.
- DEFENDANT'S VERDICT - MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE - AUTO/PEDESTRIAN COLLISION - DEFENDANT OPERATING A 16-PASSENGER VAN STRIKES PLAINTIFF AS HE ATTEMPTS TO CROSS ROAD - TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY - RIB FRACTURES - TIBIA/FIBULA FRACTURES - LOSS OF TEETH.
- ADDITIONAL VERDICTS OF INTEREST. Contractor Negligence. $1,400,000 CONFIDENTIAL RECOVERY - CONTRACTOR NEGLIGENCE - CRUSH INJURY TO PLAINTIFF STAGE HAND'S ARM AND HAND WHEN DEFENDANT'S 'COME ALONG' MALFUNCTIONS AND PULLS HIS ARM INTO MECHANISM - MULTIPLE SURGERIES - PERMANENT DISABILITY ALLEGED.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Rear End Collision. $3,214 VERDICT
- Mijohni Brisker vs. Katherine Dorto. Case no. GD-22-13860; Judge Arnold Klein, 05-16-24.Attorney for plaintiff: Jessica M. Thimons of Simon & Simon in Pittsburgh, PA. Attorney for defendant: Diane A. Blackburn in Pittsburgh, PA.
- Corey Ringkamp vs. Towers at Wyncote Apartments and Lindy Property Management Company. Case no. 240902086; Judge Caroline Turner, 10-03-25.Attorney for plaintiff: Michael Lalli in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Patrick J. Moran in Hartord, CT.
- Marsha Simonds vs. Boyer, et al.. Case no. 2:21-cv-00841; Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan, 10-28-25.Attorney for plaintiff: Todd Holis of Todd J. Hollis Law in Pittsburgh, PA. Attorney for defendant: Dennis R. Biondo of County of Allegheny in Pittsburg, PA.
- PREMISES LIABILITY. Fall Down. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- F.E.L.A. UIM Claim. $14,407,617 VERDICT - UIM CLAIM - THREE-VEHICLE COLLISION - CERVICAL DISC HERNIATIONS - CERVICAL FUSION PERFORMED - CHRONIC PAIN - IMPLANTATION OF MORPHINE PUMP - INABILITY TO CONTINUE CAREER AS CHIROPRACTOR.
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. Nursing Home Negligence. $300,000 RECOVERY
- M.E. a minor by and through her pngs Jason and Jane Evans vs. Bristol Township School District, Brookwood Elementary School and Recreation Resource USA. Case no. 2022-05012; Judge C. Theodore Fritsch, Jr., 09-08-25.Attorney for plaintiff: Joseph London of London Law Offices in Southampton, PA. Attorney for defendant: Alison Fleming of Fowler Hirtzel McNulty & Spaulding in Allentown, PA. Attorney for defendant: Margaret Jenks of Reilly McDevitt & Henrich, PC in Cherry Hill, NJ.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. $4,780,000 VERDICT - MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE - AUTO/PEDESTRIAN COLLISION - DEFENDANT DRIVER OPERATING HER VEHICLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS STRIKES DECEDENT CAUSING FATAL INJURIES - WRONGFUL DEATH OF 31-YEAR-OLD FEMALE.
- ADDITIONAL VERDICTS OF INTEREST. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. $520,000,000 SETTLEMENT - DOJ - FCPA - PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY ACCUSEDOF BRIBING OFFICIALS IN THREE COUNTRIES - ALLEGED VIOLATION OF FOREIGNCORRUPT PRACTICES ACT.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Broadside Collision. $36,560 VERDICT
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Rear End Collision. $10,000 VERDICT
- Donna Sickles vs. Felicita King, as Administratrix of the Estate of Carmela Carter, David and Phu Loi. Case no. 211201569; Judge Vincent L. Johnson.Attorney for plaintiff: Valerie C Samuels of Laffey Bucci & Kent, LLP in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Jeffrey Vanderkwast of Grace & Kennedy P.C. in Philadelphia, PA.
- Plaintiff's engineer expert: Daniel McDonough from Penns Park, PA. John Tomascik vs. Terex Usa LLC and Terex Corporation and Lopke Quarries Inc.. Case no. 210200788; Judge Michael Erdos, 10-20-23.Attorney for plaintiff: Jeffrey Goodman of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Ernest Bernabei in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Rebecca Leonard in Philadelphia, PA.
- David Boller and Elizabeth Dobson vs. James Borie. Case no. 2018-07302; Judge C. Theodore Fritsch, Jr., 09-07-21.Attorney for plaintiff: Neil Hoffman of Hoffman, Sternberg, Karpf & Lynch, LLC in Southampton, PA. Attorney for defendant: Theresa Simmons of Palmer and Barr in Willow Grove, PA.
- Penny Kennedy vs. Linda Peirish. Case no. GD-23-007928; Judge Alan Hertzberg, 12-05-25.Attorney for plaintiff: Patrickk Booth of Chaffin Luhana LLP in Pittsburgh, PA. Attorney for defendant: Charles P. Falk of Falk & Associates in Pittsburgh, PA.
- Paige Taylor vs. Just About Me Learning Academy LLC. Case no. 220302533; Judge Carmella Jacquinto, 01-23-24.Attorney for plaintiff: Leonard Hill of Hill & Associates in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Monica O'Neill of Thomas Thomas & Hafer in Philadelphia, PA.
- Chailil Thompson vs. Ugenia Barhudarov. Case no. 2024-00656; Judge Panel Arbitration, 06-24-25.Attorney for plaintiff: Brandon Swartz of Swartz Culleton in Newtown, PA. Attorney for defendant: Kevin Packer of Ray Post Young & Barbich in Philadelphia, PA.
- Nikesh Patel vs. Jessica Taylor McMonagle. Case no. 240901461; Judge Lyris Younge, 10-24-25.Attorney for plaintiff: Dino Privitera of Privitera Law Firm LLC in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Michael Pastino in Philadelphia, PA.
- HBJL a minor by png Brittany Schlagel vs. Steven Emig. Case no. CV-2022-00370; Judge Eric R. Linhardt, 08-09-24.Attorney for plaintiff: Marc S. Drier Esq. of Drier Law Offices in Jersey Shore, PA. Attorney for defendant: Joseph Birmingham of Palmer & Barr in Willow Grove, PA.
- Kimberly Janney and Gregory Janney, her husband vs. Lori L. Cherup, M.D., and Ohio Valley Hospital. Case no. GD-18-12898; Judge Philip A. Ignelzi, 01-18-24.Attorney for plaintiff: Wayne M. Chiurazzi of The Chiurazzi Law Group in Pittsburgh, PA. Attorney for defendant: Ashley L. Griffin of Burns, White, LLC in Pittsburgh, PA.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Rear End Collision. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- PREMISES LIABILITY. Hazardous Premises. $8,531 RECOVERY
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. $4,500,000 RECOVERY - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - OB/GYN NEGLIGENCE - FAILURE TO ADVISE MOTHER UNDERGOING TESTING BECAUSE OF FAMILY HISTORY OF ABNORMALITIES OF THE PRESENCE OF ALLEGED 'SOFT MARKERS' FOR DOWN'S SYNDROME - BABY BORN WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME.
- FELA. $300,000 VERDICT
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. $3,500,000 VERDICT - MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE - PLAINTIFF'S PICK-UP TRUCK STRUCK IN REAR - CERVICAL HERNIATION AND BULGE - TWO LUMBAR HERNIATIONS - CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT - USE OF TIME/UNIT RULE BY PLAINTIFF - NO INCOME CLAIMS - PLAINTIFF CONTENDS JURY COULD OBSERVE PALPABLE SIGNS OF PAIN AND FATIGUE OVER FOUR-DAY TRIAL.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. $1,500,000 RECOVERY - MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE - TRUCK/PEDESTRIAN COLLISION - TOW TRUCK DRIVER IS STRUCK BY DEFENDANT'S VEHICLE WHILE LOADING DISABLED VEHICLE ONTO FLATBED ON SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY - WRONGFUL DEATH.
- PREMISES LIABILITY. $8,000,000 VERDICT - PREMISES LIABILITY - NEGLIGENT SECURITY AT OPA LOCKA FLEA MARKET - PLAINTIFF CLAIMS THAT HE WAS ASSAULTED AND FORCED TO DEFEND HIMSELF BY SHOOTING THE ATTACKER - ALLEGED UNJUST 14-MONTH INCARCERATION - DAMAGES ONLY.
- PREMISES LIABILITY. Fall Down. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- DEFENDANT'S VERDICT - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - PULMONOLOGY - DEFENDANT TREATS DECEDENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS FOR COPD WHEN IN FACT DECEDENT SUFFERING FROM MITRAL STENOSIS - WRONGFUL DEATH OF 63-YEAR-OLD FEMALE.
- Marlon Brown vs. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. Case no. 2021100013; Judge Carmella Jacquinto, 08-03-23.Attorney for plaintiff: Gabriel Z. Levin of Levin & Zeiger LLP in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Alessandra Carrafiello in Philadelphia, PA.
- Nicole M. DeNovio, Executrix of the Estate of Carl J. DeNovio vs. AJR Flooring, LLC D/B/A Keystone Floor Products, Co., Specialized Storage Systems, Inc.. Case no. 202303228; Judge C. Theodore Fritsch Jr., 11-05-25.Attorney for plaintiff: Joseph Anthony Cullen of Stark & Stark in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Andrew Read Benedict of BBC Law LLP in Philadelphia, PA.
- PREMISES LIABILITY. Fall Down. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- Fini Alegre vs. Audry Andrews. Case no. 202201940; Judge Panel Arbitration, 10-16-23.Attorney for plaintiff: Prince Holloway in Cheltenham, PA. Attorney for defendant: Brianne Hoffler of Hubshman & Flood in Plymouth Meeting, PA.
- John McKivison vs. Monsanto Company, Bayer and Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC. Case no. 220100337; Judge Susan Schulman, 01-29-24.Attorney for plaintiff: Jason Itkin of Arnold & Itkin LLP in Houston, TX. Attorney for plaintiff: Charles Becker of Kline & Specter in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Joseph H. Blum of Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Erin Leffler of Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP .
- L.R and E.R Jr. by and through their png Eric Riggio and Eric Riggio Individually vs. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Case no. 200401595; Judge James Crumlish, 02-13-23.Attorney for plaintiff: Israel A. Schwartz in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Anthony DeMichele in Plymouth Meeting, PA.
- Judy Rumbel vs. Chester Upland Transportation and Philly Transportation. Case no. CV-2023-010225; Judge John J. Whelan, 09-30-25.Attorney for plaintiff: Marc S. Rosenberg of Rosenberg Law in Bala Cynwyd, PA. Attorney for defendant: Sean V. Kemether of Law Offices of Donna M. DiPietro in Plymouth Meeting, PA.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. $1,250,000 POLICY LIMIT RECOVERY - MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE - REAR END COLLISION - PLAINTIFF PASSENGER IN CAR STRUCK IN REAR BY PICK-UP TRUCK - LUMBAR PROTRUSION NECESSITATING 2 SURGERIES - PLAINTIFF CARPENTER CLAIMS HE CAN NO LONGER ENGAGE IN HEAVY PHYSICAL WORK AND FACES SIGNIFICANT DIMINUTION IN EARNINGS.
- PREMISES LIABILITY. Fall Down. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- ADDITIONAL VERDICTS OF INTEREST. School Liability. $2,800,000 RECOVERY - SCHOOL LIABILITY - SCHOOL FAILS TO FOLLOW CONCUSSION PROTOCOLS FOR ATHLETICS - FOOTBALL PLAYER ALLOWED TO RETURN TO PLAY AFTER CONCUSSION AND IS HIT AGAIN - 'SECOND IMPACT SYNDROME' - DIES TWO DAYS LATER.
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. $6,250,000 CONFIDENTIAL RECOVERY - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - OB/GYN NEGLIGENCE - FAILURE TO PERFORM TIMELY CESAREAN SECTION FOLLOWING SIGNS OF FETAL DISTRESS - FAILURE TO PERFORM INTRAUTERINE RESUSCITATIVE MEASURES - GLOBAL BRAIN INJURY FROM LACK OF OXYGEN.
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. Nursing Home Negligence. $70,000 RECOVERY
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Auto/Pedestrian Collision. $65,000 RECOVERY
- Fayetta Vaughn vs. Algie Williams. Case no. 210501053; Judge Vincent L. Johnson, 02-08-23.Attorney for plaintiff: Jason Manus of Kwartler Manus, L.L.C. in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Ann Lynn Zikoski of Hubshman Flood Dorn Kolb & Schweikert in Plymouth Meeting, PA.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. $1,136,500 TOTAL RECOVERY - MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE - FIVE CAR COLLISION ON INTERSTATE 80 - PLAINTIFF VEHICLE #4 TRAVELING IN RIGHT LANE IS STRUCK IN REAR BY DEFENDANT TRACTOR-TRAILER VEHICLE #5 - ALLEGED FAILURE TO MAKE PROPER OBSERVATIONS AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE - LUMBAR AND CERVICAL HERNIATIONS - SURGERY - SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR - INABILITY TO CONTINUE WORKING AS FACTORY MANAGER - PERMANENT DISABILITY CLAIM.
- Shafiq Mustafa vs. Derek Brinsley, City of Steel, Compact Cars. Case no. GD-17-014891; Judge Arnold Klein.Attorney for plaintiff: Peter Friday of Friday & Cox, LLC in Pittsburgh, PA. Attorney for defendant: Jeffrey Ramalay of Zimmer Kunz P.C. in Pittsburgh, PA. Attorney for defendant: Stephen Magley in Pittsburgh, PA. Attorney for defendant: Travis McElhaney in Pittsburgh, PA.
- $350,000 RECOVERY - UNINSURED MOTORIST CLAIM - AUTO/PEDESTRIAN COLLISION - BLIND PLAINTIFF STRUCK ON SIDEWALK - ANKLE FRACTURE WITH SURGERY.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Rear End Collision. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- DEFENDANT'S VERDICT - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - GASTROENTEROLOGY - DEFENDANT PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSES DECEDENT WITH PSEUDOCYSTS AND NEGLIGENTLY FAILS TO ORDER ANY ADDITIONAL FOLLOW UP ON CYSTS - PANCREATIC CANCER - WRONGFUL DEATH OF 55-YEAR-OLD MALE.
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. Ophthalmology. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- $3,700,000 COMBINED RECOVERY - MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE - AUTO/PEDESTRIAN COLLISION - DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITION - DECEDENT STRUCK BY DELIVERY TRUCK ON ROUTE 95 AFTER EXITING DISABLED VEHICLE BEFORE DAYLIGHT - WRONGFUL DEATH - INJURY TO TWO ADDITIONAL FAMILY MEMBERS.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Lane Change Collision. $20,000 VERDICT
- PREMISES LIABILITY. Fall Down. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. $15,000,000 VERDICT - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - BREAST SURGEON NEGLIGENTLY MISREADS MAMMOGRAM - PLAINTIFF CONTENDS THAT ALTHOUGH DEFENDANT CONCEDED THAT HE WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO INTERPRET MAMMOGRAMS UNDER THE MAMMOGRAPHY QUALITY STANDARDS ACT, HE NONETHELESS INTERPRETED APPROXIMATELY 5000 MAMMOGRAMS PER YEAR - 29-MONTH DELAY IN BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSIS - PLAINTIFF CONTENDS CANCER WAS AT STAGE-1 WITH A 90% CHANCE OF CURE AT THE TIME OF THE MISDIAGNOSIS - CANCER HAS METASTASIZED TO VERTEBRAE AND IS NOW TERMINAL.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. $12,750,000 RECOVERY - MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE - REAR END COLLISION - PLAINTIFF PASSENGER IN NON-PARTY HUSBAND'S CAR STRUCK IN REAR BY BOX TRUCK - CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY - INCOMPLETE QUADRIPLEGIA WITH LIMITED USE OF UPPER EXTREMITIES.
- F.E.L.A. $2,500,000 RECOVERY - FEDERAL EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT - UNSAFE RAILROAD WORKPLACE - FAILURE TO MANAGE HAND LINES - TRAIN STRIKES DANGLING HAND LINE - SHOULDER INJURY WITH SURGERY.
- PREMISES LIABILITY. Hazardous Premises. $7,000 RECOVERY
- PREMISES LIABILITY. Hazardous Premises. $6,000 VERDICT
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Head-on Collision. $100,000 VERDICT
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Intersection Collision. $8,500 VERDICT
- ADDITIONAL VERDICTS OF INTEREST. Longshoreman's Act. $2,000,000 RECOVERY - LONGSHOREMAN AND HARBOR WORKERS'COMPENSATION ACT - LARGE NUMBER OF LASHING BARS USED TO SECURE CARGOLEFT IN PASSAGEWAY, CAUSING PLAINTIFF TO FALL WHEN LASHING BARS SHIFTEDUNDER HIS FEET - LUMBAR AND CERVICAL HERNIATIONS - PLAINTIFF RETURNS TOWORK AFTER LUMBAR MICRODISCECTOMY AND CERVICAL FUSION AND IS ABLE TOWORK UNTIL LUMBAR FUSION SURGERY PERFORMED APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARSLATER LEAVES HIM PERMANENTLY DISABLED.
- Aguilar-Pineda, et al. vs. Ojeda, et al.. Case no. L-003197-22; Judge Christopher D. Rafano, 05-18-23.Attorney for plaintiff: Jenna Lehman of Kreizer Law in Tinton Falls, NJ. Attorney for defendant: Edwin F. Gerecht Jr of Law Office of Gerald F. Strachan in Woodbridge, NJ.
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. $6,867,585 VERDICT - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - PRIMARY CARE NEGLIGENCE - FAILURE TO TIMELY DIAGNOSE RENAL CELL CARCINOMA - FAILURE TO TIMELY REFER TO UROLOGIST - WRONGFUL DEATH OF 54-YEAR-OLD MALE.
- PREMISES LIABILITY. Hazardous Premises. JNOV GRANTED AFTER $150,000 GROSS VERDICT REDUCED BY 50% COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Rear End Collision. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- $1,100,000 RECOVERY - CIVIL RIGHTS ACTION - ALLEGED ASSAULT BY CORRECTIONS OFFICERS AT ERIE COUNTY PRISON - FRACTURED RIBS - PUNCTURED LUNG - FRACTURED VERTEBRAE - KIDNEY FAILURE - MULTIPLE STROKES - LIFE SUPPORT.
- PREMISES LIABILITY. $990,000 RECOVERY - PREMISES LIABILITY - FAILURE OF DEFENDANT AUTOMOBILE DEALER TO SALT SMALL AREA BETWEEN DEFENDANT'S LOT AND NEARBY EMPLOYER'S AUTOMOBILE DEALER LOT - PLAINTIFF AUTO SALESMAN SLIPS AND FALLS AS HE IS RETRIEVING CAR FOR A CUSTOMER TEST DRIVE - TORN MEDIAL MENISCUS REQUIRING SURGERY - LUMBAR HERNIATION - NO TREATMENT OF LOWER BACK UNTIL ONE YEAR AFTER FALL - LUMBAR DISCECTOMY AND FUSION - INABILITY TO CONTINUE WORKING.
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. Nursing Home. $60,000 RECOVERY
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Auto/Pedestrian Collision. $908,035 VERDICT
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Motor Vehicle Negligence. $32,000 VERDICT
- PREMISES LIABILITY. Hazardous Premises. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Auto/Bus Collision. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. $2,910,000 CONFIDENTIAL RECOVERY - MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE - AUTO/ BICYCLE COLLISION - PLAINTIFF'S BICYCLE IS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY DEFENDANT DRIVER - SPINAL FRACTURES RESULTING IN PARAPLEGIA TO 26-YEAR-OLD PLAINTIFF.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Rear End Collision. $52,500 COMBINED VERDICT
- ADDITIONAL VERDICTS OF INTEREST. Intellectual Property Rights. $10,000,000 RECOVERY - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - COMPANIES SETTLE INFRINGEMENT CASE OVER HAIR REMOVAL LASER - INFRINGEMENT OF MULTIPLE PATENTS.
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. $1,610,000 VERDICT - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - ORTHOPEDICS - DEFENDANTS FAIL TO OBSERVE PLAINTIFF AFTER ROUTINE ARTHROPLASTY SURGERY TO REPAIR GLENOHUMERAL ARTHRITIS IN SHOULDER - ARM INJURIES.
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. $4,873,703 VERDICT - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - MISDIAGNOSIS OF MYASTHENIA GRAVIS AFTER PLAINTIFF PRESENTS WITH HISTORY OF SUDDENLY FALLING - PLAINTIFF CONTENDS THAT DEFENDANT ADVISED PLAINTIFF THAT UNLESS TREATED, HE RISKED DISABILITY OR DEATH - UNNECESSARY SURGERY TO REMOVE THYMUS GLAND IN CHEST - NON-PARTY TREATING NEUROLOGIST DETERMINED PLAINTIFF SUFFERED FROM CATAPEXY - PLAINTIFF CEASES PARTICIPATION IN CHILD REARING AND CARING FOR HOME AND MARRIAGE.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. $10,050,000 CONFIDENTIAL RECOVERY - MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE - INTERSECTION COLLISION - DEFENDANT'S DRIVER FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY TO PLAINTIFF'S VEHICLE WHEN ENTERING INTERSECTION - FRACTURE OF C2 VERTEBRA - HEAD INJURY RENDERING PLAINTIFF UNCONSCIOUS.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. $2,000,000 RECOVERY - MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE - PEDESTRIAN/BUS COLLISION - PLAINTIFF PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY BUS WHILE CROSSING IN CROSSWALK - THREE LUMBAR HERNIATIONS - LAMINECTOMY AND FUSION.
- ADDITIONAL VERDICTS OF INTEREST. Intellectual Property. $15,500,000 VERDICT - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DISPUTE BETWEEN MEDICAL SUPPLY COMPANIES SPANNING TWO STATES - ALLEGED VIOLATION OF 85 U.S. PATENTS.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Auto/Truck Collision. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- DRAM SHOP. $85,000 RECOVERY
- DEFENDANTS VERDICT MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - GASTROENTEROLOGY - DEFENDANT DOCTOR IMPROPERLY PERFORMS CONTRAINDICATED PROCEDURE ON PLAINTIFF EXACERBATING PLAINTIFF'S GASTROINTESTINAL ISSUES.
- DEFENDANT'S VERDICT - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - PODIATRY NEGLIGENCE - DEFENDANT PERFORMS THREE FOOT PROCEDURES ON PLAINTIFF TO TREAT A BUNION, RESULTING IN AN ALTERED GAIT - DEFENDANT DOCTOR FAILS TO WARN PLAINTIFF OF CONSEQUENCES FOOT SURGERY - PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN TOES.
- PRODUCT LIABILITY. $51,554,104 VERDICT - PRODUCT LIABILITY - ALLEGED MANUFACTURING DEFECT OF ABOVE-GROUND POOL AND POOL LADDER - MINOR PLAINTIFF NEARLY DROWNS IN NEIGHBOR'S POOL AFTER ACCESSING ABOVE-GROUND POOL BY POOL LADDER - TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY - PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE.
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. $2,500,000 VERDICT - PODIATRY MALPRACTICE - FAILURE TO TAKE CULTURE AND REQUEST INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONSULT FOR OVER ONE YEAR DESPITE ALLEGED SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CONTINUING INFECTION - OSTEOMYELITIS - ALTERED GAIT CAUSES EXTENSIVE KNEE AND HIP PAIN.
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. Rehabilitation Center. $120,000 RECOVERY
- $15,579,429 VERDICT- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE - TRACTOR-TRUCK/ PEDESTRIAN COLLISION - DEFENDANT TRACTOR-TRAILER DRIVER OPERATES TRUCK UNDER INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL AND VEERS OUT OF HIS LANE ONTO SHOULDER WHERE HE STRIKES PLAINTIFF WHO WAS STANDING ON SIDE OF THE ROAD BY DISABLED VEHICLE - CATASTROPHIC INJURIES TO PLAINTIFF INCLUDING TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, MULTIPLE FRACTURES OF PELVIS, LEFT HUMERAL AND SHOULDER FRACTURES, MULTIPLE RIB FRACTURES, RUPTURE OF DIAPHRAGM AND INJURY TO SPINAL CORD.
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. $19,693,257 VERDICT - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - SURGERY - PLAINTIFF CONTENDSDEFENDANT GENERAL SURGEON IS NEGLIGENT IN CHOOSING TO PERFORMSECOND BEDSIDE TRACHEOSTOMY TO FIX AIR LEAK - BRAIN DAMAGE - WRONGFULDEATH.
- Renay Whyno vs. Michael J. Lynde D.P.M., Newtown Foot Specialists and Ankle. Case no. 202100675; Judge Jeffrey Trauger, 01-31-24.Attorney for plaintiff: Michael Katz of Lopez McHugh LLP in Moorestown, NJ. Attorney for defendant: Robert E. Dillon and Holly Kendorski of Naulty, Scaricamazza & McDevitt, L.L.C. in Philadelphia, PA.
- F.E.L.A.. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. Nursing Home Negligence. $140,000 RECOVERY
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. $4,025,000 RECOVERY - MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE - FAILURE OF TRADE SCHOOL TO PROPERLY SUPERVISE ITS STUDENTS WHO WERE WORKING ON THEIR OWN VEHICLES PRIOR TO INCIDENT - WHEEL FROM DEFENDANT DRIVER'S VEHICLE DETACHES AND STRIKES DECEDENT'S VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS TRAVELING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION AT HIGHWAY SPEED - WRONGFUL DEATH OF 26-YEAR-OLD male.
- Brandon Bostian vs. National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). Case no. 170103489; Judge Caroline Tucker, 07-23-24.Attorney for plaintiff: Robert S. Goggin III, of Law Office of Robert Goggin III in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Richard K. Hohn, Stephen S. Dougherty of Hohn & Scheuerle, LLC in Philadelphia, PA.
- Clark vs. The Neiman Marcus Group, LLC et al.. Case no. 2:19cv4717; Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg, 12-09-24.Attorney for plaintiff: David D. Langfitt of Locks Law Firm in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Frank A. Chernak of Ballard Spahr LLP in Philadelphia, PA.
- The Estate of Albert DiBella Jr. vs. Keegan W. McHenry. Case no. 202411276; Judge Panel Arbitration, 11-29-25.Attorney for plaintiff: Brian Pincus of Kanter Bernstein & Kardon in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Twiesha Vachhrajani of Amy F. Loperfido & Associates in Philadelphia, PA.
- Linda Friedland vs. St. Mary Medical Center. Case no. 2024-02745; Judge Panel Arbitration, 07-21-25.Attorney for plaintiff: Jonathan D. Laynas of Schatz, Steinberg, & Klayman in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Lori Miller of Goldberg Miller & Rubin in Philadelphia, PA.
- PREMISES LIABILITY. Fall Down. $155,000 VERDICT
- Christon Frank vs. Roxborough Memorial Hospital and Richard F. Scafidi M.D.. Case no. 210600734; Judge Glynnis Hill, 02-27-24.Attorney for plaintiff: Glenn Ellis in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Andrew Kessler of Wood Smith Henning & Berman in Philadelphia, PA.
- The Estate of Dimitra Christodoulaki by Elpis Christodoulaki vs. 262 Toll Gate Road Operations dba Crestview Center and Genesis Healthcare LLC. Case no. 2019-05564; Judge C. Theodore Fritsch, Jr., 01-22-24.Attorney for plaintiff: Brian L. Strauss of The Rothenberg Law Firm in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Thomas M. Chairs of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP in Harrisburg, PA.
- Estate of Janet E. Salzman-Adler by Pamela Blanchard vs. Skyline (PA) Leasing Company, LLC dba Baldwin Health Center. Case no. GD-20-011541; Judge Patrick Connelly, 07-13-23.Attorney for plaintiff: Mark D. Troyan of Robert Peirce and Associates in Pittsburgh, PA. Attorney for defendant: Andrew Hazi of Burns White in Pittsburgh, PA.
- Susan Karidis, Steven Karidis vs. Allegheny Health Network. Case no. AR-21-001101; Judge Arbitration Panel, 10-26-21.Attorney for plaintiff: Lewis Mack of Luxenberg, Garbett, Kelly& George in New Castle, PA. Attorney for defendant: Ashley Griffin of Burns White in Pittsburgh, PA. Attorney for defendant: Ashley Griffin of Burns White in Pittsburgh, PA.
- L.K a minor by her pngs Boris and Nancy Korotkin and A.W. a minor by her pngs Michael and Joanna Ward vs. Linda and Richard Regan. Case no. 2023-02371; Judge Brian T. McGuffin, 07-17-24.Attorney for plaintiff: Frederic Karpf of Hoffman, Sternberg, Karpf & Lynch in Southampton, PA. Attorney for defendant: Michele Frisbie of Frisbie Legal Solutions in Doylestown, PA.
- Richard Holland vs. Cara Judge. Case no. 190303571; Judge Michele Hangley, 04-27-22.Attorney for plaintiff: Michael Luber of Luber Law in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Jillian Vukson of Goldberg, Miller & Rubin, P.C. in Philadelphia, PA.
- Ashley Pirozzi vs. Amy AAldenberg MD, AHN Embergenyc Group, Keith Murray MD, Alle-Kiski Medical Center dba Allegheny Valley Hospital, West Penn Allegheny Health System Inc. dba Allegheny Valley Hospital, Allegheny Health Network dba Allegheny Valley Hospital. Case no. GD-21-002356; Judge Arnold Klein, 01-24-25.Attorney for plaintiff: Kristin Hoffman of Woomer & Talarico in Pittsburgh, PA. Attorney for defendant: Alan S. Baum of Matis Baum O'Connor in Pittsburgh, PA.
- Joelle Jeffries vs. Audrey Moses. Case no. AR-21-005335; Judge Panel Arbitration, 03-15-22.Attorney for plaintiff: Anthony Giannetti of Swartz Culleton PC in Pittsburgh, PA. Attorney for defendant: Grant H. Hackley of Rawle & Henderson LLP in Pittsburtgh, PA.
- Craig Glass vs. Caroline Rodruguez. Case no. 220502622; Judge Susan Schulman, 11-30-23.Attorney for plaintiff: Marirose Roach of Roach Law in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Amanda Kannengieszer of Mezzanotte, Hasson & Sichok in Scranton, PA.
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. $7,919,263 VERDICT - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE - CARDIOLOGY - NEGLIGENT DISCONTINUATION OF ANTI-COAGULANT THERAPY - STROKE - PERMANENT LEFTSIDED PARALYSIS - COGNITIVE DEFICITS - 24-HOUR CARE REQUIRED.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. $3,250,000 RECOVERY - MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE - AUTO/PEDESTRIAN COLLISION - PLAINTIFF WAS STRUCK BY BOX TRUCK AS HE WAS ABOUT TO CHANGE FLAT TIRE AFTER PULLING TO SHOULDER OF NJ TURNPIKE
- ADDITIONAL VERDICTS OF INTEREST. Unsafe Workplace. $1,200,000 VERDICT - UNSAFE WORKPLACE - NEGLIGENT HIRING - PLAINTIFFALLEGES THAT DEFENDANT EMPLOYER WAS NEGLIGENT IN FAILING TO PROVIDEFOR DECEDENT'S SAFETY AT WORKPLACE - DECEDENT WORKER IS SHOT AND KILLEDBY CO-WORKER - WRONGFUL DEATH.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. $2,000,000 RECOVERY - MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE - AUTO/PEDESTRIAN COLLISION - DECEDENT STRUCK AS HE ATTEMPTED TO CROSS STREET - WRONGFUL DEATH.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Auto/Pedestrian Collision. $52,000 RECOVERY
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE. Nursing Home. $175,000 RECOVERY
- Sherlonda and James Burt Individually and as pngs of S.B and M.B. minors vs. Taylor Pickering. Case no. 2022-00340; Judge Panel Arbitration, 11-30-23.Attorney for plaintiff: Joshua Cohen of Swartz Culleton in Newtown, PA. Attorney for defendant: James Godin of Palmer & Barr in Willow Grove, PA.
- Quijhanae Lee and Quian Lee vs. Sydney Robinson. Case no. 202315453; Judge Panel Arbitration, 01-07-25.Attorney for plaintiff: Frederick Horn in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: Brianne Hoffler of Hubshman & Flood, Law Offices in Plymouth Meeting, PA.
- The Estate of Gavin Alexander Stewart by Francis C. Stewart Jr. and Courtney P. Trimble vs. Guardian Training Center LLC, Robert Eck and Lisa Flexer. Case no. 202300818; Judge C. Theodore Fritsch, Jr., 10-24-25.Attorney for plaintiff: J.B. Dilsheimer, of Stampone O'Brien Dilsheimer Law in Cheltenham, PA. Attorney for defendant: Michelle Coburn of White and Williams in Philadelphia, PA. Attorney for defendant: James J. Dodd-o of Thomas Thomas & Hafer in Allentown, PA.
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Left Turn Collision. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT
- MOTOR VEHICLE NEGLIGENCE. Intersection Collision. DEFENDANT'S VERDICT