Settlements totaling $180 million recovered on behalf of the State of Rhode Island in litigation against accountants, directors and officers, and law firms arising out of the Rhode Island credit union failures in 1990.
A $28 million judgment after a jury verdict on behalf of a 48-year-old woman against the owner and lessor of a motor vehicle that struck the woman’s car and paralyzed her. This jury verdict and judgment followed a precedent-setting decision by the Rhode Island Supreme Court in this case that lessors of motor vehicles were subject to Rhode Island’s vicarious liability statutes. See Oliveira v. Lombardi, 794 A.2d 453 (R.I. 2002).
A $19.6 million judgment after a jury verdict for the family of world-famous Formula One race car driver Mark Donahue who was killed when a defective tire on his race car exploded and caused his car to crash during a Grand Prix race in Austria.
A $13.2 million judgment against the manufacturer of an All Terrain Vehicle on behalf of a young man who was paralyzed in an accident caused by a defect in the design of the ATV.
A $7.2 million judgment following a jury verdict on behalf of an elderly man and his wife against a commercial airline for injuries sustained as a result of a fall from the stairway of the plane.
A $5 million settlement against a construction company on behalf of a man who was electrocuted and severely injured when a crane he was operating came in contact with high voltage overhead electric wires.
A $4.5 million settlement against a commercial airline on behalf of a child who suffered serious injuries and on behalf of the estates of her mother and grandmother who were killed in an airplane crash. The airplane crash-landed after it lost hydraulic power due to a manufacturing defect.
A $4.5 million settlement against a general contractor on behalf of a man who was paralyzed when he fell through a skylight opening in a roof at a worksite.
A $3.2 million judgment after a jury verdict against an anesthesiologist on behalf of a young man who suffered a stroke as a result of negligently administered anesthesia during a surgical procedure.
A $3.2 million settlement in a products liability case on behalf of a man who fractured his neck and was paralyzed after diving into an in ground “Hopper” Bottom Swimming pool.
A $3 million judgment following a jury verdict against a physician and a hospital on behalf of the family of a child who was born brain-damaged as a result of the negligent failure to deliver the child promptly following a placental abruption.
A $2.8 million judgment following a jury verdict on behalf of a young woman who suffered brain damage as a result of a negligent delay in emergency room treatment for respiratory difficulties.
A $2.6 million settlement on behalf of the family of a man killed in an automobile accident.
A $2.5 million settlement against a trucking company on behalf of the family of a young man who was killed when his vehicle collided with the rear of a tractor-trailer truck which had become disabled and was stationary in the high speed lane of an unlit highway at night.
A $2.5 million settlement on behalf of the family of a highway worker who was struck and killed while standing in the breakdown lane of an interstate highway.
A $3.5 million verdict against a football helmet manufacturer on behalf of a high school football player who suffered a spinal cord injury and paralysis due to a defectively designed football helmet.
A $1.75 million settlement on behalf of an 83-year-old woman who was paralyzed as a result of the negligent removal of an epidural catheter following a routine surgical procedure.
A $1.6 million settlement in a wrongful death/pharmaceutical product liability case, on behalf of a 75-year-old woman who was prescribed a diet drug.
A $1.5 million settlement against a motel owner and propane gas supplier on behalf of four family members who suffered burns following an explosion due to a propane gas leak.
A $1.25 million settlement on behalf of the family of a man who died from undiagnosed colorectal cancer.
A $1.2 million judgment following a jury verdict against an obstetrician on behalf of a child who suffered a brachial plexus nerve injury due to a negligently performed delivery at birth.
A $1.2 million judgment following a jury verdict against several drinking establishments on behalf of a young man who was seriously injured when he was struck on his motorcycle by a drunk driver. The drinking establishments were found to have negligently served alcohol to the man who subsequently caused the collision that injured the motorcyclist.
A $1.2 million judgment following a jury verdict on behalf of a man who was seriously injured when his vehicle was struck by a motor vehicle which had gone out of control after coming in contact with a tractor-trailer truck.
A $1 million settlement for breach of an employment contract.
A multi-million dollar settlement against the manufacturer of a child’s walker as a result of severe burn injuries sustained by the child when an ember from a fireplace fire ignited the plastic seat of the walker.
A multi-million dollar settlement against a drug manufacturer on behalf of a child who was born without arms or legs due to his exposure to a drug his mother ingested before his birth.
A multi-million dollar jury verdict against the YMCA on behalf of a young woman who was paralyzed as a result of a fall during rehearsal of a dance routine.
A multi-million dollar settlement against an electric company on behalf of a young man who suffered electrocution injuries requiring multiple amputations as a result of the company’s negligent failure to supervise workers at an electrical substation.
A multi-million dollar settlement against the operator of a day care center on behalf of the estates of a woman and her daughter who were murdered after the center negligently released the child to the perpetrator of the crime.
A multi-million dollar settlement on behalf of a worker who was severely injured when a truck he was unloading rolled backward and a beam that he was unloading crushed his pelvis.
A $950,000 settlement for a man who required a partial foot amputation due to injuries caused from a slip and fall accident.
A $764,000 settlement in a pharmaceutical product liability action on behalf of a 45-year-old woman who sustained heart valve damage following the prescription of a diet drug.
A $750,000 jury verdict against a railroad on behalf of a man who was negligently served alcoholic beverages during a train ride and was seriously injured when he fell onto the tracks and was injured by the train.
A $750,000 judgment after a jury verdict against a culinary school on behalf of the family of a college student who was negligently served food containing an ingredient that he was severely allergic to and died as a result of ingesting the ingredient.
A $600,000 settlement on behalf of a boy shot in the eye in a paintball gun accident.
A $600,000 settlement against a defendant driver’s insurer in a motor vehicle/motorcycle accident.
A $500,000 settlement on behalf of the parents of a woman whose wrongful death was caused by her husband, who was driving her motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
A $450,000 settlement on behalf of a college student who was severely burned during a welding class, due to lack of proper supervision and adequate safety equipment.
A $450,000 settlement on behalf of a woman who was misdiagnosed with breast cancer and underwent an unnecessary mastectomy.
A $410,000 settlement on behalf of a woman who underwent unnecessary surgery.
A $400,000 jury verdict on behalf of a man who had an unnecessary cardiac pacemaker implanted in his chest based on faulty test data.
A $325,000 settlement on behalf of a woman against her physician for failure to timely diagnosis breast cancer.
A $310,000 settlement for the family of a man for the failure to diagnose a serious cardiac condition.
A $300,000 judgment following a jury verdict against an anesthesiologist on behalf of a young woman who suffered sciatic nerve damage as a result of a negligently administered epidural anesthesia.
A $275,000 judgment following a jury verdict against an orthopedic surgeon on behalf of a young woman who received negligent treatment of a fractured wrist.
A settlement in excess of $220,000 for injuries sustained by a man in a slip and fall incident and for his wife’s loss of consortium.
A confidential settlement on behalf of a young woman who suffered cervical cancer as a result of her in-utero exposure to the drug diethylstilbestrol (DES).
A confidential settlement against a medical device manufacturer on behalf of a young woman who suffered serious injuries due to a dangerous surgical instrument.
A confidential settlement against several doctors and a hospital on behalf of a young man who was paralyzed due to a negligent failure to treat an epidural abscess.
A confidential settlement against a physician on behalf of a young woman who suffered a stroke and had serious permanent injuries as a result of a negligent failure to diagnose and treat symptoms of the developing stroke.
A confidential settlement against a car manufacturer on behalf of a child who was paralyzed as a result of a defective seatbelt system which caused her to suffer a spinal cord injury during a one-vehicle collision.
A confidential settlement against a manufacturer of roofing tar on behalf of a man who worked as a roofer and developed basal cell cancer from exposure to the roofing tar.
A settlement for a confidential amount from an automobile manufacturer for a woman who was paralyzed when her sport utility vehicle rolled over when she swerved to avoid a highway collision.
A confidential settlement on behalf of a young woman who suffered paralysis following epidural anesthesia during childbirth.
A confidential settlement on behalf of a young woman who was paralyzed following a surgical procedure to correct scoliosis.
A confidential settlement against a physician on behalf of a man who suffered an injury requiring amputation as a result of a negligent failure to diagnose and treat an infection related to his diabetes.
A confidential settlement against a physician on behalf of the family of a man who committed suicide as a result of a negligent failure to diagnose and treat severe depression.
A confidential settlement against a pharmaceutical company on behalf of a young woman who suffered a stroke as a result of her ingestion of birth control pills.
A confidential settlement against the operator of a summer camp on behalf of the family of a young boy who drowned as a result of negligent supervision at the camp.
A confidential settlement against a town on behalf two elderly people who were seriously injured when their motor vehicle was struck by a police cruiser whose operator had negligently failed to use the siren when responding at high speed to a suspected crime scene.
A confidential settlement against a physician on behalf of a woman who suffered brain damage as a result of negligence in the performance of sinus surgery.
A confidential settlement for the family of an infant boy who suffered extensive brain damage during his delivery.
A settlement for a confidential amount from an automobile manufacturer for the husband of a woman who died when her sport utility vehicle rolled over and she was ejected from the vehicle.
A settlement in a confidential amount in a case against a sexually abusive physician.
A settlement for a confidential amount from a nursing home and the corporation that provided medical services to the nursing home for failure to take precautions to prevent an 80-year-old resident from falling with death resulting.
A settlement for a confidential amount for the failure to diagnose systemic lupus erythematosus.
A confidential settlement against the PGA Tour on behalf of several professional golfers and Karsten Manufacturing Corporation, the manufacturer of Ping® golf clubs, stemming from an attempt to ban Ping®’s irons because of the square-groove design feature.
A confidential settlement against a military aircraft manufacturer on behalf of the family of an Air Force pilot who was killed as a result of a defectively designed military aircraft ejection system.
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