Case Results

$32,000,000

• Premises Liability,  
• Spinal Cord Injury

$32 million jury verdict and judgment in three-week trial in Providence County Superior Court. This result was obtained on behalf of a Connecticut couple after the husband, an Iraq War veteran, became paralyzed due to a swimming accident at the University of Rhode Island. The jury found URI negligent in failing to prohibit visitors from swimming in a dangerous lake with submerged rocks. Smith v. The University of Rhode Island, et al.

(Patrick C. Barry)

$30,000,000

• Catastrophic Injury

$30 Million settlement for the family of a 12-year-old child who suffered catastrophic injuries after being struck by a vehicle being operated by an intoxicated driver.

$18,000,000

• Car Accident,  
• Spinal Cord Injury

$18 million jury verdict for a woman left paralyzed when she was rear-ended in a motor vehicle collision. This case had been Rhode Island’s largest trial verdict until the O’Sullivan trial. Oliveira v. Chase Manhattan Bank.

(Mark B. Decof)

$15,000,000

• Medical Malpractice

Settlement for delayed diagnosis of sepsis resulting in septic shock, organ failure, and death. Medical Malpractice

$13,200,000

• Product Liability

$13.2 million judgment against the manufacturer of an all-terrain vehicle on behalf of a young man who was paralyzed….Arthur LaPlante vs. Honda Motor Company

$12,000,000

• Wrongful Death

$12 million settlement for the family of a man who was electrocuted and killed as a result of a utility company’s negligent maintenance of high-voltage wires.

$10,000,000

• Medical Malpractice

Settlement for delayed diagnosis of spinal cord injury resulting in quadriplegia. Medical Malpractice

$10,000,000

• Medical Malpractice

Settlement for delayed diagnosis of sepsis resulting in amputations.

$10,000,000

• Product Liability

$10 Million + Tire manufacturing defect and fitment negligence resulting in crash and death of operator.

$9,250,000

• Medical Malpractice

A medical malpractice settlement of $9,250,000 in a case involving amputations.

$9,000,000

• Medical Malpractice

$9 million settlement for middle-aged mother and wife injured during surgery.

$8,600,000

• Spinal Cord Injury

$8.6 million June 2016 Providence County jury verdict and judgment in favor of a 54-year-old woman, for delayed treatment of a postoperative spinal infection. The delay followed a miscommunication over a laboratory result, allowing a treatable infection to cause damage to the woman’s surgically repaired spine, muscles, and ligaments surrounding her spinal column.

(Michael P. Quinn, Jr.)

$7,500,000

• Medical Malpractice

$7.5 Million - Surgical error on 30-year-old receiving hysterectomy for endometriosis by unqualified/unsupervised surgeon results in permanent bowel and bladder issues.

$7,200,000

• Airplane Accident

$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.

(Mark B. Decof)

$6,000,000

• Wrongful Death

Settlement for mother’s death after childbirth

$5,500,000

• Medical Malpractice

Settlement for delayed diagnosis of endocarditis leading to stroke.

$5,500,000

• Birth Injury

Settlement for cerebral palsy after hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.

$5,400,000

• Brain Injury

$5.4 million settlement on behalf of a seaman who suffered a brain injury after falling from his employer’s corporate yacht; the case also involved extensive and successful litigation over the seaman’s right to have his medical care paid for by his employer.

$5,200,000

• Airplane Accident

$5.2 million settlement on behalf of the estates of a 49-year-old man and his 10-year-old son who were killed in the crash of a private aircraft.

$5,000,000

• Construction Accident

$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.

$5,000,000

• Product Liability

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.

$4,500,000

• Wrongful Death

$4.5 million wrongful death settlement for a defendant’s failure to have a cardiologist to monitor Amiodarone, a cardiac medication, properly.

$4,500,000

• Construction Accident

$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.

$4,500,000

• Medical Malpractice

$4.5 Million settlement for delayed diagnosis of spinal cord infection resulting in paraplegia.

$4,100,000

• Medical Malpractice

$4.1 million settlement on behalf of a woman who underwent unnecessary surgery.

$4,000,000

• Medical Malpractice

$4 million jury verdict for a man who had a cardiac pacemaker implanted in his chest unnecessarily because of faulty test data.

$3,800,000

• Wrongful Death,  
• Medical Malpractice

$3.8 million jury verdict in the Bristol County Superior Courthouse in New Bedford, MA in early February 2019. The verdict followed a seven-day trial in a medical malpractice and wrongful death case. A 64-year-old woman died shortly after a colonoscopy procedure in January 2012, from injuries suffered when her bowel burst from excessive use of air during the procedure.

(Patrick C. Barry)

$3,500,000

• Product Liability

$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 helmet.

$3,500,000

• Medical Malpractice

$3.5 million settlement for the family of a man who died from a medication error during acute psychiatric care.

$3,250,000

• Medical Malpractice

$3.25 million settlement against a physician on behalf of her patient when he failed to diagnose breast cancer in a timely manner.

$3,200,000

• Medical Malpractice

$3.2 million jury verdict for a young man who suffered a stroke due to the negligent administration of anesthesia during a maxillofacial surgical procedure.

$3,200,000

• Product Liability

$3.2 million personal injury settlement in Providence, RI for 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.

$3,100,000

• Medical Malpractice

$3.1 million injury settlement in Providence, RI for the family of a man for the failure to diagnose a serious cardiac condition.

$3,000,000

• Birth Injury

$3 million judgment following a jury verdict on behalf of the family of a child who was born brain-damaged because a physician and hospital negligently failed to deliver the child promptly after a placental abruption.

$3,000,000

• Motorcycle Accident

$3 million jury verdict for woman who collided with unmarked parking gate while riding her moped causing severe leg injuries.

$3,000,000

• Medical Malpractice

$3 Million settlement for delayed diagnosis of sepsis.

$3,000,000

• Birth Injury

$3 Million settlement for delayed diagnosis of ischemia leading to amputations.

$3,000,000

• Birth Injury

$3 Million settlement for death of newborn baby after hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.

$3,000,000

• Wrongful Death

$3 Million settlement for delayed diagnosis of sepsis in a child, resulting in death.

$2,800,000

• Brain Injury

$2.8 million judgment following a jury verdict on behalf of a young woman who suffered brain damage because of the negligent delay in emergency room treatment for respiratory difficulties.

$2,775,000

• Medical Malpractice

$2.775 million settlement on behalf of a woman dying of cancer that would have been treatable with an earlier correct diagnosis.

$2,600,000

• Car Accident

$2.6 million Providence, RI injury settlement on behalf of the family of a man killed in an automobile accident.

$2,500,000

• Birth Injury

$2.5 million verdict when the jury found that a midwife at Women & Infants Hospital was negligent in treating a young mother in labor, which resulted in the wrongful death of her newborn. Arriaza v. Women & Infants ,et al.

(Patrick C. Barry)

$2,500,000

• Medical Malpractice

$2.5 million settlement for an elderly woman relating to a delayed diagnosis of her cancer, causing excess surgeries and complications.

$2,500,000

• Car Accident

$2.5 million settlement on behalf of the family of a municipal worker who a driver struck and killed while he was standing in the breakdown lane of an interstate highway.

$2,500,000

• Truck Accident

$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 that had become disabled and was stationary in the high-speed lane of an unlit highway at night.

$2,500,000

• Medical Malpractice

$2.5 Million settlement for delay in diagnosing return of brain glioma results in patient suffering brain damage.

$2,500,000

• Medical Malpractice

$2.5 Million+ settlement for vascular injury during gynecology surgery.

$2,500,000

• Wrongful Death

$2.5 Million settlement for delayed diagnosis of infection resulting in sepsis and death.

$2,500,000

• Medical Malpractice

$2.5 Million anesthesia error during shoulder surgery results in incomplete paraplegia – settlement on the first day of trial.

$2,200,000

• Medical Malpractice

Over $2 million recovered for the victim of a botched gallbladder removal surgery.

(Michael P. Quinn, Jr.)

$2,125,000

• Personal Injury

$2.125 Million settlement where negligent signage and control of valet parking results in severe pedestrian injury.

$2,000,000

• Brain Injury

$2 million settlement just prior to trial for middle-aged woman suffering brain damage caused by untreated brain infection.

$2,000,000

• Wrongful Death,  
• Medical Malpractice

$2 million medical malpractice and wrongful death settlement for a middle-aged woman killed by colon cancer.

$2,000,000

• Medical Malpractice

$2 million settlement arising from a failure to diagnose thyroid cancer.

$2,000,000

• Medical Malpractice

$2 million mid-trial settlement for delayed diagnosis of a severe spinal condition resulting in disability of bladder, bowel and sexual function.

$2,000,000

• Medical Malpractice

$2 Million settlement for delayed diagnosis of breast cancer resulting in death.

$2,000,000

• Personal Injury

$2 Million+ settlement for spinal cord injury.

$2,000,000

• Catastrophic Injury

October 2015 Newport County jury verdict of over $2 million for a 63-year-old commercial fisherman whose right arm was pulled into a machine, traumatically amputating the arm below the elbow. Mark Decof, assisted by attorney Michael Quinn, successfully proved that the crane was unreasonably dangerous due to faulty maintenance.

$1,900,000

• Personal Injury

$1.9 Million+ settlement for a stroke victim.

$1,850,000

• Premises Liability

$1.85 million settlement for the wife of a man killed by a tree fall caused by a landlord’s negligence.

$1,800,000

• Wrongful Death,  
• Medical Malpractice

$1.8 million medical malpractice settlement on behalf of two minor children following the death of their father. The father died of a heart attack following discharge from an emergency room while experiencing chest pains.

$1,800,000

• Medical Malpractice

Settlement of $1,800,000 in a “polypharmacy” case against a primary care doctor who overprescribed medications resulting in addiction.

$1,750,000

• Spinal Cord Injury

$1.75 million Providence, RI injury settlement on behalf of an 83-year-old woman because the negligent removal of an epidural catheter after a routine surgical procedure paralyzed her.

$1,700,000

• Medical Malpractice

$1.7 million on behalf of a teenage girl whose cancer treatment and outcome was greatly complicated by a failure to diagnose the condition at an earlier age.

$1,700,000

• Professional Malpractice

$1.7 million settlement of a disputed insurance coverage claim for chemical spill.

$1,600,000

• Wrongful Death

$1.6 million settlement in a wrongful death and pharmaceutical product liability case, on behalf of a 75-year-old woman who was prescribed a diet drug.

$1,525,000

• Medical Malpractice

$1.525 million settlement on behalf of a 53-year-old man paralyzed after the negligent performance of an aorto-bilateral femoral popliteal bypass graft surgery.

$1,500,000

• Catastrophic Injury

$1.5 million settlement against a motel owner and the company that supplied their propane gas for a family that suffered burns after a propane leak caused an explosion.

$1,500,000

• Medical Malpractice

$1.5 Million+ settlement for misread of test results and delayed diagnosis of lymphoma.

$1,500,000

• Medical Malpractice

$1.5 Million settlement for severe injuries from surgical hemorrhage.

$1,500,000

• Medical Malpractice

$1.5 Million settlement for delayed diagnosis of cancer.

$1,500,000

• Wrongful Death

$1.5 Million settlement for missed diagnosis of early heart attack symptoms, resulting in death.

$1,500,000

• Wrongful Death

$1.5 Million settlement for misreading of EKG, resulting in heart attack and death.

$1,500,000

• Medical Malpractice

$1.5 Million settlement for delayed diagnosis of lung cancer.

$1,450,000

• Wrongful Death

$1.45 million pre-trial settlement relating to the death of a collegiate athlete following a collapse during an athletic training workout. Ciancola v. University of Rhode Island

$1,400,000

• Wrongful Death,  
• Medical Malpractice

$1.4 million wrongful death settlement resulting from a failure to diagnose a fatal gynecological cancer during pregnancy.

$1,400,000

• Medical Malpractice

$1.4 million settlement for a young woman who suffered advanced cancer after a negligent microscopic review following biopsy.

$1,400,000

• Medical Malpractice

$1.4 Million settlement in a failure to diagnose gynecological cancer.

$1,300,000

• Premises Liability

$1.3 million recovery on behalf of a child injured at a playground by faulty equipment at a jumping attraction.

$1,300,000

• Car Accident

$1.3 million jury verdict for a young man who suffered a leg amputation injury when a drunk driver struck his motorcycle, against multiple restaurants and bars that negligently served alcoholic beverages to the intoxicated driver who struck Mr. Bennett. The case, affirmed on appeal, established precedent in Massachusetts for liability on the part of establishments that negligently serve alcohol to people who subsequently caused injury or death to others.

$1,250,000

• Wrongful Death

$1.25 million settlement on behalf of the family of a man who died from undiagnosed colorectal cancer.

$1,250,000

• Medical Malpractice

$1.25 million medical malpractice settlement on behalf of two children, relating to the death of their mother following a medical laboratory reporting error.

$1,250,000

• Premises Liability

$1.25 million settlement where a failure to mark and protect the end of a commercial wharf resulted in a car driving off the dock.

$1,200,000

• Birth Injury

$1.2 million judgment following a jury verdict on behalf of a child who suffered a brachial plexus nerve injury when an obstetrician was negligent in performing the delivery.

$1,200,000

• Car Accident,  
• Truck Accident

$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.

$1,200,000

• Motorcycle Accident

$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.

$1,100,000

• Car Accident

$1.1 million settlement for the surviving child of a mother killed in a car crash while riding as a passenger.

$1,100,000

• Car Accident

$1.1 million settlement on behalf of surviving family members of middle-aged woman struck and killed by a passenger bus.

$1,000,000

• Birth Injury

$1 million settlement on behalf of parents of baby who died during poorly managed delivery.

$1,000,000

• Birth Injury

Confidential $1 million+ settlement. During the plaintiff’s pregnancy with her first child, she experienced a hemorrhage from “vasa previa,” resulting in the baby dying very shortly after birth.

$1,000,000

• Birth Injury

$1 million mid-trial settlement for the parents of a child who died in utero at a hospital.

$1,000,000

• Medical Malpractice

$1 million settlement for a woman whose cancer diagnosis was missed and delayed, resulting in advanced disease.

$1,000,000

• Wrongful Death

$1 million settlement for death of mother when the laboratory’s mistaken analysis of a pap smear resulted in a failure to diagnose cervical cancer.

$1,000,000

• Wrongful Death

$1 million settlement for the family of a young man who died shortly after surgery.

$1,000,000

• Product Liability

$1 million+ confidential settlement following a deadly crash caused by a defective tire.

$1,000,000

• Truck Accident

$1 million mid-trial settlement for an elderly woman seriously injured when a delivery truck pulled out in front of her.

$1,000,000

• Professional Malpractice

$1 million settlement for breach of an employment contract.

$1,000,000

• Wrongful Death

$1 million settlement blood transfusion error results in death.

$975,000

• Medical Malpractice

$975,000 pre-trial settlement on behalf of a middle-aged woman harmed by a surgical error and resulting infection.

$975,000

• Car Accident

$975,000 jury trial verdict in favor of a young woman injured in a car crash. Our client suffered “TMJD” as a result of being rear-ended by a distracted driver in a low-speed crash.

$950,000

• Catastrophic Injury

$950,000 settlement for a man who required a partial foot amputation due to injuries caused from a slip and fall accident.

$950,000

• Personal Injury

$950,000 settlement for construction object falling from building striking client in head causing permanent injuries.

$900,000

• Medical Malpractice

$900,000 settlement of a claim for failure to properly care for a post-operative patient.

$900,000

• Car Accident

$900,000 recovery for a young woman severely injured in a vehicle collision, suffering multiple fractures, and requiring extensive surgery.

$900,000

• Medical Malpractice

$900,000 settlement for failure to diagnose and treat pseudomonas eye infection by urgent care facility results in eye blindness.

$900,000

• Wrongful Death

$900,000 wrongful death settlement against primary care physician who failed to recognize signs of a fatal heart attack.

$850,000

• Car Accident

$850,000 settlement on behalf of a 74-year-old woman who was seriously injured when her car was struck by another vehicle on an interstate highway.

$850,000

• Medical Malpractice

Surgeon’s delay in taking patient back to surgery following complication from initial gastrointestinal surgery results in sepsis and death.

$800,000

• Medical Malpractice

$800,000 settlement for nerve injury caused by negligent carpal tunnel surgery.

$775,000

• Medical Malpractice

$775,000 nursing home settlement for an elderly woman who suffered a blood clot at a nursing/rehabilitation facility resulting in a partial leg amputation.

$764,000

• Product Liability

$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.

$750,000

• Medical Malpractice

$750,000 settlement for the family of a woman who died in intensive care due to a compromised airway.

$750,000

• Personal Injury

$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 to which he was severely allergic and died as a result of ingesting the ingredient.

$750,000

• Premises Liability

$750,000 settlement on behalf of a minor child injured by an unsecured pellet gun.

$750,000

• Personal Injury

$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.

$750,000

• Medical Malpractice

$750,000 settlement for damaged ureter during cystoscopy resulting in sepsis and permanent injury.

$750,000

• Personal Injury

$750,000 settlement in dram shop/drunk driving incident – 19-year-old struck by a snowplow during snowstorm.

$725,000

• Medical Malpractice

Hospital failure to monitor and treat electrolyte levels results in death of patient with terminal cancer.

$700,000

• Premises Liability

Dram shop liquor liability case where customer was overserved alcohol resulting in a fatal car crash.

$680,000

• Medical Malpractice

$680,000 settlement for hospital’s failure to diagnose spinal injury resulting in partial paralysis.

$650,000

• Wrongful Death

$650,000 settlement for the family of an elderly customer killed by a head injury in a fall at a restaurant.

$600,000

• Personal Injury

$600,000 settlement on behalf of a boy shot in the eye in a paintball gun accident.

$600,000

• Motorcycle Accident

$600,000 settlement against a defendant driver’s insurer in a motor vehicle/motorcycle accident.

$550,000

• Wrongful Death

$550,000 on behalf of a nursing home resident who choked to death when provided with an improper meal for her condition.

$500,000

• Car Accident

$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.

$500,000

• Personal Injury

$500,000 settlement for a bicyclist who suffered multiple leg injuries when struck by a motor vehicle during a Triathlon race in which he was competing.

$450,000

• Medical Malpractice

$450,000 settlement on behalf of a woman who the defendant misdiagnosed with breast cancer and underwent an unnecessary mastectomy.

$450,000

• Catastrophic Injury

$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.

$400,000

• Medical Malpractice

Medical negligence settlement for IV Contrast leak.

$400,000

• Medical Malpractice

$400,000 settlement for bladder injury during gynecological surgery.

$375,000

• Wrongful Death

Nursing home causes and then fails to treat ulcer resulting in death.

$314,000

• Premises Liability

Settlement of $314,000 against a negligent landlord – improper railing results in serious fall.

$300,000

• Professional Malpractice

$300,000 settlement for embezzlement by corporate officer.

Confidential Multimillion-Dollar Settlement

• Brain Injury,  
• Catastrophic Injury

Confidential multimillion-dollar settlement on behalf of a young girl who suffered severe brain and nervous system injuries when she was struck by a vehicle leased from a car manufacturer. This case has been widely recognized as Rhode Island’s largest individual civil settlement.

Confidential Settlements

• Product Liability

Confidential settlements on behalf of 5 teenagers who were ejected from a mini-van when it rolled over following a tire tread separation. One of the occupants was killed and 4 were seriously injured. Settlements just prior to trial after 5 years of litigation against one of the world’s largest tire manufacturers.

Confidential Multimillion-Dollar Settlements

• Birth Injury

Confidential multimillion-dollar settlements in multiple birth injury and birth asphyxia cases, on behalf of injured children, involving obstetrical negligence, brain damage, and cerebral palsy.

Multimillion-Dollar Mid-Trial Settlement

• Professional Malpractice

Confidential multimillion-dollar mid-trial settlement on behalf of a developmentally disabled adult who had been sexually assaulted by a care provider.

Multimillion-Dollar Mid-Trial Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Confidential multimillion-dollar mid-trial settlement in the case of a man who suffered metastatic cancer as a result of a negligent pathology exam after surgery.

Confidential Settlements

• Product Liability

Confidential settlements on behalf of the families of 5 young people killed in a house fire. Settlements obtained just prior to trial after extensive litigation against a major smoke alarm manufacturer.

Multimillion-Dollar Settlement

• Birth Injury

Multimillion-dollar injury settlement in Providence, RI reached for a child that was severely brain-damaged due to misuse of vacuum extractor at delivery.

Multimillion-Dollar Settlement

• Birth Injury

Multimillion-dollar settlement reached for the delay in delivering a brain-damaged child who was suffering severe distress before birth.

Multimillion-Dollar Settlement

• Birth Injury

Multimillion-dollar Providence, RI injury settlement reached for the family of a brain-damaged child against the hospital for failure to deliver by cesarean section.

Confidential Settlement

• Birth Injury

Confidential settlement for hypoxic-ischemic birth injury to an infant.

Confidential Settlement

• Birth Injury

Confidential settlement for Erb’s palsy birth trauma.

Multimillion-Dollar Settlement

• Birth Injury

Multimillion-dollar settlement against the manufacturers of a drug that a mother ingested before giving birth, causing her child to be born without arms or legs.

Confidential Multimillion-Dollar Settlements

• Birth Injury

Confidential multimillion-dollar settlements in multiple birth injury and birth asphyxia cases, on behalf of injured children, involving obstetrical negligence, brain damage, and cerebral palsy.

Multimillion-Dollar Mid-Trial Settlement

• Professional Malpractice

Confidential multimillion-dollar mid-trial settlement on behalf of a developmentally disabled adult who had been sexually assaulted by a care provider.

Multimillion-Dollar Mid-Trial Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Confidential multimillion-dollar mid-trial settlement in the case of a man who suffered metastatic cancer as a result of a negligent pathology exam after surgery.

Confidential Settlements

• Product Liability

Confidential settlements on behalf of the families of 5 young people killed in a house fire. Settlements obtained just prior to trial after extensive litigation against a major smoke alarm manufacturer.

Multimillion-Dollar Settlement

• Birth Injury

Multimillion-dollar injury settlement in Providence, RI reached for a child that was severely brain-damaged due to misuse of vacuum extractor at delivery.

Multimillion-Dollar Settlement

• Birth Injury

Multimillion-dollar settlement reached for the delay in delivering a brain-damaged child who was suffering severe distress before birth.

Multimillion-Dollar Settlement

• Birth Injury

Multimillion-dollar Providence, RI injury settlement reached for the family of a brain-damaged child against the hospital for failure to deliver by cesarean section.

Confidential Settlement

• Birth Injury

Confidential settlement for hypoxic-ischemic birth injury to an infant.

Confidential Settlement

• Birth Injury

Confidential settlement for Erb’s palsy birth trauma.

Multimillion-Dollar Settlement

• Birth Injury

Multimillion-dollar settlement against the manufacturers of a drug that a mother ingested before giving birth, causing her child to be born without arms or legs.

Confidential Settlement

• Birth Injury

Confidential settlement for the family of an infant injured during delivery, later causing the child’s death.

Confidential Settlement

• Birth Injury

Confidential settlement on behalf of a minor child severely injured by late diagnosis of a cardiac condition, which could have been successfully treated before delivery.

Confidential Settlement

• Product Liability

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.

Multimillion-Dollar Settlement

• Brain Injury

Confidential multimillion-dollar settlement on behalf of a young boy when the defendant did not diagnose and treat his meningitis soon enough to prevent brain damage.

Multimillion-Dollar Settlement

• Brain Injury

Confidential multimillion-dollar settlement for a hospital’s delay in performing an MRI that resulted in failure to diagnose a carotid dissection in an 8-year-old and permanent neurological damage resulted.

Confidential Settlement

• Brain Injury

Confidential settlement against a physician that was negligent in performing sinus surgery and caused a woman to suffer brain damage.

Confidential Settlement

• Spinal Cord Injury

Confidential settlement against several doctors and a hospital on behalf of a young man when negligent failure to treat an epidural abscess at a university infirmary and hospital paralyzed him.

Seven-Figure Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Confidential seven-figure settlement of a medical malpractice claim for failure to diagnose and treat prostate cancer in a timely manner.

Confidential Settlement

• Wrongful Death,  
• Medical Malpractice

Confidential settlement for the death of a 50-year-old man due to failure to read an x-ray properly and the resultant failure to diagnose bone cancer.

Confidential Settlement

• Wrongful Death,  
• Medical Malpractice

Confidential settlement on behalf of the family of a 70-year-old man who died of colorectal cancer, because of his primary care physician’s failure to prescribe tests to screen the patient for the disease.

Confidential Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Confidential settlement for failure to diagnose lung cancer in 60-year-old man.

Confidential Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Confidential settlement against a physician when failure to diagnose and treat the symptoms of a stroke resulted in a woman having a stroke and suffering serious permanent injuries.

Multimillion-Dollar Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Confidential multimillion-dollar settlement against multiple medical providers following a failure to diagnose a severe cardiac infection, resulting in a severe stroke and permanent disability in a 39-year-old man.

Confidential Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Confidential settlement against the manufacturer of a medical device when a young woman suffered serious injuries due to their product.

Confidential Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Confidential settlement for a surgical malpractice claim for failure to recognize and repair post-operative bleeding following a hysterectomy.

Confidential Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Confidential settlement against a surgeon whose negligence in removing the wrong internal organ from a man undergoing laparoscopic surgery left the man with a severe case of diabetes and other injuries.

Confidential Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Confidential settlement following a trial for a woman who suffered serious gastrointestinal injuries because of negligent performance in a laporascopic cholecystectomy or removal of gall bladder.

Confidential Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Confidential settlement on behalf of a young woman who had a surgical procedure to correct scoliosis that resulted in paralysis.

Confidential Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Confidential settlement on behalf of a minor who suffered a new and different injury during brain surgery.

Confidential Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Confidential settlement during trial for the surviving family of a woman who died when doctors did not diagnose a bowel perforation following colonoscopy.

Confidential Settlement

• Wrongful Death

Confidential settlement on behalf of two young daughters whose father received negligent treatment in a hospital emergency room resulting in his death—the man suffered respiratory arrest after the hospital did not treat his breathing difficulties for several hours.

Confidential Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Confidential settlement during trial on behalf of an elderly woman who suffered an amputation as a result of untreated limb ischemia.

Confidential Settlement

• Wrongful Death

Confidential settlement against a hospital and pharmaceutical manufacturer for the negligent administration of Diprivan (propofol) to a 13-year-old boy, resulting in his death.

Multimillion-Dollar Settlement

• Wrongful Death

Confidential multimillion-dollar settlement on behalf of a young woman who died when improperly prescribed birth control medication caused a severe blood clot.

Multimillion-Dollar Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Multimillion-dollar settlement for a man left with a severe brain injury after a medication overdose at a hospital.

Confidential Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Confidential settlement against a surgeon whose negligence in removing the wrong internal organ from a man undergoing laparoscopic surgery left the man with a severe case of diabetes and other injuries.

Confidential Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Confidential settlement following a trial for a woman who suffered serious gastrointestinal injuries because of negligent performance in a laporascopic cholecystectomy or removal of gall bladder.

Confidential Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Confidential settlement on behalf of a young woman who had a surgical procedure to correct scoliosis that resulted in paralysis.

Confidential Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Confidential settlement on behalf of a minor who suffered a new and different injury during brain surgery.

Confidential Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Confidential settlement during trial for the surviving family of a woman who died when doctors did not diagnose a bowel perforation following colonoscopy.

Confidential Settlement

• Wrongful Death

Confidential settlement on behalf of two young daughters whose father received negligent treatment in a hospital emergency room resulting in his death—the man suffered respiratory arrest after the hospital did not treat his breathing difficulties for several hours.

Confidential Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Confidential settlement during trial on behalf of an elderly woman who suffered an amputation as a result of untreated limb ischemia.

Confidential Settlement

• Wrongful Death

Confidential settlement against a hospital and pharmaceutical manufacturer for the negligent administration of Diprivan (propofol) to a 13-year-old boy, resulting in his death.

Multimillion-Dollar Settlement

• Wrongful Death

Confidential multimillion-dollar settlement on behalf of a young woman who died when improperly prescribed birth control medication caused a severe blood clot.

Multimillion-Dollar Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Multimillion-dollar settlement for a man left with a severe brain injury after a medication overdose at a hospital.

Confidential Settlement

• Product Liability

Confidential settlement on behalf of a young woman who suffered cervical cancer because of her in-utero exposure to the drug diethylstilbestrol (DES).

Confidential Settlement

• Product Liability

Confidential settlement for 35 women who developed gynecological cancer due to the drug diethylstilbestrol.

Confidential Settlement

• Product Liability

Confidential settlement of a claim against a vehicle manufacturer on behalf of a man who suffered a fractured cervical spine, resulting in quadriplegia, when the vehicle in which he was a passenger rolled over and the roof collapsed.

Confidential Settlement

• Product Liability

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.

Confidential Settlement

• Product Liability

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.

Confidential Settlement

• Car Accident

Confidential settlement on behalf of a young woman who suffered a spinal cord injury when her pickup truck rolled over.

Confidential Settlement

• Product Liability

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.

Confidential Settlement

• Product Liability

Confidential settlement against a medical device manufacturer on behalf of a young woman who suffered serious injuries due to a dangerous surgical instrument.

Confidential Settlement

• Airplane Accident

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.

Confidential Settlements

• Airplane Accident

Confidential settlements on behalf of a family that was killed in a private plane crash.

Confidential Settlement

• Product Liability,  
• Personal Injury

Confidential settlement on behalf of a child seriously injured by a negligently designed ride-on type toy.

Confidential Settlement

• Product Liability

Confidential settlement on behalf of a teenager who suffered a spinal cord injury due to a defectively designed football helmet.

Multimillion-Dollar Settlement

• Construction Accident

Multimillion-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.

Confidential Settlement

• Car Accident

Confidential settlement for victim of a rear-end car crash who suffered a disabling spinal cord injury.

Multimillion-Dollar Settlement

• Car Accident

Confidential multimillion-dollar settlement, believed to be the largest personal injury settlement in Rhode Island, on behalf of a 13-year-old girl, and her family, who suffered catastrophic injuries when she was struck by a motor vehicle operated by an intoxicated driver and owned by a leasing company.

Confidential Settlement

• Car Accident

Confidential settlement against a town on behalf of two elderly people struck and seriously injured by a police cruiser whose operator had negligently failed to use the siren when responding at high speed to a suspected crime scene.

Comella v. State of Rhode Island, et al.

• Personal Injury

Plaintiff’s verdict in case involving public duty doctrine and sovereign immunity issues following jury trial.

James Woods vs. Kent Hospital

• Medical Malpractice

A confidential settlement following a 4-week jury trial for the wrongful death of Michael Woods, brother of actor James Woods, due to negligent cardiac care resulting in death. At the conclusion of the trial Kent Hospital publicly admitted fault and apologized to James Woods and the family of Michael Woods. In addition to a confidential settlement to the family, Kent Hospital created the Michael Woods Institute to develop and implement changes in personnel, practices, and policies to improve the quality of care delivered in the Emergency Department at Kent Hospital in Warwick, Rhode Island. James Woods is an active member of the Board of the Michael J. Woods Institute.

Confidential Settlement

• Wrongful Death

Confidential settlement during trial for the family of a man killed during a pre-planned bank robbery, where the bank’s security measures failed.

Confidential Settlement

• Wrongful Death

Confidential settlement – wrongful death case wherein the driver of an SUV drove outside the travel lane of highway into breakdown lane. 

Confidential Settlement

• Medical Malpractice

Confidential multi-million dollar settlement on behalf of a young woman who died when improperly prescribed birth control medication caused a severe blood clot.