Verdicts and Settlements

Scoliosis surgery

Malpractice settlement reached for a scoliosis patient who was paralyzed as a result of surgery. Secured settlements from the surgeon and the anesthesiologist.

Seaman drowned at George’s Bank during storm

Settlement reached for a seaman who was washed overboard by a large wave while fishing on the George’s Bank. The Captain’s failure to properly monitor changing weather conditions provided enough for recovery under the Jones Act.

Settlement in motor vehicle accident

Settlement for college student struck by drunk driver, suffering foot-long facial scar.

Settlement in motor vehicle accident

Settlement for 14-year-old boy passenger in a motor vehicle resulting in L3-L4 spinal fusion.

Sexual assault by school van driver

Settlement from the driver’s employer after a 13-year-old special-needs student was sexually assaulted by her school van driver.

Skiing accident

Arbitration awarded to the plaintiff, a spectator, who was struck by a high school ski team member after a race.

Slip and fall at MBTA station

Jury verdict for a comminuted elbow fracture was awarded to a woman after she slipped on slushy muck while on a T platform.

Slip on ice

An 82-year-old woman slipped and fell on an icy bank walkway, fracturing her hip and ankle. The case was settled before trial.

Slip on ice by grocery clerk

Settlement reached for a grocery clerk who slipped on ice in the employee parking lot as he was leaving work for the day, resulting in quadriplegic injuries.

Slip on ice resulting from clogged drain basin

Settlement secured for man who slipped on an icy walkway while coming out of his doctor’s office.