Verdicts and Settlements

School bus crash  Settlement in a negligence and product liability case against a transportation company and bus manufacturer following the deaths of four middle school students on a school trip in Canada.

Scoliosis surgery  Paraplegia resulting from malpractice during elective scoliosis surgery. Settlement from surgeon and anesthesiologist.

Seaman drowned at George’s Bank during storm  Settlement for a seaman washed overboard by a large wave while fishing on the George’s Bank. Jones Act recovery for failure of Captain to properly monitor changing weather conditions.

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

Skiing accident  Arbitration award where plaintiff, a spectator, was struck by a high school ski team member after a race.

Slip and fall at MBTA station  Jury verdict for comminuted elbow fracture to a woman who fell on slushy muck on a T platform.

Slip on ice  82-year-old woman slipped on ice on a bank walkway fracturing her hip and ankle. Settled before trial.

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

Sodium explosion  Settlement in a negligence and product liability case against a Newton chemical company for eleven firefighters were injured as a result of a sodium explosion at the company.

Subcontractor injured installing electronic components  Settlement for worker injured when a cabinet he was installing electronic equipment into fell on him, causing a disc herniation. The plaintiff recovered from general and electrical subcontractor.