Verdicts and Settlements

Car crash  Pedestrian struck by cars that collided in an intersection, resulting in multiple facial fractures and reconstructive surgery and mild traumatic brain injury; settled before trial.

Car crash  Settlement for arm fracture and concussion sustained by a woman driver when defendant slowed suddenly to "rubber-neck" at medical event on opposite side of Mass. Pike.

Car crash  Arbitration award for 54-year-old school teacher who suffered fractured patella during an intersection collision.

Car crash  Settlement for 82-year-old passenger injured by her daughter's negligent driving. Accident resulted in multiple fractures which necessitated the plaintiff moving into a nursing home.

Car crash caused by defendant falling asleep or blacking out  Settlement for knee injury.

Car struck head-on by commercial truck  Settlement for multiple injuries to car's driver and passenger.

Carpenter's unwitnessed fall at construction site  Settlement with general contractor for death due to fall in unguarded area of a residential home construction project.

Collapse of earthen containment dike at tank farm  Dike collapsed as plaintiff walked on top fracturing ankle. Suit was filed against parent company of the plaintiff's employer and settled before trial.

Construction accident - defective formwork  Product liability settlement against distributor of TAR Waller and general contractor for injuries to carpenter foreman who fell when loop on wall formwork broke causing fall.

Constructon site  Slab of concrete fell from ceiling of a building under construction causing serious injury to plaintiff. The contractor, mechanical engineer, and architect denied responsibility for locating and securing the slab. By starting with the original building plans from the 1900s and working forward to the current renovations, were able to show the responsibility of each. Settlement from all defendants.