CALIFORNIA CASES
Septic Shock
Settlement: $6,887,500
Failure to give
vaccinations after bone marrow transplant allegedly resulted in septic shock (Confidential
v. Confidential, Los Angeles County Superior Court, plaintiff attorneys: Moseley
C. Collins, III/Thomas Minder).
Fall From Balcony
Settlement: $2,300,000
Man fell from balcony,
suffered cervical spinal cord injury with quadriplegia and head injury (Wiseman
v. Bloch, Marin County Superior Court, plaintiff attorneys: Kevin L.
Elder/Robert Brannen).
Talonavicular Joint Fusion
Verdict: Defense
Woman's foot was pinned
under car tire in store parking lot (Chase v. Hunt, Placer County
Superior Court, defense attorney: Michael G. Jones).
Bicyclist Sued
Settlement: $200,000
Cyclist allegedly crossed
roadway in front of oncoming motorcycle causing a concussion and cervical
injuries (Honda v. Adventure Cycling Association, Inyo County Superior
Court, plaintiff attorney: Michael A. Penn).
Wrongful Death
Verdict: $20,500,000
Vehicle struck student
crossing busy highway to reach school bus stop (Jun v. Chaffey Joint Union
High School District, San Bernardino County Superior Court, plaintiff attorney: Rahul Ravipudi).
Quadriplegia
Settlement: $21,500,000
Pedestrian tripped on
exposed trolley tracks, suffered cervical fractures (Long v. HMS
Construction Inc., San Diego County Superior Court, plaintiff attorneys: Ryan Harris/Philip Alexander).
Fire Fatality
Arbitration: Defense
Inadequate smoke detectors
alleged after fire killed 2-year-old; arbitration award was for defendant, but
plaintiffs will receive $25,000 guaranteed low (Celis v. 1995 Grett Trust,
San Bernardino County Superior Court, defense attorney: Terry A. Rowland).
Escrow Fraud
Verdict: $3,052,115
Property purchaser claimed
escrow company breached fiduciary duties and aided and abetted fraud (Liddell
v. Cuesta Title Company, San Luis Obispo County Superior Court, plaintiff attorneys: Warren R. Paboojian/Adam B. Stirrup).
NATIONAL CASES
Transvaginal Mesh
Verdict: $100,000,000
Jury found the defendant
had negligently designed and manufactured its Pinnacle and Advantage Fit mesh
devices that had been implanted into the plaintiff, and had also failed to warn
doctors and patients of the dangerous risks associated with the products (Barba
v. Boston Scientific Corp., Delaware – New Castle County Superior Court, plaintiff attorneys: Fidelma L. Fitzpatrick/Philip T. Edwards).
Severe Brain Injury
Settlement: $27,000,000
Plaintiff suffered a severe
brain injury resulting in quadriplegia and was rendered totally disabled; defendant
contended that the driver of the vehicle that rolled over was not acting as its
agent performing evangelism services (Vangsnes v. North American Mission
Board of the Southern Baptist Convention Inc., Montana – Gallatin County District
Court, plaintiff attorneys: Alexander Blewett/Anders Blewett).