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Trials Digest
Trials Digest Chart

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).