Verdicts and Settlements
- Motor Vehicle Accident
$1.5 million settlement to brain-injured pedestrian - Construction Accident
$1.2 Million Settlement for Ladder Accident - Workplace Safety
$1,025,000 Settlement - Worker tripped over warped floor covering at construction site. - Product Liability
$950,000 Settlement - New Jersey - Workers' Compensation
$850,000 Award - Philadelphia County - Product Liability
$850,000 Settlement - Philadelphia County - Workplace Safety
$550,000 settlement for asphalt grinding machine accident - Slip and Fall
$500,000 settlement for lack of property railings - Motor Vehicle Accident
$375,000 Arbitration Award for Motor Vehicle Accident Victim - Defective Product
$290,000 Settlement to Operator of Scrap Metal Bricking Machine - Slip and Fall
$250,000 Jury Verdict - Philadelphia county - Slip and Fall
$230,000 Settlement - New Jersey - Unsafe Product
$225,000 Settlement to Laborer - Miscellaneous Negligence
$205,000 Jury Verdict - Philadelphia County - Truck Accident
$200,000 Jury Verdict to Driver Rear-Ended by Truck
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT
SETTLEMENT: $1,500,000
A pedestrian, standing at the double-yellow line waiting to cross the street, was struck by a driver’s side-view mirror. The pedestrian suffered brain injury as a result of being struck and recovered due to the thorough investigation by Christy Adams, Esq.
CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT
SETTLEMENT: $1,200,000
A cement mason descended a job-built ladder on a construction site and where the top rung pulled loose, causing him to fall 15 feet to the ground, sustaining a severe hand injury.
WORKPLACE SAFETY
SETTLEMENT: $1,025,000
Worker tripped over warped floor covering caused by negligent maintenance at construction site.
PRODUCT LIABILITY
SETTLEMENT: $950,000
A factory worker severely burned his hands necessitating multiple surgeries as a result of the operation of a laminating machine that lacked proper safety shield mechanisms and warning signs.
WORKERS' COMPENSATION
AWARD: $850,000
A highway worker, was seriously injured when a large truck struck his work vehicle on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
PRODUCT LIABILITY
SETTLEMENT: $850,000
An emergency room nurse suffered debilitating injuries including lumbar disc herniation and torn rotator cuff, injuries resulting from defective footwear required to be worn in the operating room.
WORKPLACE SAFETY
SETTLEMENT: $550,000
A worker’s arm was pulled into an asphalt grinding machine, causing serious injury.
SLIP AND FALL
SETTLEMENT: $500,000
The plaintiff was injured, suffering back and neck injuries, from the property owner’s failure to erect a proper railing.
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT
ARBITRATION AWARD: $375,000
The driver was rear-ended and suffered a head contusion and whiplash followed by severe headaches and sickness. The Plaintiff was ultimately diagnosed with a cribiform plate fracture in her head, causing a cerebral spinal fluid leak.
DEFECTIVE PRODUCT
SETTLEMENT: $290,000
The hand of an operator of a scrap metal bricking machine became lodged in the door of the machine while the operator was attempting to dislodge a jam. This caused amputation of the middle finger, amputation of the ring finger below the first knuckle, and amputation of the pinky finger below the first knuckle.
SLIP AND FALL
JURY VERDICT: $250,000
The plaintiff slipped and fell on ice and snow on the sidewalk suffering severe shoulder injuries requiring surgery.
SLIP AND FALL
SETTLEMENT: $230,000
The plaintiff client slipped on ice located on sidewalk, sustaining a broken hip.
UNSAFE PRODUCT
SETTLEMENT: $225,000
A laborer was thrown to the ground when the bucket of an excavating machine dislodged and struck him in the head and shoulder.
MISCELLANEOUS NEGLIGENCE
JURY VERDICT: $205,000
The plaintiff suffered torn shoulder muscles and a herniated cervical disc after the defendant negligently dropped a large sign which was in the process of being erected.
TRUCK ACCIDENT
JURY VERDICT: $200,000
The plaintiff was rear-ended by a truck and sustained a shoulder injury consisting of a rotator-cuff tear, with subsequent surgery.