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Yellow Caution Out of Service sign attached to factory machinery
$ 800K
Products Liability

Settlement and third party recovery for a Plaintiff that suffered thumb amputation while working in a factory as a result of improper machine functionality and safety inspections. Liability and damages were disputed by multiple Defendants including exclusive remedy.

Rear-end automobile accident with damaged trunk on city street
$ 760K
Motor Vehicle Accidnet

Verdict for a Plaintiff who sustained back injuries in a rear-end accident.

Injured worker sitting on the ground holding his knee after a fall near loading dock
$ 650K
Slip and Fall

Third party settlement for a Plaintiff (46) who slipped and fell on oil/substance in a loading dock while taking out the garbage in the course of his employment and suffered injuries to his right knee and shoulder that required both conservative care and eventual surgery. Liability was disputed by owner of the property, property manager and additional tenant that allegedly spilled the oil/substance.

Tow truck inside a highway construction zone surrounded by yellow caution tape
$ 625K
Wrongful Death

Settlement for wrongful death of a Plaintiff involved in a highway accident with a tow truck in a construction zone.

Female driver inside a car experiencing neck pain after a rear-end accident
$ 550K
Motor Vehicle Accident

Recovery for two Plaintiffs, a mother and daughter, that were rear ended in a motor vehicle accident and suffered soft tissue injuries to their neck and back including disc herniations with injections.

Large commercial semitruck involved in a winter condition highway crash
$ 550K
Trucking Accident

Settlement for two (2) Plaintiff passengers in a disputed trucking accident where our clients vehicle lost control due to winter conditions and was struck by a semitruck heading in the opposite direction. One passenger Plaintiff suffered minor injuries while the other sustained numerous spinal fractures (cervical fusion), femur fracture (ORIF) and several lacerations which led to rehabilitation and a full recovery.

Construction Fence Falling Premise Liability - Sherwood Law Group
$ 525K
Premise Liability

Recovery for a sixty-two (62) year-old Plaintiff that was throwing away garbage outside her place of employment when a temporary construction fence came loose from its supports and struck Plaintiff. She suffered injuries to neck and back including an anterior cervical discectomy.  Both liability and causation were disputed by the Defendant(s).

Paramedics and ambulance at the scene of a side-swipe vehicle accident
$ 520K
Motor Vehicle Accident

Settlement for a family of three (3) Plaintiffs (grandparents and grandchild) who were all injured in a side swipe accident with an ambulance. The Plaintiff  suffered various injuries including a rotator cuff tear with surgery and soft tissues neck and back injuries

Elderly man holding his shoulder after falling on apartment building staircase
$ 500K
Trip and Fall

Settlement for an eighty-three (83) year old Plaintiff that tripped, slipped, and fell down the staircase of his apartment building because of lack of stable railings and level steps wherein he suffered bilateral subdural hematomas and soft tissue injuries to his shoulder. Both liability and causative damages based upon a fall history were disputed by the defense.

Truck driver looking at damage after a parking lot trucking collision
$ 500K
Trucking Accident

Settlement for a fifty-eight (58) year old Plaintiff truck driver that was injured when his truck was impacted and backed into in a parking lot by another truck. Plaintiff suffered injuries to his left shoulder including rotator cuff repair and arthroplasty along with soft tissue injuries to his neck and back. Liability, causation of injury and mechanism of injury where all disputed by the Defense.

Person fallen on floor next to a yellow Caution Wet Floor cone sign
$ 475K
Slip and Fall

Settlement for a seventy (70) year old Plaintiff who slipped and fell in a commercial property bathroom as a result of water leaks or otherwise accumulated, pooled, and/or spilled on the floor. Plaintiff suffered a femur fracture along low back pain. Both liability and causation of injury were disputed by the defense as Plaintiff had several pre-existing conditions that affected her mobility.

High school stairwell railings blocked off with yellow caution tape
$ 450K
Trip and Fall

Settlement for a minor injured at a high school after he fell eight (8) feet through the railings of a stairwell and suffered skull fracture, temporal bone fracture, orbital fracture and a concussion. Plaintiff made a full recovery and counsel overcame statute of repose and other arguments including negligent supervision by the parents to effectuate settlement.

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