Verdicts and Settlements

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$36.5 Million Settlement in Food Truck Explosion Cases

On July 1, 2014, a propane cylinder on a food truck operating in the Feltonville section of Philadelphia suddenly exploded, engulfing the truck and its occupants in flames. Olga, the 42-year-old owner of the food truck known as La Parrillada Chapina, and her daughter Jaylin, age 18, suffered extensive burn injuries from which they both expired three weeks later. Feldman Shepherd …

$78.5 Million Verdict in Philadelphia Cerebral Palsy Case

Attorneys Daniel S. Weinstock, G. Scott Vezina, and Carolyn M. Chopko obtained a $78.5 million verdict on behalf of a child who suffered severe brain damage as a result of medical negligence. The child’s severe spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy resulted from an 81-minute delay in performance of an emergency cesarean section delivery. The case was tried, beginning in 2012, in …

$46 MILLION SETTLEMENT FOR IKEA DRESSER TIP-OVER CASE

In a legal victory that put IKEA — and the entire U.S. furniture industry — on notice that they should do absolutely everything they can to notify their customers when they recall dangerous furniture, Feldman Shepherd achieved a $46 million settlement for the family of a 2-year-old boy who was fatally injured by the tip-over of an IKEA MALM three-drawer dresser that, unbeknownst to the …

Class Action Settlement for Victims of Unlawful Strip Searches by Chester, Pennsylvania, Police Department

Attorneys Alan M. Feldman, Edward S. Goldis and Andrew K. Mitnick secured a preliminary class action settlement for people who were subjected to unconstitutional strip searches by the City of Chester’s Police Department in Pennsylvania. The litigation arose after their client, Kenard Pitney, was arrested on minor charges in May 2018 by Chester police while he was a patron at Harrah’s …

In a settlement reached following mediation, attorneys Alan M. Feldman, Daniel J. Mann, and Edward S. Goldis obtained a multimillion dollar recovery on behalf a teenage girl who suffered catastrophic …

In this confidential settlement, a married couple, ages 53 and 49, together with their son, age 19, were traveling in their 1978 model year van in Lancaster County. The van …

Attorneys Alan M. Feldman, Daniel J. Mann, and Edward S. Goldis represented a young man who was a rear seat-belted occupant of a passenger car. While speeding and attempting to …

Ezra Wohlgelernter and Tom Martin represented the Lipsky family in a claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress arising from witnessing the death of a close relative who was struck …

Scott Vezina, a licensed pilot and experienced aircraft accident litigator helped a family of a crash victim of a CESSNA 421 in Louisiana receive a confidential settlement that will care …

After five days of trial in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, Roberta D. Pichini and Jason A. Daria achieved a seven-figure confidential settlement in a claim for failed carpal …

Attorneys Carol Nelson Shepherd & Patricia M. Giordano recently recovered a seven-figure confidential settlement from a primary care physician for the death of a 29-year-old New Jersey husband and father …

On July 2, 2004, a Westwind 1124 air ambulance departing from Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, Panama, impacted terrain and crashed into a hanger wall shortly after takeoff. The …

Attorneys Mark W. Tanner and Peter M. Newman reached a confidential settlement for the parents of two young boys who died in a house fire caused by a defective clothes …

Attorneys Daniel S. Weinstock, G. Scott Vezina and Carolyn M. Chopko secured a $6.1 million settlement on behalf of a child who suffered bilateral severe intraventricular hemorrhages, ultimately leading to …

Attorneys Daniel S. Weinstock, G. Scott Vezina and Carolyn Chopko secured a $3.85 million settlement during discovery on behalf of a child who during labor and delivery suffered brain damage …

Attorneys John M. Dodig and Jason A. Daria secured a $1.85 million settlement for a child who sustained Erb’s Palsy as a result of a second-year medical resident’s failure to …