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 …

In a case believed to set new legal precedent in New Jersey, attorneys Roberta D. Pichini and Andrew K. Mitnick achieved a $1.075 million settlement against a hospital/physicians who failed …

Attorneys Daniel S. Weinstock and G. Scott Vezina secured a $12 million settlement in favor of a mom-to-be whose obstetric providers failed to timely recognize her child’s fetal distress. The …

Attorneys Mark W. Tanner and James P. Faunes secured this settlement which also resulted in a hospital network re-examining the roles of residents in patient care. The details of the …

Attorneys Mark W. Tanner and James P. Faunes secured this $1.2 million settlement for a young woman struck by a motor vehicle near her college campus. The 20-year-old claimant was …

Attorneys Mark W. Tanner and G. Scott Vezina secured a $900,000 award against a New Orleans law firm on behalf of an individual whose case was not filed properly. The …

Attorneys Mark W. Tanner and James P. Faunes secured this $1.6 million settlement for a client who suffered an esophageal perforation in a medical malpractice lawsuit in Brooklyn, New York. …

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