Verdicts and Settlements

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$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 …

$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 …

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 …

After years of contentious litigation, attorneys Mark W. Tanner and Peter M. Newman reached a confidential settlement for a woman who suffered years of painful and embarrassing complications following surgical …

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 …

Attorney Mark W. Tanner negotiated a confidential seven figure settlement of a Delaware County medical malpractice case arising from a failure to properly screen for colon cancer, resulting in a …

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 …

A small and dangerous Montgomery County dam on Perkiomen Creek, which caused the drowning of a father and son and at least five other deaths in past years, was removed as …

The injured plaintiff, a 44-year-old unmarried Philadelphia school teacher, went to the emergency room of a local university hospital with abdominal pains. Although a CT scan of the abdomen showed …

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 …

MC dropped off his wife at the hotel entrance of the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Hotel, intending to stay overnight with other family members to celebrate his daughter’s birthday. He …

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 …

Feldman Shepherd attorneys Mark W. Tanner and Peter N. Newman represented the family of a student at a prominent University in Philadelphia for claims arising from the young man’s death-by-drug overdose in a dorm …

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 …