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 February 2008, attorneys Mark W. Tanner and Daniel J. Mann secured an $11 million settlement for the family of Diane Glynn, who was killed in a head-on collision in …

In January 2008, attorneys John M. Dodig and Jason A. Daria obtained an $11 million settlement for an individual injured while operating his motorcycle. The motorcycle was struck by a …

Attorneys Carol Nelson Shepherd and Patricia M. Giordano represented a mother, who was close to term and was admitted to her local hospital for further evaluation including a biophysical profile after alerting …

Attorneys Daniel S. Weinstock, G. Scott Vezina, and Carolyn M. Chopko obtained a $10 million settlement* on behalf of the family whose son suffered severe brain damage as a result …

In June 2011, Feldman Shepherd attorneys Daniel S. Weinstock and Carolyn M. Chopko secured a $10 million settlement* on behalf of a child with kernicterus and cerebral palsy. The recovery may …

Of Counsel attorney Robert J. Levant secured a $10 million verdict for a man who spent nearly four years in jail after a Philadelphia police officer falsely accused him of …

Attorneys Alan M. Feldman, Daniel J. Mann and Edward S. Goldis secured a $9.75M recovery in favor of their client Gary Williams, who was struck by a tractor-trailer owned and …

During the second week of trial, attorneys Daniel S. Weinstock and Daniel J. Mann reached a $9.3 million settlement on behalf of a child who during labor and delivery suffered …

A 34-year old father was left severely brain damaged and in a permanent coma when hospital nursing personnel failed to respond to repeated and prolonged alarms signaling his oxygen deprivation. …

Attorneys Daniel S Weinstock, G. Scott Vezina, and Carolyn M. Chopko secured a $9 million settlement on behalf of a child with a brain injury she sustained at birth in …

Attorneys Daniel S. Weinstock and Andrew K. Mitnick secured a cash settlement of $8.5 million* in a tragic case in which a newborn’s jaundice/bilirubin was not properly tested and she …

Attorneys Alan M. Feldman, Daniel J. Mann, Edward S. Goldis, and Thomas Martin represented Anthoinette Medley who was carrying her infant twin sons in baby carriers manufactured and sold by …