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 …

$48 Million Recovery for Burn Injuries to Child Caused by Defective Design of Water Dispenser

In 2011, the Smith family leased a water dispenser designed and manufactured by IGO, a Malaysian company, and distributed by NWNA, one of the country’s leading suppliers of water coolers. It was equipped with both hot and cold spigots on the front of the unit. The hot spigot incorporated a child-resistant design which required a pinching movement that would be …

$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 …

$13.5 Million Recovery for Family of Toddler in Furniture Defect Case

When 18-month-old Lyla M woke up early one morning, she did what most children would do; she played in her room. While playing, she went to retrieve an item from the IKEA STUVA wardrobe in her bedroom. The STUVA line was designed specifically for use in children’s bedrooms. The drawers and doors for the STUVA were designed with signature cutouts …

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 …

A 40-year-old hunter was paralyzed from the waist down when the climbing belt he was wearing in a tree failed and he fell 25-30 feet to the ground in woods …

In June 2009, attorneys Daniel S. Weinstock and Carolyn M. Chopko obtained a $5 million settlement* in a rural Georgia town for a labor and delivery case where the child …

In a confidential settlement offered on the first day of trial, attorneys Carol Nelson Shepherd and Daniel J. Mann obtained a $5 million recovery for a brain-damaged youngster and her family. …

Attorneys Carol Nelson Shepherd and Patricia M. Giordano reached a $5 million settlement for the family of a child who was born with a relatively mild congenital anomaly but was …

Attorney Mark W. Tanner represented the family of a man who was admitted to the hospital with signs and symptoms of spinal cord compression that went undiagnosed and untreated for …

Ryan Boylan, who was employed as a Melt Line operator at Reading Alloys, a metal fabrication plant in Robesonia, Pennsylvania, was 37 years old on December 23, 2014, when he …

Attorneys John M. Dodig and Jason A. Daria obtained a $5 million verdict on behalf of a 50-year-old Port Richmond woman who suffered permanent brachial plexus injuries to her right …

In March 2012, attorneys Daniel S. Weinstock, G. Scott Vezina, and Carolyn M. Chopko obtained a $4.9 million settlement* for an Atlanta, Ga birth injury case. This case involved a …

During mediation, attorneys John M. Dodig and Jason A. Daria obtained a $4.75 million settlement for Edward McGlynn and the Estate of Pamela McGlynn. On September 19, 2003, Mr. McGlynn and …

A Camden, NJ jury returned a verdict of $4.5 million for the family of a warehouse worker who suffered disabling and, ultimately, fatal injuries in a workplace accident. On Sept. …

Attorneys Carol Nelson Shepherd and Patricia M. Giordano represented a 38-year-old divorced father of two young children who was initially seen by defendant oral surgeon for an abscessed tooth, which …

In a confidential settlement after jury selection, attorneys Carol Nelson Shepherd and Daniel J. Mann secured a $4.3 million for a brain-damaged youngster and his family in an obstetrical malpractice …