Recent Case Results

$900,000 – 1.8 Million

Result Case Description
$1,800,000 Minority shareholder oppression lawsuit involving allegations of illegal and improper business tactics designed to diminish and/or eliminate a minority shareholder’s involvement in a closely held corporation. (Litigation expenses were $49,000 and attorneys' fees were $180,000.)
$1,500,000 Jury verdict in case involving an 18-wheeler collision, which resulted in a broken vertebra for one individual and serious knee injuries and a mild brain injury in another. (Litigation expenses were $106,000 and attorneys' fees were $600,000.)
$1,500,000 Products liability case involving the explosion of the rim of a wheel, resulting in the death of a 76 year old man. (Litigation expenses were $152,000 and attorneys' fees were $600,000.)
$1,500,000 Defective tire case involving belt separation which caused the death of 2 individuals. (Litigation expenses were $72,000 and attorneys' fees were $600,000.)
$1,339,500 Personal injury lawsuit against various defendants for failure to diagnose a brain tumor which resulted in partial paralysis of the right side of a woman. (Litigation expenses were $188,373 and attorneys' fees were $535,800.)
$1,030,000 Motor vehicle collision, which resulted in mild traumatic brain injury to an 18-month-old child. (Litigation expenses were $17,000 and attorneys' fees were $412,000.)
$985,000 Motor vehicle collision, which caused a torn colon and shattered cheekbones. (Litigation expenses were approx. $20,000 and attorneys' fees were $394,000.)
$950,000 Nursing home negligence death case involving failure to provide proper nutrition and hydration. (Litigation expenses were $23,000 and attorneys' fees were $380,000.)
$900,000 Personal injury lawsuit involving brain damage to a baby, which was a result of the delay in responding to the rupture of his mother's uterus. (Litigation expenses were $111,000 and attorneys' fees were $360,000.)
$900,000 Lawsuit against an insurance company for failing to properly handle and evaluate an underinsured motorist claim involving a man who sustained arm, back and hip injuries in a motor vehicle collision. (Litigation expenses were $12,000 and attorneys' fees were $360,000.)

This list is a partial list of results. The results in every case are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of that particular case.

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