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 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. …

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 …

In December 2014, attorneys John M. Dodig and Jason A. Daria reached a settlement of $4.25 million after mediation on behalf of a 69-year-old man who was injured at a hospital when …

Following a two-week trial, attorneys Alan M. Feldman, Daniel J. Mann, and Edward S. Goldis secured a $4.25 million verdict on behalf of the family of a 2-1/2 month old …

In August 2011, attorneys Daniel S. Weinstock and Carolyn M. Chopko settled* a medical negligence case for $4.25 million. The plaintiff in the case was a child who ended up with …

In a case tried to verdict by Roberta D. Pichini, a jury awarded $4.2 million to a Bucks County senior citizen who suffered orthopedic injuries when struck while walking near …

In a confidential settlement arrived at shortly before the case was to start trial, attorneys Alan M. Feldman and Daniel J. Mann obtained a $4 million settlement* for a heavy …

$4 Million Award for Anesthesia Mishap

In a tragedy brought about by the medical malpractice of an anesthesiologist at a local hospital, a young woman undergoing a minor surgical procedure for the removal of a benign …

Attorneys Carol Nelson Shepherd and Patricia M. Giordano represented a plaintiff mother who presented, at term, to defendant obstetrician’s office with a complaint of decreased fetal movement. She was sent …

On May 24, 2007, just prior to jury selection in Atlantic City, New Jersey, attorneys John M. Dodig and Jason A. Daria were successful in obtaining a $4 million settlement for …

In April 2012, attorneys Daniel S. Weinstock and G. Scott Vezina obtained a $4 million settlement* in a Toledo, Ohio birth injury case for a child who is now 15-years-old. …

Attorney Mark W. Tanner obtained a $3.95 million settlement for the estate of a disabled woman who died from complications of a hypoxic brain injury she suffered following spinal surgery. …