$23 million gross verdict in November 2019 for a 12-year-old boy with autism who sustained a permanent brain injury in a school bus crash. This was the largest Connecticut verdict or settlement in 2019. Read the full article in the Waterbury Observer.
$6,721,524 gross jury verdict in April of 2011 involving a 35 year old woman who was seriously injured when her vehicle was struck by a tractor trailer truck. Read the full article in the Connecticut Law Tribune.
$5.3 million judgment in June 2007 involving a 38-year-old man injured in a head on collision.
$4.25 million settlement on behalf of a 24-year-old woman who was seriously injured in 2008 when her vehicle was rear-ended and subsequently collided with another vehicle while traveling on the New Jersey Turnpike. Read the full article in the Connecticut Law Tribune.
$3,975,000 jury verdict in 2003 on behalf of an 18-year-old woman who was a passenger in a vehicle which was rear-ended, causing the plaintiff’s vehicle to collide with the vehicle in front of her causing serious facial injuries.
$3.35 million settlement in 2010 for anesthesia negligence causing brain damage to an elderly man.
$3,074,204 jury verdict in 2001 on behalf of a 38-year-old man who sustained neck and shoulder injuries when his vehicle was struck by a tractor trailer truck that crossed into his lane on I95 in Stratford.
A $2.7 million settlement in 2015 on behalf of a 62-year-old woman for injuries she sustained for surgical malpractice.
$2.5 million jury verdict in 2007 involving the choking death of a 93-year-old nursing home patient. Total judgment after pre-judgment interest was over $4 million. Read the full article in the Connecticut Law Tribune.
$2.45 million settlement in 2010 for a woman who died as a result of the negligent handling of a 911 call.
A $2 million settlement in 2014 on behalf of a 76-year-old woman who died as a result of a product defect in combination with medical negligence.
A $1.9 million settlement in 2015 on behalf of a 58-year-old man for emergency room negligence.
A $1.8 million settlement in 2008 for a motor vehicle accident for back injuries sustained by a 35-year-old man injured while in the course of his employment when the vehicle in which he was a passenger was rear-ended by a tractor trailer truck. Read the full article in the Connecticut Law Tribune.
A $1.8 million settlement in 2007 involving a 40-year-old man injured when a stepping grid fell away from an elevated loading dock.
Ambulance confusion costs Bristol $1.75 Million.
$1.5 million settlement for radiology negligence causing cardiac damage.
A $1.4 million settlement in 2011 for dental and internal medicine negligence causing death of an elderly man.
A $1,380,240.00 jury verdict in 2009 on behalf of a 54-year-old woman who was injured on September 7, 2006 as a result of a rear end collision. As a result of the crash, she suffered a neck injury which required cervical fusion and a worsening of a prior low back condition.
A $1.25 million settlement in 2006 on behalf of decedent’s estate against hospital and medical providers for incorrectly diagnosing an impending heart attack. Decedent was previously disabled and had not been working at the time of the misdiagnosis.
A $1.2 million settlement in 2015 on behalf of a 69-year-old woman against medical providers for failure to diagnose a bowel obstruction.
A $1.2 million settlement in 2008 on behalf of a 30-year-old man injured while offloading a delivery truck when an entire pallet of groceries shifted, pushing him against the wall of the truck and causing him to fall to the floor resulting in back injuries and the need for a two-level disc replacement.
A $1.1 million settlement in 2011 for nursing home negligence causing death of an elderly woman.
A $1,050,000 settlement in 2007 on behalf of decedent’s estate and his widow for failure of medical provider to timely diagnose a cancerous tongue lesion which resulted in its substantial progression and the death of the plaintiff. Decedent was 70 years old and semi-retired at the time of his death.
A $1,047,400 jury verdict in 2002 on behalf of a 29-year-old male who was a passenger in a vehicle which was rear-ended at a high rate of speed on I-95 in Groton and sustained back and neck injuries.
A $1.0 million settlement in 2011 for hospital emergency room negligence causing death of an infant.
A $1.0 million settlement in 2008 involving a 49-year-old male who suffered brain damage in the course of nasal polyp surgery.
A $900,000 settlement in 2014 on behalf of a 54-year-old man for emergency room negligence.
An $875,000 settlement in 2015 on behalf of a 64-year-old man for emergency room negligence.
An $875,000 settlement in 2014 for injuries sustained by a 54-year-old man relating to the negligence of an eye surgeon.
An $875,000 settlement in 2012 against a nursing home for negligent care of an elderly woman causing her to fall and sustain severe head injuries which ultimately led to her death.
A $775,000 settlement against a nursing home for failure to properly monitor and manage a 67-year-old man’s anticoagulant therapy (Coumadin) which ultimately resulted in his death.
A $750,000 settlement in 2013 against a nursing home for the sexual assault of an elderly woman suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
A $700,000 settlement in 2006 against medical providers for substandard care in regard to the extraction of a 68-year-old retired woman’s tooth which resulted in development of osteoradionecrosis of the right jawbone.
A $700,000 settlement in 2011 for radiology negligence causing death of an elderly woman suffering from cancer.
A $695,000 settlement in 2008 against builders of a temporary staircase which collapsed while a 31 year old man was ascending the staircase from the first to the second floor causing the plaintiff to sustain back injuries. Read the full feature article in the Connecticut Law Tribune.
A $655,000 settlement in 2009 for hospital emergency room negligence causing the death of an elderly woman.
A $650,000 settlement in 2007 on behalf of a 54-year-old woman who suffered neck and shoulder injuries when the vehicle in which she was a passenger was rear-ended by a tractor trailer truck on I91 in New Haven.
A $600,000 settlement in 2013 on behalf of a 22-year-old pregnant woman who was caused to slip and fall and sustained labor complications and back injuries.
A $600,000 settlement in 2004 on behalf of a husband and wife for injuries and loss of consortium sustained when the defendant crossed the yellow line and collided head-on with the husband’s vehicle.
A $591,471 jury verdict in 2009 involving a 60-year-old man who while in the course of his employment was bending down to open the latch of his tractor trailer when an approximately 170 pound overhead door came crashing down on him, causing him to sustain back and neck injuries. Total judgment after pre-judgment interest $591,471.50.
A $585,000 settlement in 2015 for work-related spinal injuries sustained by a 47-year-old male while in the course of his employment.
A $525,000 settlement in 2002 on behalf of the estate of a 57-year-old retired woman against medical providers for the improper placement of an endotracheal tube into her esophagus which led to death.
A $523,000 settlement in 2005 on behalf of a 36-year-old man who suffered shoulder injuries when the defendant’s vehicle turned into oncoming traffic and struck the plaintiff’s vehicle in New Haven.
A $500,000 settlement in 2014 on behalf of a 28-year-old male who suffered leg injuries while in the course of his employment.
A $500,000 settlement in 2013 on behalf of a 48-year-old woman for failure to diagnose breast cancer in a timely manner.
A $500,000 settlement in 2008 for construction work zone negligence causing the death of an elderly man suffering from cancer.
A $475,000 settlement in 2014 on behalf of an 80-year-old woman for a defective medical device.
A $453,000 settlement in 2006 on behalf of an 81-year-old woman’s estate. Decedent was crossing the street in Bristol when she was struck by a vehicle and fatally injured.
A $450,000 settlement in 2007 involving a 47-year-old woman who sustained injuries in a fall on ice in a handicapped parking space located in New Haven.
A jury verdict of $405,000 in 2003 for injuries sustained by a 43-year-old woman who fell in the parking lot of her Naugatuck condominium on an accumulation of ice and snow.
A $390,000 settlement in 2007 against a country club for serving alcohol to an intoxicated person and the intoxicated driver who lost control of his vehicle, crossed the center line and struck the plaintiff head-on causing her vehicle to flip over and sustain serious injuries.
On behalf of a 43-year-old woman with numerous injuries to the neck, back, hands, pelvis and face when her vehicle was struck head on causing her vehicle to flip over.
On behalf of a 40-year-old woman who sustained significant loss of use and sensory perception of her left arm, hand, fingers and wrist following surgery.
On behalf of a 51-year-old male against medical providers for failure to appropriately treat a hypertensive emergency.
Combined settlement amount of $252,500 in 2005 against driver, nightclub and underinsured motorist carrier on behalf of a 22-year-old man who was injured when the driver of the truck in which he was a passenger lost control and flipped over ejecting the plaintiff from the vehicle.
