Recent Personal Injury Jury Awards and Settlements Posted on January 31, 2015 by Larry Bodine Woman awarded $8.4 million for Bad Faith Denial of Insurance Claim NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A Superior Court jury has awarded $8.4 million to a woman who sued her own auto insurance company for denying her claims in two… Read More $34.5 Million Recovery for Man Hit by Semi Truck A Los Angeles Superior Court jury has awarded $34,555,220 to a man who suffered a below-the-knee amputation after he was hit by the trailer of a semi… Read More NC Homeowners get refund plus $1.1 million damages for Defective Construction Jurors awarded owners of four homes in the Mackintosh on the Lake development in North Carolina more than $1.1 million in damages Wednesday for poor… Read More $19 Million Verdict Awarded to CA Crash Victim of Distracted Driver A young California mother who was left in a persistent vegetative state after being crashed into at 65 mph by a negligent driver has recovered a $19 jury verdict. Attorney Maryam Parman of the Averk Law Firm in Irvine, CA, pursued the claim following a rear end collision on Nov. 27, 2011, when the Read More Jury Awards Woman $30 Million After Throat Catches Fire A 55-year-old woman who can no longer speak or breathe on her own after her endotracheal tube caught fire during surgery to remove polyps from her vocal cords has been awarded $30 million in her malpractice lawsuit, a jury in Seattle ruled last week. The patient, Becky Anderson, who was Read More Texas court affirms $5.3M negligence award to brain-injured worker A Texas appellate court has affirmed a $5.3 million liability judgment against a Texas trucking company that was deemed negligent in the case of an injured employee. In West Star Transportation Inc. v. Charles Robison et al., Mr. Robison suffered a traumatic brain injury while working for Lubbock, Read More Judge cuts $1.6 million jury verdict against Sheriff to $300,000 COLUMBIA, SC — A Lexington County judge has slashed last summer’s $1.6 million jury verdict against Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott in a civil case in which a lawyer claimed she was hounded by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, strip-searched and tossed in jail on felony charges that were Read More Father Awarded $3 million for son’s fatal stabbing in CA psychiatric hospital A California jury awarded $3 million in punitive damages Monday to a man whose son was stabbed to death in 2011 by a fellow psychiatric patient at a Sun Valley hospital, bringing the plaintiff’s damages to $5.7 million. Jerry L. Romansky of Glendale fatally attacked his roommate, Dean J. Camacho, Read More
