Verdicts and Settlements

- v. Catholic Mutual and Archdiocese of Milwaukee, $17 million award for auto accident case resulting in quadriplegia, verdict affirmed on appeal.
- v. Wal-Mart, U.S. District Court for Nevada, $11.4 million award for injured Air Force member, who suffered head injuries due to falling merchandise at a Las Vegas Wal-Mart Store.
- v. General Motors. U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. Jury trial, verdict of $13 million, reduced to 8.5 for contributory negligence, due to defective roof system on GM pickup truck.
- v. Chrysler. Dane County Circuit Court. Jury trial, $5 million settlement reached while jury deliberated, due to defective roof system on Chrysler vehicle.
- v. Almet-Lawnlite. Shawano County. Settlement of $4.7 reached on the day of trial in this product liability case involving the collapse of a lawn chair which caused the paralysis of the plaintiff.
- v. Physicians Insurance Company. Milwaukee County. Verdict of $3.2 million, based on the failure of a physician to diagnose a cancerous tumor.
- v. Oconomowoc Lake Club. Milwaukee County. Verdict of $2.8 million based on fireworks accident that injured the ankle of the claimant.
- v. Crown Controls. Milwaukee County. Jury verdict of $2.5 million in this product liability case involving a forklift found to be defectively designed because it did not have a door or other barrier to keep the operator inside the vehicle in the event of a tip over. Operator sustained leg injuires..
- v. U.S. Fire Insurance Co. Milwaukee County. Vehicle accident results in Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. Jury verdict of $2.3 million.
- v. Physicians Insurance. Milwaukee County. Death following medical malpractice. Trial and verdict of $2.2 million.
- v. St. Joseph's Hospital. Milwaukee County. Medical malpractice case arising from leg surgery. Trial and verdict of $2 million.
- v. Zimmerman. Milwaukee County. Exposure to pigeon droppings at warehouse leads to Blastomycosis. Trial and verdict of $1.45 million.
- v. J.D. Griffiths. Milwaukee County. Knee injury following a trip and fall on construction debris left lying around by the defendant. Jury verdict of $1.6 million.
- v. Ferris Industries. Milwaukee County. Product liability case. Arm injuries, settled for $1.5 million.
- v. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Milwaukee County. Brain injury. Trial and jury verdict of $1.4 million.
- v. Wisconsin Patient Compensation Fund. Milwaukee County. Verdict in the amount of $1.2 million, failure to diagnose cancerous tumor.
- v. Milwaukee Solvents. Milwaukee County. Burn injuries following explosion of hexane supplied by the defendant. Settled for $1 million.
- v. Roselle. Outagamie County. Fall on construction site. Settlement of $900,000.
- v. Chrysler. Rock County. Burn injuries following fuel fed fire on Chrysler/AMC vehicle. Settled for $776,000 following jury trial.
- v. Harley-Davidson. Milwaukee County. Leg injury on motorcycle. Settlement of $825,000.
- v. Kearney & Trecker. Trial and jury verdict of $657,000 for leg injuries.
- v. Chrysler Corporation. Finger amputation. Settlement of $500,000.
- v. St. Luke's Hospital. Medical malpractice resulting in death. Settled in the amount of $535,000.
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