| $51
Million |
Verdict
against the Philadelphia mass transit agency
in a case in which a boy's foot was severed
in a escalator. SEPTA was also fined for
concealing documents. (1999, Hall) |
| $49
Million |
Verdict
in a hospital error case that left a young
man severely brain damaged. The award set
a Pennsylvania record for a medical malpractice
case. (2000, Caruso) |
$24
Million |
Jury
verdict in a premises liability case involving
a three-year-old girl's near-drowning at
an apartment complex swimming pool. (1995,
Weightman) |
| $22
Million |
New
Jersey verdict for a woman injured after
childbirth when blood arrived late for a
transfusion. Second-largest personal injury
award in New Jersey for 2003. (2003, Gomez) |
| $19.9
Million |
Verdict
for a patient who was assaulted while in
the hospital, suffering severe injuries.
Verdict set a record for the state of Delaware.
(1997, Sparber) |
| $19.1
Million |
Luzerne
County verdict for mother of three left
incapacitated after being struck by a van
as she worked at roadside construction site.
(2004, McManamon) |
| $12.25
Million |
Settlement
for boy injured after falling through an
apartment window. Jury awarded $7 million
but pre-trial agreement raised the sum paid.
(2004, Woolfolk) |
| $10
Million |
New
Jersey jury verdict involving boy who suffered
brain damage due to allergic reaction to
peanuts. (2002, Varghese) |
| $8.2
Million |
Delaware
County verdict for missed cancer diagnosis.
(1999, Labricciosa) |
| $7.9
Million |
Allegheny
County verdict for worker hurt in fall.
(2003, Drum) |
| $7.8
Million |
Allegheny
County record med-mal verdict for childbirth
injury. (2004, Briggs) |
| $6.8
Million |
Luzerne
County verdict vs. motorcycle helmet manufacturer
(1998, Wandel) |
| $6.5
Million |
Settlement
for woman brain damaged by hospital error.
(1996 McDowell) |
| $
Multi-
Million |
Settlement
in a lap belt injury against an automaker
for failure to install a shoulder harness
in rear center seat. |
