GENERAL NEGLIGENCE

SETTLED for $715,000: A 51 year old nurse whose leg was injured when a doctor lowered an operating room table onto it without warning while performing surgery. The accident caused an infection that left her permanently disabled from work. The doctor, hospital, and manufacturer defended the case vigorously for many years before finally settling after their motions to have the case dismissed were denied.

SETTLED for $500,000: A 49 year old bus operator who injured his back when his bus hit a pothole created by roadway construction job. Our client had back surgery and missed almost a year from work.

SETTLED for $290,000: A 66 year old woman who fractured her hip when a transport company failed to properly secure her wheelchair.

SETTLED for $85,000: A child fell from poorly designed monkey bars at school and ruptured his spleen.