The following is a sample of the verdicts and settlements that our PA personal injury and civil rights lawyers have obtained for our clients. The results in each of these cases reflect the law as applied to the unique facts and circumstances of each case and may not be typical or indicative of the results that we may obtain for you given the specific facts of your legal issue.

Motor Vehicle Accidents

$1,850,000.00- Settlement in collision with police car case resulting in death of retired elderly motor vehicle passenger

$1,506,000.00- Jury verdict in one car accident case resulting in shoulder and ankle injuries to young man, where the victim- ^TMs previous lawyer recommended settling for $100,000.00

$738,000.00- Settlement in intersectional collision case resulting in death of retired elderly motor vehicle passenger (amount represent limits of insurance policies)

$300,000.00- Verdict obtained in an intersectional accident where the Defendant claimed that the plaintiff disregarded the red light. Although the Defendant only had a $15,000.00 insurance policy, we forced Defendant- ^TMs insurance company to pay the whole verdict

$275,000.00- Settlement in rear-end collision case resulting in severe neck and back pain to driver

$120,000.00- Settlement in rear-end collision case resulting in aggravation of client- ^TMs previous injuries, for which we earlier obtained for him a $1,200,000.00 settlement

$215,000.00- Settlement (of total insurance policy limits) in intersectional collision causing multiple broken bones to driver

$100,000.00- Jury verdict in car accident case resulting in back pain to young man, where the injured victim demanded $21,000.00 to settle his case, but insurance company refused to pay it

$95,000.00- Settlement in a SEPTA case where middle-aged SEPTA passenger suffered aggravation of pre-existing, age related problems

$95,000.00- Settlement in a pedestrian-car accident resulting in a fracture of a small bone in the foot

Civil Rights/Wrongful Arrest Cases

Confidential Settlement- Against local county police officers for using unnecessary force during a traffic stop

Confidential Settlement- Against local county police officers for going out of their jurisdiction to stop and detain three innocent people, where one of the people was suspected of a crime

Confidential Settlement- Against off-duty municipal sheriffs for scuffle with local residents

Confidential Settlement- Against prison guards for using unnecessary force on a prisoner awaiting trial

Confidential Settlement- Against city police officers for slapping and threatening a citizen because he objected to their use of foul language during a traffic stop

Confidential Settlement- Against suburban university police for mistakenly arresting and threatening an innocent student off-campus during a training exercise

$300,000.00- Settlement against probation officers for lack of supervision of parolee after a parolee killed a third party

$275,000.00- Settlement against city police officer and police department resulting from beating citizen suffered after being stopped for traffic and alleged DUI offenses

$175,000.00- Settlement against the employer of a workplace harasser in a workplace sexual harassment suit

$150,000.00- Settlement against well-known retail outlet after it falsely accused two women of stealing clothing in its store

$25,000- Jury verdict (cleared after payment of attorneys fees) against Bucks County police officer and police department resulting from siccing a police dog on a hand-cuffed man, who later plead guilty to resisting arrest, DUI and related charges, and suffered no long-term effects of the dog attack

Premises Liability/Workplace Injury Cases

$9,000,000.00- Judgment in a suit against a landlord by tenant who fell in her apartment, causing quadriplegia

$1,200,000.00- Settlement in a workplace accident caused by a ditch collapse, resulting in permanent damage to worker- ^TMs knee

$1,200,000.00- Settlement in a workplace accident caused when a truck driver slipped in liquid leaking from a nearby dumpster, causing back injuries

$900,000.00- Settlement against a business for injuries resulting from a fall through a gate on the sidewalk of the business, causing foot and back problems

$895,000.00- Settlement after trial in a trip-and-fall accident which caused complex regional pain syndrome

$650,000.00- Settlement in a dance floor slip-and-fall which caused right arm injuries while 31 year old man was break dancing. First known case in Pennsylvania arising from a break dancing accident where the dancer collected money damages

$175,000.00- Settlement against property owner for hip injuries resulting from a fall on an icy curb, where another lawyer dropped the case

$150,000.00- Settlement against a homeowner whose dog bit a guest and tore his bicep muscle

$147,500.00- Verdict against a restaurant for injuries resulting from a fall at the restaurant bar, where the victim- ^TMs previous lawyer recommended settling the case for less than $25,000.00

$50,000.00- Settlement against property owner for injuries resulting from a fall on an slippery sidewalk ramp, which caused aggravation of a pre-existing shoulder problem

Products Liability

$5,000,000.00- Settlement against manufacturers of two products whose claimed defects caused a catastrophic house fire causing serious injuries to household family members, including death

$1,600,000.00- Settlement against manufacturer of a chair which collapsed when a woman sat down, causing neck and arm injuries

$850,000.00- Settlement against manufacturer of riding lawn mower which turned over while in use, resulting in serious back injuries

$520,000.00- Jury verdict in a workplace injury to both of a worker- ^TMs legs when she was operating a defective piece of equipment

$750,000.00- Settlement in a workplace injury where a defective toolbox lid fell on a worker- ^TMs head, causing psychological injuries which were denied by the toolbox manufacturer

$300,000.00- Settlement against manufacturer of allegedly defective truck ramp resulting in serious back pain to injured worker who slipped on ramp

$100,000.00- Settlement against donut shop for improperly attaching lid to cup of hot coffee, resulting in spill which burned patron

Medical Malpractice

$2,200,000.00- Settlement (of doctor's entire insurance policy limit)of a medical malpractice claim against a cardiologist who consulted patient shortly before patient died of heart attack

$350,000.00- Settlement against hospital and doctor where elderly unemployed man died as a result of a staph infection, where another well-known lawyer told the man-'s family they had no chance at prevailing

Confidential Settlement- Against doctor at major metropolitan hospital for improperly suturing a woman after gynecological surgery, resulting in the wound reopening after she was discharged from the hospital

Confidential Settlement- Against major metropolitan hospital for failure to take reasonable precautions to prevent elderly patient from falling