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- Successfully Won Dismissal of Case Prior to Trial
Successfully won the dismissal of a case prior to trial based upon the Plaintiff’s failure to provide discovery responses. The dismissal was granted as a sanction for violations of the Court’s discovery orders which was upheld by the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals as just and proper.
- $21,000,000 Settlement Involving Man Who Suffered Irreversible Brain Damage
A 50-year-old Exeter man who suffered irreversible brain damage following a kidney stone operation entered into a confidential settlement agreement on the first day trial was scheduled to begin against Wyoming Valley Health Care System and a Wilkes-Barre anesthesiologist.
- $15,300,000 Record-Setting Verdict Against PG&W
$15.3 million verdict obtained against Pennsylvania Gas and Water company (PG&W) following four weeks of testimony in a case involving the death of a child due to carbon monoxide poisoning. At the time the verdict was rendered, it was the largest recorded verdict in Luzerne County history. An additional $1.1 million in delay damages was awarded post trial, bringing the total plaintiff recovery to $16.4 million.
- $12,600,000 Jury Verdict Awarded to Victim of Motor Vehicle Collision
Victim Was Hospitalized for 4 Months and Suffered Permanently Disabling Injuries
- $12,000,000 Following Luzerne County Verdict in Dump Truck Crash Case
In one of the largest verdicts in Luzerne County history, a jury awarded a Dickson City woman and her husband $10.1 million in compensatory and punitive damages for injuries the woman suffered after her vehicle was struck by a Valvano Construction Inc., dump truck with faulty brakes in a chain reaction crash. An additional $1.9 million was awarded in interest in delay damages.
- $11,000,000 Settlement For Car Crash Victim
A Dunmore woman who was badly hurt when her car was hit by a runaway, overloaded garbage truck collected nearly $11 million in settlement reached with waste hauler J.P. Mascaro & Sons.
- $11,000,000 Settlement at Trial in Pediatric Wrongful Death Case
Case Involved Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Bowel Obstruction
- $10,400,000 Jury Award After Brain Damage Death at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
A jury awarded nearly $10.4 million to the parents of an infant who died from brain damage suffered during delivery at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center.