On January 17, 1999, Vito Saladino, then 36 years old, was working for American Airlines as a baggage handler at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens. Mr. Saladino was a passenger in a baggage tractor driven by a co-worker and as they passed a parked jet, backwash from the jet’s engine caused the baggage… Continue Reading
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Appellate Court Affirms Liability Verdict but Slashes Pain and Suffering Award in Major Product Liability Case
Posted in ParalysisNatalie Barnhard was an ambitious, energetic, bright 24 year old who’d gone to school to become a physical therapy assistant. On October 22, 2004, three months after landing a job at an orthopedic physical therapy practice in Buffalo, Natalie had a catastrophic accident at work when a 600 pound leg extension machine tipped over and… Continue Reading
Traumatic Brain Injury Pain and Suffering Verdict for $2,500,000 Upheld on Appeal Despite Lack of Objective Medical Test Demonstrating Injury for First Six Years after Car Accident
Posted in Brain Injuries, Loss of Consortium DamagesOn February 5, 2002, Diane Garrison, a 44 year old housewife, was involved in a high speed motor vehicle accident in Ulster County, New York. The other driver admitted his liability for the crash in which Ms. Garrison’s head struck the window of her car’s door. Only a huge impact can smash a car window:… Continue Reading
Delayed Diagnosis of Spinal Tumor Results in $47,950,000 Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict – Defendant Appeals Claiming Lack of Causation and Excessive Damages
Posted in Back Injuries, Leg Injuries, Medical MalpracticeShania-Gay Ffrench was 21 years old on February 3, 2000 when she went to the emergency room at Mount Vernon Hospital complaining of back pain. Doctors there suspected uterine fibroids and she was told to follow up with her primary care physician and her gynecologist. She did so. She saw her internist Keith Edwards, M.D…. Continue Reading
Paralyzed from Diving Accident, Jury Awards $76 Million – Will Verdict be Upheld or Paid?
Posted in Neck Injuries, ParalysisAs reported by Walter Olson at Overlawyered, a 20 year old Merritt Island, Florida man just won a $76,000,000 jury verdict for damages he suffered as a result of a diving accident in which he broke his neck on the bottom of a shallow river. The pain and suffering component was $52,800,000. He is now… Continue Reading