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Woman's Estate Gets $425,000 in Bypass Surgery Death Suit

Categories: Verdicts

The Medical University of South Carolina made a settlement of $425,000 to a woman's estate who died after getting a bypass surgery in 2017.

As per the court documents, a 43-year-old woman with a history of morbid obesity underwent gastric…

Iowa Man Awarded $12.25M For Wrong Cancer Diagnosis

Categories: General

A Polk County jury awarded more than $12 million to a Panora man who underwent surgery after a medical center wrongfully diagnosed that he had cancer and removed his prostate.

Iowa clinic admitted a pathologist mixed up tissue samples for a…

Defendants Ordered To Pay $24.5M For Woman's C-Section Death

Categories: Verdicts

On April 17, a jury in Broward County awarded $24.5 million to the family of a woman who died due to excessive bleeding after giving birth to her daughter in July 2015.

According to the court records, the victim, was scheduled for a…

Jury Awards $4.8M In a Danville Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

Categories: General

On March 27, 2019, Vermilion County awarded more than $4.8 million to the family of a woman who died in November 2016, seven years after a surgical error.

According to the court records, the woman underwent a surgical procedure on February…

Wheelchair Fall Victim's Wife Awarded $6 Million

Categories: General

On April 17, 2019, Staten Island jury awarded $6 million to the wife of a man who was confined to a wheelchair after a fall.

According to the court records, the victim fell at home on April 1, 2011, and was taken to Maimonides Medical…

Philadelphia Talcum Powder Verdict In J&J's Favor

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Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has been cleared of liability in a lawsuit where a woman accused the company of failing to warn about the health risks associated with its talcum baby…

Atlanta Jury Awards $8M In an Attorney's Brain Injury Case

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A young attorney from Hunton & Williams was awarded $8 million as compensation as an Atlanta jury found that she suffered a traumatic brain injury after being hit by a low-hanging pipe in her firm's Midtown parking garage owned by Development…

Woman Gets $7 Million in 2015 Seattle Duck Boat Crash

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A German woman was awarded $7 million in a civil lawsuit filed against Ride the Ducks International (RTDI) and Ride the Ducks Seattle after the woman was critically injured in a crash that killed five people.

The Seattle Times reported, on…

Road Rage Battle: Truckers To Pay $27M

Categories: General

The Pendleton jury in Oregon awarded $26.5 million to a family of deceased, who died in a road rage battle.

On June 1, 2016, a driver employed for Utah-based Smoot Brothers Transportation, and a driver employed for IN-…

Tesla Motors Personal Injury Lawsuit: Janitor Wins $13M

Categories: General

Tesla Motors has agreed to pay an amount of $13 million to settle a personal injury lawsuit filed by a janitor at San Jose, California-based Flagship Facility Services Inc., providing services at Tesla’s Fremont, California.