Settlements - Personal Injury

Village of Maywood $750,000 settlement awarded to an inmate who was beaten by his cell mate for 20 minutes without any help from jail guards. (Jan-16-06)
Jamaican Government $4.75 million settlement for the controversial death of a taxi driver. (Jan-13-06)
Teledyne Continental Motors, Vibratech Inc., Stevens Aviation, and RAM Aircraft $26 million wrongful death settlement after a husband and wife were killed in a plane crash when their Cessna's engine failed. (Jan-10-06)
Creek County $100,000 personal injury settlement awarded to an African American inmate who was negligently placed in a cell with several white inmates who proceeded to brutally beat him. (Jan-10-06)
Louisa County School Board Undisclosed settlement after a school bus driver fell asleep while driving and caused a fatal accident. (Jan-10-06)
City of Miami Beach $1.5 million settlement after a police SUV drove over two sun tanners and killed one of them. (Jan-9-06)
Global Medical Systems and its Dr. Jarris $750,000 wrongful death settlement awarded to a widow whose husband died aboard a fishing vessel from treatable diabetes complications. (Jan-9-06)
City of Oakland $210,000 personal injury settlement awarded to a protester who was hit in the face with a bag of lead. (Jan-4-06)
Mount Sinai Fire District $150,000 wrongful death settlement awarded to the family of a volunteer firefighter. (Jan-4-06)
Papillon Airways Inc. and Eurocopter $38 million settlement awarded to the sole survivor of a helicopter crash that killed 6 other people, including the survivor's husband. (Dec-20-05)
City of Scottsdale $1.5 million settlement for wrongful death and personal injury after police violated pursuit policies. (Dec-19-05)
State of Washington $6.5 million wrongful death settlement after an ex-convict stole an SUV that caused a fatal accident to a mother of four. (Dec-19-05)
City of Chicago $3 million proposed settlement to be awarded to a female construction worker who was left paralyzed after a concrete block crushed her back. (Dec-13-05)
City of St. Paul $400,000 wrongful death settlement after a police officer shot the wrong man. (Dec-12-05)
Westmead Children's Hospital Undisclosed settlement awarded to a mother whose son suffered brain damage during a tracheotomy procedure. (Dec-7-05)
Envirosource Management Corporation $11 million settlement awarded to the family of a steel worker who died after falling into an unprotected pit of scalding water and molten metal. (Dec-6-05)
City of York, PA $2 million settlement for inciting violence and covering up evidence related to the murder of a black mother during the race riots in 1969. (Dec-6-05)
City of Minneapolis $400,000 settlement awarded to a university student who suffered a ruptured spleen during the university hockey riot in April 2003. (Dec-4-05)
City of San Jose $1.8 million settlement after police shot and killed a mother of two after mistaking a vegetable peeler for a clever. (Dec-4-05)
Walt Disney Co. Confidential settlement awarded to the family of a young man who died of blunt force trauma on the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster. (Dec-4-05)
Federal Government $60.9 million settlement awarded to a family whose new born son suffered severe brain damage during delivery. (Dec-2-05)
City of Rancho Palos Verdes $9 million settlement awarded to a doctor who was partially paralyzed in a traffic accident. (Dec-2-05)
Kominsky & Kubacki Medical Associates $2.4 million medical malpractice and wrongful death settlement awarded after cardiovascular warning signs were allegedly ignored. (Nov-28-05)
Columbus Paper Company Inc. $5.98 million settlement after a trucker on cold and flu medications caused a fatal accident. (Nov-24-05)
Western Farm Service $775,000 settlement awarded to Arvin residents poisoned by a soil fumigant dispersed at Kirschenmann Farms. (Nov-23-05)
Robert Blake Jury ordered $30 million settlement to be paid to the four children of the actor's slain wife. (Nov-21-05)
Atlanta Police Department $350,000 settlement awarded to a woman pulled from her car and thrown onto the pavement by a police officer. (Nov-18-05)
Bellevue School District and Newport Heights Elementary School Principal $190,500 settlement awarded to a second grade girl who was harassed at her elementary school by other male pupils. (Nov-16-05)
BUPA Leicester Hospital 1.32 million settlement for permanent brain damage after a routine sinusitis operation. (Nov-15-05)
City of New Bern $2 million settlement awarded to the youngest brother who survived an electrocution boating accident after his two older brothers died. (Nov-13-05)
Crenshaw Lumber Co. Inc. et al. $22.6 million awarded to a family after their custom built home caused developmental problems in their infant son. (Nov-10-05)
Deere & Company $300,000 settlement awarded to three children after their father was killed in a construction site accident. (Nov-10-05)
Kent School District $500,000 personal injury settlement after an elementary boy lost the vision in his left eye from an elastic exercising device. (Nov-9-05)
Bob Collins $410,000 settlement awarded to the family of a student pilot who was killed in a mid air collision with another plane. (Nov-9-05)
City of Boston $200,000 worker's compensation settlement paid to a meter maid who suffered first degree burns after an irate motorist threw hot coffee in her face. (Nov-7-05)
Prairie House Living Center $700,000 wrongful death settlement after an elderly woman chocked at her retirement home. (Nov-5-05)
Rochester City $900,000 personal injury settlement awarded to a man who was accidentally shot in the back by a police officer. (Oct-26-05)
Correctional Services Corp. Jury awarded a $40 million wrongful death verdict to a boy who died while serving time at the boot camp; the details of the final settlement were not released. (Oct-26-05)
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources $850,000 settlement for negligently letting a mentally disabled mother take her five year old son home in the middle of winter with no heat that lead to his death by hypothermia. (Oct-25-05)
St. Paul City $115,000 personal injury settlement for the unlawful beating by two police officers on New Years Eve. (Oct-25-05)
Trinity Outdoor, Phoenix Structures and Services, and Sun Capital Partners $12 million wrongful death settlement awarded to the parents of two brothers who were killed on the job after a billboard fell on them. (Oct-23-05)
Ford Motor Co. $30.4 million wrongful death settlement after the roof of an F-150 collapsed in a roll over auto accident. (Oct-18-05)
Clackamas County $1.5 million settlement awarded to a police sergeant who was shot in the face while on duty. (Oct-17-05)
Spokane City and Sarah Wolverton $540,000 personal injury settlement awarded to a pedestrian hit while crossing a crosswalk. (Oct-14-05)
City of Chicago $1.75 million settlement awarded for police harassment. (Oct-11-05)
Mercy Hospital $11 million medical malpractice and wrongful death settlement awarded to the parents of a four year old boy. (Oct-5-05)
Big O Tire $10 million settlement for negligence in repairing a tire that became loose on the freeway and caused an accident. (Oct-2-05)
Curtis Parrish $13.5 million personal injury settlement awarded to a young girl who was struck by a van while walking home and left with permanent brain injuries. (Oct-2-05)
Chi-Chi's Restaurant $6.25 million settlement awarded to a man to needed a liver transplant after contracting hepatitis A from the restaurant. (Sep-30-05)
Prison Health Services $350,000 settlement awarded to the family of an inmate who overdosed on antidepressant medication. (Sep-29-05)

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