Personal Injury Verdicts and Settlements
JURY HOLDS INSURANCE COMPANY ACCOUNTABLE IN LEDYARD CAR ACCIDENT CASE
Company had denied responsibility for years, claiming driver who caused the accident was not an “insured” under auto policy
$2.4 MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT FOR WORKER INJURED AT UNSAFE JOBSITE
Insurance company initially blamed the injured worker for his injury.
$670,000 SETTLEMENT FOR WORKER INJURED IN FORKLIFT ACCIDENT
Defense had fought the claim by contending the plaintiff’s knee injuries were pre-existing conditions; their first offer was only $125,000.
$630,000 SETTLEMENT FOR KNEE INJURY CAUSED IN MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION
Insurance company’s first offer was only $20,000; they claimed the accident wasn’t severe enough to cause the plaintiff’s knee injury.
$350,000 SETTLEMENT FOR LOW BACK INJURY CAUSED BY MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT
Insurance company had fought the claim for years before agreeing to settle with trial date looming.
VERDICT OF $37,500 IN MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT CASE;
JURY AWARDS $75,000 IN MOTOR VEHICLE CASE
SETTLEMENT OF $900,000 IN CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENT CASE
Company Violated Safety Rules
Workers' Compensation Awards and Settlements
WAL-MART HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR NECK INJURY TO LONG-TIME EMPLOYEE CAUSED BY REPETITIVE JOB DUTIES
Company Ordered To Pay For Surgery After Formal Hearing – Defense Of Pre-Existing Condition Rejected
COMMISSIONER ORDERS EMPLOYER TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR WORKPLACE SKIN INJURY
Employee receives compensation benefits followed by substantial settlement
WAL-MART ORDERED TO PAY FOR BACK SURGERY AFTER FORMAL HEARING
Company had denied responsibility, claiming it was related to “pre-existing condition”
$134,500 SETTLEMENT IN EMPLOYEE’S BACK INJURY CLAIM
Prior lawyer told employee “Nothing more could be done.”
$400,000 SETTLEMENT IN WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM.
Employee returns to school for re-training after injury leaves her unable to return to job
Complex Civil Litigation
VERDICT OF OVER $820,000 AGAINST BANK OF AMERICA IN FAVOR OF SCHOOL IN EMBEZZLEMENT CASE
With Interest, Award Exceeds $1,060,000; Case upheld by Connecticut Supreme Court
Employment Verdicts and Settlements
$1,000,000 VERDICT IN CASE OF FIRED UPS DRIVER
Company Ordered To Pay For Surgery After Formal Hearing – Defense Of Pre-Existing Condition RejectedJudge Vacates $500,000 In Punitive Damages But Grants Job Re-Instatement, Back Pay And Attorney’s Fees; Punitive Damages To Be Decided By Appellate Court
SETTLEMENT OF $125,000 IN CASE INVOLVING WORKPLACE EMOTIONAL DISTRESS INFLICTED BY SUPERVISOR
$300,000 SETTLEMENT IN CASE OF AGE DISCRIMINATION AND WORKPLACE SLANDER/ DEFAMATION AGAINST LARGE EMPLOYER
Claim alleged employer falsely accused employee of misconduct based on shoddy investigation
FIRED WORKER RECEIVES SETTLEMENT PACKAGE VALUED AT OVER $400,000
Claim alleged workplace defamation and infliction of emotional distress.
MOHEGAN SUN PERSONAL INJURY/WORKERS’ COMPENSATION AWARDS
PATRON AWARDED MAXIMUM BENEFIT PERMITTED UNDER MOHEGAN RULES FOR LEG INJURY SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF FALL AT A TRIBAL-OWNED RESTAURANT
Trial Judge Sides With Patron; Mohegan’s Pre-Trial Offer Less Than $5,000
IN FIRST EVER MOHEGAN WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEAL, INJURED WORKER AWARDED FULL COMPENSATION BENEFITS DESPITE PRE-EXISTING ARTHRITIS – COURT REJECTS MOHEGAN’S ARGUMENT THAT EMPLOYEE’S BENEFIT SHOULD BE REDUCED DUE TO PRE-EXISTING CONDITION
Employer Argued It Should Only Have To Pay 10% Of Employee’s Full Benefit