Behrens, Gioffre & Schroeder, Personal injury lawyers Cleveland

Verdicts and Settlements

Area of Practice Verdict or Settlement Amount
Medical Negligence

$ 2,200,000.00 - for the wrongful death of a woman who was inappropriately anesthetized during child birth

$ 1,200,000.00 - for the wrongful death of a woman who died because of a punctured bladder while undergoing a simple laproscopic procedure

$ 1,000,000 - for a young child whose physician failed to diagnose his condition of hydrocephalus

$ 850,000.00 - for the wrongful death of a woman who died as a result of an undiagnosed heart condition

$ 500,000.00 - for a child who suffered a shoulder distosia injury resulting in a severe injury to her brachial plexus nerve while being delivered

$ 450,000.00 - for a child who suffered a shoulder distosia injury resulting in a severe injury to her brachial plexus nerve while being delivered

$ 480,000.00 - for a man who suffered severe burns from an overdose of the drug velban during cancer treatment

 

Motor Vehicle Accidents

$ 4,750,000.00 - Jury Verdict - for the wrongful death of a 46 year old man who was killed when struck by a rented recreational vehicle (RV)

$ 1,500,000.00 - Interest monies obtained on the above Jury Verdict

$ 2,000,000.00 for the wrongful death of a 7 year old girl who was killed when struck by a rented recreational vehicle (RV)

$ 1,500,000.00 for a 40 year old woman who was severely injured when struck by a rented recreational vehicle (RV)

$ 1,600,000.00 for a 80 year old woman who was paralyzed and subsequently died following a collision with a truck

$1,500,000.00 for a 4 year old child who was killed in a motor vehicle accident and for the injuries sustained by his father and grandfather

$ 1,000,000.00 for a man who suffered a serious brain injury in a collision with a car

$ 750,000.00 - for a woman who suffered a cervical spine fracture (without paralysis) resulting in severe fibromyalgia

$ 550,000.00 for the wrongful death of a 16 year old pedestrian struck by a car that lost control and left the roadway

$ 494,000.00 for a woman who suffered severe injuries when struck by a rented recreational vehicle (RV)

$ 400,000.00 - Jury Verdict - for a man who was struck by a drunk driver

$ 350,000.00 for a 42 year old man that suffered permanent foot and ankle injury when struck by a commercial van that lost control and crossed over a median into the express lanes of travel on I-271

$ 180,000.00 - Jury Verdict - for a 19 year old woman who suffered a fractured femur when the driver of the car she was a passenger in failed to stop at a stop sign

 

Insurance Coverage Disputes

$ 4,500,000.00 for a woman who suffered a spinal cord injury when her vehicle was hit by a box truck that went left of center - the case involved a coverage dispute with multiple insurance companies

$ 1,250,000.00 for the estate of a woman when an insurance company failed to provide coverage after she was killed in a motor vehicle accident

 

Employer Intentional Torts (Workplace Accidents)

$ 1,200,000.00 for a man who suffered a severe brain injury when involved in a construction site accident

$ 500,000.00 for the wrongful death of a woman who died in a warehouse accident

$ 500,000.00 for the wrongful death of a man that was crushed by a steel beam

 

Product Liability

$ 525,000.00 for a man that lost his left eye as a result of a defective commercial “bungee cord” that broke during use on a job site

$ 500,000.00 for a man that lost his arm as a result of a defective commercial mixer

$ 450,000.00 for a man that was injured when a defective table collapsed on him in a manufacturing facility

$ 200,000.00 for the owners of exotic animals that were damaged as a result of ingesting contaminated feed

 

Nursing Home

$ 650,000.00 for a woman who died as a result of an overdose of the drug Tylenol

 

Insurance Bad Faith

$ 500,000.00 for a fire victim whose insurer wrongfully denied coverage for the incident and committed fraud to cover-up its mistakes

$ 500,000.00 for a victim whose insurer wrongfully denied his disability benefits

 

Premisis Liability

$ 175,000.00 - Jury Verdict - for a man that suffered a ski boot fracture at a ski resort

$ 100,000.00 for a student who suffered a serious injury when his hand was impaled by a nail that was lodged in a door

 

Dog Bite

$ 125,000.00 for a facial scar on a child

 

Lemon Law

$ 90,000.00 for a man that purchased a defective truck from a major auto manufacturer

 

Overtime Wages $ 180,000.00 for a group of employees whose employer failed to pay overtime benefits