Top 20 Settlements in Pennsylvania in 2018
We are pleased to present to you the list of top 20 settlements obtained in Pennsylvania in the year 2018. The list is comprised of various case types that were filed either in state or federal courts of Pennsylvania, as well as those settled prior to commencing a lawsuit. It does, however, exclude cases settled for an undisclosed amount.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $160,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Alan M. Feldman, Daniel J. Mann, Edward S. Goldis of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock & Dodig LLP; Andrew R. Duffy, Robert J. Mongeluzzi, Benjamin J. Baer of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky PC; Kenneth F. Fulginiti, Thomas J. Duffy, Sarah F. Dooley of Duffy + Fulginiti |
| Case: | Galdamez, et al. v. U-Haul Co. of Pennsylvania, et al. |
| Type: | Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death, Burn Injury, Defective Product, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $44,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Neil T. Murray, Thomas Sheridan, Frank Mangiaracina of Sheridan & Murray |
| Case: | Burgess v. Patterson UTI, et al. |
| Type: | Falling Object, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Workplace Safety, Defective Product, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort, Strict Liability, Quadriplegia |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $24,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Andrew R. Duffy of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky PC; L. Leonard Lundy, Frederic Augonnet of Lundy Law |
| Case: | Oates v. C Raymond Davis & Sons |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Safety, Brain Injury, Fall, Contractor Negligence, Negligent Tort |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $20,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Michael V. Tinari, Christopher P. Fleming of Leonard, Sciolla, Leonard & Tinari LLP |
| Case: | Owens v. U.S. Facilities, et al. |
| Type: | Dangerous Condition, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort, Paraplegia, Paralysis Injury |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $19,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert W. Murphy of Murphy Law Firm (FL); Seth R. Lesser of Klafter Olsen & Lesser LLP; Cary L. Flitter of Flitter Milz, P.C.; Robert E. Duff of The Law Office of Robert E. Duff |
| Case: | McCalvin, et al. v. Condor Holdco Securitization Trust, et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Deceptive Trade Practices, Consumer Protection, Debt Collection |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $19,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew Casey of Ross Feller Casey, LLP |
| Case: | Hughes v. Hospital, et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 7 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $17,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Yolanda French Lollis, Adrian M. Lowe, Ronda B. Goldfein of AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania; Shanon J. Carson, John Albanese, E. Michelle Drake, Sarah R. Schalman-Bergen of Berger & Montague PC; Sally Friedman, Monica Webly, Karla M. Lopez of Legal Action Center |
| Case: | Beckett, et al. v. Aetna Inc. |
| Type: | Breach of Contract, Civil Rights Violation, Class Action, Deceptive Trade Practices, Invasion of Privacy, Unjust Enrichment, Consumer Protection, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 7 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $17,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew Casey of Ross Feller Casey, LLP |
| Case: | W.R.H., Pro Ami v. Wilkes Barre Hospital Co., et al. |
| Type: | Birth Injury, Delayed Childbirth, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice, Brain Injury, Ob-Gyn Malpractice, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $16,475,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian S. Chacker of Gay & Chacker |
| Case: | Le v. TM Kovacevich, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $6,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew T. Stone, Carl R. Wilander, Lorraine Donnelly of Wilkes & McHugh |
| Case: | Estate of Brace v. Garden Spot Village, et al. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Sexual Assault, Fall, Intentional Tort, Inadequate Care, Negligent Tort |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $6,500,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David L. Kwass, Adam J. Pantano of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky PC |
| Case: | Chipps v. Maxim Crane Works, et al. |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Falling Object, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Wrongful Death, Failure to Train, Crane Accident, Negligent Tort |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $6,148,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Larry Bendesky, Robert W. Zimmerman of Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky PC |
| Case: | Fredricks v. Gold Medal Environmental |
| Type: | Bicycle Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $5,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Nadeem Bezar, Emily B. Marks of Kline & Specter, P.C. |
| Case: | The Estate of Okula v. Northeast Treatment Centers, et al. |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Wrongful Death, Breach of Duty of Care, Foster Care Abuse, Negligent Tort |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $4,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Mitchell J. Shore of Kolsby Gordon |
| Case: | Estate of Li v. Mansion at Bala L.P., et al. |
| Type: | Delayed Treatment, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Failure to Train, Negligent Tort |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $3,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian S. Chacker of Gay & Chacker |
| Case: | May v. Girard Estate Fee |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Dangerous Condition, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Work Accident, Brain Injury, Negligent Maintenance, Negligent Tort |
| 15 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Marc G. Brecher of Wapner Newman Wigrizer Brecher & Miller |
| Case: | Estate of Palmer v. Volokhonsky |
| Type: | Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Inform, Failure to Refer, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 15 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $3,250,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Matthew Casey of Ross Feller Casey, LLP |
| Case: | Lambeth v. Mirakhur, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Premature Discharge, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Failure to Test |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $2,870,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | R. Tyler Tomlinson, Joseph A. Cullen Jr., Ian S. Abovitz of Stark & Stark |
| Case: | Dos Santos v. White Water & Cedar Fair |
| Type: | Construction Accident, Personal Injury, Work Accident, Workplace Negligence, Forklift Accident, Emotional Distress, Negligent Tort |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $2,800,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John R. Linkosky of John Linkosky & Associates; Joseph H. Chivers III of The Employment Rights Group; Bruce C. Fox, Andrew J. Horowitz of Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP |
| Case: | Boyington v. Percheron Field Services |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Wage and Hour Violation, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $2,115,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Fredric S. Eisenberg, Daniel J. Sherry, Jr. of Eisenberg, Rothweiler, Winkler, Eisenberg & Jeck, P.C. |
| Case: | Roy v. Freymiller |
| Type: | Car Accident, Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury, Truck Accident, Brain Injury, Multi-Vehicle Accident, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $2,100,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Gary F. Lynch, Jamisen A. Etzel of Carlson Lynch LLP; Gerald D. Wells III of Conolly Wells & Gray LLP |
| Case: | Koenig v. Primanti Corp., et al. |
| Type: | Class Action, Unpaid Wages, Labor & Employment, Intentional Tort |
| 20 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher T. Moyer of Master Weinstein Moyer, P.C. |
| Case: | Bullman v. Hecht, et al. |
| Type: | Car Accident, Dram Shop Liability, Motor Vehicle Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, DUI, Negligent Tort, Catastrophic Injury |
| 20 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Christopher J. Culleton of Swartz Culleton PC |
| Case: | Rosenblum v. Kensington Community Corp. for Individual Dignity |
| Type: | Negligent Supervision, Nursing Home Malpractice, Personal Injury, Fall, Inadequate Care, Failure to Train, Failure to Hire, Failure to Monitor, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention, Quadriplegia |
| 20 (tie) | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Thomas R. Kline of Kline & Specter, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of A.B. v. Schladenhaufen, et al. |
| Type: | Failure to Diagnose, Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosis, Professional Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Failure to Treat, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |