Philadelphia Personal Injury Settlement & Verdict Details

Although an experienced Philadelphia injury lawyer should never guarantee a favorable outcome in your case, our team of attorneys have received favorable verdicts and negotiated settlements time-and-time again for our clients. Here is a sample of some of Sheridan & Murray's successes in personal injury verdicts and settlements:

Our Track Record

Medical Malpractice

• $2,500,000 – Medical Malpractice (More info) Verdict for family of 25-year-old man who committed suicide in psychiatric hospital after being involuntarily committed. Hospital staff failed to place patient under constant observation as required.
• $2,400,000 – Medical Malpractice (More info) Negligent administration of Pitocin by medical resident resulting in uterine rupture and severe brain damage to newborn child.
• $2,200,000 – Medical Malpractice (More info) Settlement secured on behalf of a 35 year old man who suffered brain damage as a result of his physicians' failure to recognize that he was experiencing bleeding in his brain. The plaintiff was discharged from the hospital and ultimately suffered brain damage from the uncontrolled bleeding.
• $1,725,000 – Medical Malpractice (More info) Settlement secured for the family of a 47-year-old woman who died in the hospital after her respiratory distress went untreated by hospital staff. For four hours, doctors and nurses failed to treat her breathing problems, resulting in respiratory and cardiac arrest, brain damage, and her death one year later.
• $1,600,000 – Medical Malpractice (More info) Settlement reached by our personal injury attorneys for the family of a 38 year old woman who died after being admitted to a local hospital for treatment of an asthma attack. Though her condition required transfer to an intensive care unit, this was not done. She subsequently suffered a heart attack and died.
• $1,533,000 – Medical Malpractice (More info) Jury verdict in medical malpractice case brought against two Philadelphia doctors. The lawsuit arose after a 68-year-old woman suffered partial paralysis after her thoracic spine collapsed onto her spinal cord caused by osteomyelitis—a condition that required close monitoring—which was not done by either the hospital physician where the patient was originally treated or by the nursing home's physician where the victim was discharged to. Had the patient's medical condition been monitored, she would not have suffered partial paralysis.
• $1,400,000 – Medical Malpractice (More info) Settlement for the wife and family of a 59 year old man who was improperly discharged from a hospital after his physicians failed to recognize that he suffered a minor heart while hospitalized. Several days after leaving the hospital, the patient died following a massive heart attack.
• $1,200,000 – Medical Malpractice (More info) Jury verdict in medical malpractice case brought on behalf of a family of a 68-year-old woman whose family doctor failed to diagnose throat cancer. Had the cancer been diagnosed three months earlier, she would have survived.
• $750,000 – Medical Malpractice (More info) Our personal injury attorneys in Pennsylvania represented a medical negligence and wrongful death case of a 2-year-old child. The child was monitored improperly after heart surgery.
• $525,000 – Medical Malpractice (More info) Total recovery to a woman who suffered deformity and scarring of her nose following plastic surgery. Despite indications that this surgery should not have been performed, the doctor performed the surgery leading to the collapse, deformity, and disfigurement of plaintiff’s nose.
• $500,000 – Medical Malpractice (More info) Wrongful death of 37-year-old woman due to emergency room failure to diagnose life threatening complications following gastric bypass surgery. Pain and suffering claim made by our Philadelphia personal injury attorneys.
• $500,000 – Medical Malpractice (More info) Wrongful death of infant as a result of the negligent placement of a gastrointestinal feeding tube.
• $250,000 – Medical Malpractice (More info) Recovery against otolaryngologist for improper repair of deviated septum resulting in collapse of female plaintiff's septum.

Auto Accidents

• $1,550,000 – Auto Accident / Roadway Defect (More info) Settlement recovery in defective roadway case brought on behalf of a college student that was seriously injured when he was ejected from his Jeep Wrangler during a rollover accident in New Jersey. The firm’s trial attorneys successfully pursued a claim against the Township for failing to maintain and repair the roadway and inadequate policies and procedures for inspecting roadways to eliminate dangerous conditions.
• $1,180,000 - Auto Accident (More info) Sheridan & Murray obtain a favorable settlement on behalf of a New Jersey couple. The husband and wife sustained serious injuries after their pick-up truck was struck by a commercial vehicle, while driving on Interstate 295 North.
• $1,000,000 – Auto Accident (More info) Serious injuries to wife and mother as a result of a head-on car accident caused by a minor driver rushing to school.
• $900,000 – Auto Accident (More info) Plaintiff severely injured as a result of sudden acceleration of vehicle. Plaintiff's insurance company subsequently destroyed the vehicle and plaintiff brought a spoliation of evidence case against her insurer. The insurer ultimately settled for the value of plaintiff's underlying injuries.
• $705,000 – Auto Accident (More info) Wrongful death of husband and father of two girls due to the negligent operation of a backhoe on a restricted highway.
• $600,000 – Auto Accident (More info) Uninsured motorist claim arising from a physician who required spine surgery after being struck by a hit and run driver.
• $245,000 – Auto Accident (More info) Settlement secured by our personal injury attorneys on behalf of a woman whose vehicle was struck head on by another vehicle. As a result of the accident, plaintiff suffered multiple leg fractures that required surgery.
• $195,000 – Auto Accident (More info) Settlement for leg fracture and neck injuries sustained in a car accident.
• $125,000 – Auto Accident (More info) Settlement obtained for a woman whose vehicle was stopped in traffic and rear-ended by another vehicle, causing injuries to her lower back.
• $100,000 – Auto Accident (More info) Recovery of full policy limits for wrongful death of motorcycle operator when defendant made an improper left turn into the path of the motorcycle.
• $100,000 – Pedestrian Accident (More info) Full insurance policy limits recovered for registered nurse that was hit by a car while crossing a street in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Client suffered a tibial plateau fracture and other serious leg injuries.

Slip and Fall / Premises Liability

• $5,500,000 – Inadequate Security (More info) Major hotel chain agrees to a $5.5 million-dollar settlement after a guest was sucker punched while attending a family wedding at one of the hotel's properties. The punch caused serious brain trauma and the husband/father died two days later as a result of the assault.
• $1,250,000 - Slip and Fall Accident (More info) Settlement for 43 year old registered nurse that suffered serious knee injuries in a slip-and-fall accident. Our personal injury attorneys successfully pursued claims against a national retail store, property owner, and property management company.
• $1,100,000 – Inadequate Security (More info) Settlement recovery on behalf of a 19 year old man that was murdered in a business' parking lot due to a lack of security and inadequate security policies. Despite numerous instances of criminal activity at the business before the incident, the business owner failed to provide adequate protection for its patrons. 
• $900,000 – Premises Liability (More info) Severe leg injuries to wife and mother as a result of the negligent design of the United States Post Office parking lot. Another patron drove negligently onto the sidewalk and struck the plaintiff, pinning her between the vehicle and a mailbox.
• $550,000 – Premises Liability (More info) Verdict for 48 year old registered nurse that suffered serious injuries when she walked into unmarked glass doors while exiting a commercial building.
• $300,000 – Trip and Fall Accident (More info) Jury verdict for grandmother who suffered arm fractures during a fall at a new home construction site as a result of the builder’s failure to remove the debris from the yard of the property immediately adjacent to the driveway.
• $290,000 – Trip and Fall AccidentMore info (More info) Settlement secured for an elderly woman who suffered a hip fracture after falling over a clothing rack in a store. The base of the rack blended in with the floor of the store making it virtually impossible to see.
• $250,000 – Playground Accident (More info) Minor plaintiff injured on playground carousel at day camp when counselors negligently operated the carousel. Plaintiff suffered a significant femur fracture.
• $235,000 - Trip and Fall Accident (More info) Verdict for elderly woman that suffered a fractured arm and elbow injuries when she tripped and fell at a local supermarket due to a dangerously buckled mat located adjacent to the exit doors on the premises.
• $200,000 – Nursing Home Negligence (More info) Recovery for elderly nursing home patient injured by a construction worker who struck her while moving construction equipment.
• $187,500 – Slip and Fall Accident (More info) Third party recovery for client that suffered a herniated disc in her low back when she slipped and fell on ice in a parking lot.
• $180,000 – Slip and Fall Accident (More info) Settlement secured on behalf of a woman who slipped and fell on a sidewalk covered with ice and snow, injuring ligaments in her ankle. The owner of the property failed to clear snow and ice that had accumulated on the sidewalk several days before.
• $175,000 – Premises Liability (More info) Negligent maintenance and inspection of a motel pool where plaintiff stepped on a loose skimmer cover on the walkway around the pool, causing a knee injury that required surgery.
• $150,000 – Trip and Fall Accident (More info) Settlement secured by our Philadelphia personal injury attorneys for an elderly woman who tripped over a produce display stand and fell to the ground, suffering a fractured hip that required surgery.
• $145,000 – Equipment Accident (More info) Settlement for University of Pennsylvania post-doctoral student that suffered a herniated disc in his low back and foot injuries when equipment fell on him while walking through a laboratory.

Construction Accidents

• $3,800,000 - Construction Accident (More info) Settlement for the family of a union glazier that died during a scaffolding accident on a construction project at the Camden County Community College. Our Philadelphia personal injury attorneys successfully prosecuted negligence claims against the general contractor, Turner Construction, as well as negligence and products liability claims the scaffold manufacturer, Fraco.
• $1,900,000 – Construction Accident (More info) Bulldozer accident at construction site resulting in the severing and reattachment of a soil technician's leg. The firm’s trial attorneys successfully pursued a claim for the soil technician against the general contractor and the excavation subcontractor in the United States District Court – Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
• $485,000 – Forklift Accident (More info)Severe leg injury to delivery man as a result of negligent operation of a forklift in a supermarket.
• $145,000 – Tripping Accident (More info)Total recovery for union drywall finisher that suffered a knee injury when he tripped over electrical conduit while working on a construction site in Wilmington, Delaware..

Civil Rights

• $5,000,000 - Police Misconduct (More info) Settlement for victims who were sexually assaulted by a police officer whose supervisors did not properly discipline him for prior misconduct or properly monitor him following discovery of his deviant sexual propensities.

Workplace and On-the-Job Accidents

• $1,800,000 – Workplace Accident (More info) Closed head injury and severe leg injury to a truck driver in the receiving area of a major corporate defendant as a result of the defendant providing the truck driver with a defective ladder to use while securing cargo.
• $1,700,000 - Workplace Accident (More info) The firm's personal injury attorneys secured a substantial settlement for a commercial truck driver that suffered debilitating leg fractures and injuries in a loading dock accident at a major furniture retailer's distribution center.
• $1,038,000 – Workplace Accident (More info) Our personal injury attorneys in Pennsylvania recovered this total amount for severe leg injury to a dock worker at a major food manufacturing plant as a result of a truck driver’s negligent loading of an 800 lb. steel plate. The plate fell upon the plaintiff as the truck was being unloaded.

Longshoreman Accidents

• $3,000,000 – Longshoreman Accident (More info) Wrongful death of a longshoreman killed when crushed due to negligent stacking of 10 ton steel slabs and improper maintenance of Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• $1,085,000 - Longshoreman Accident (More info) Total settlement recovered for longshoreman that suffered debilitating neck and back injuries after falling 15 to 20 feet in the hold of a foreign vessel. The firm's trial attorneys brought suit against the Thailand-based shipping company due to their failure to adequately inspect and maintain the ladders on the ship. The firm also pursued a claim against the longshoreman's employer under the Longshore Harbor Workers Compensation Act.
• $725,000- Longshoreman Accident (More info) Total recovery for longshoreman that suffered fractured vertebrae and back injuries when he was struck by a flipper bar broke away from a crane while working at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal.
• $510,000- Longshoreman Accident (More info) Total recovery for longshoreman who suffered serious back and neck injuries in forklift accident due to unsafe conditions in a refrigerated warehouse.

Consumer Fraud & Commercial Litigation

• $1,000,000 – Consumer Fraud - (More info) Jury verdict against Atlantic City casino for failing to pay female plaintiff $1,000,000 promotional prize from virtual video wheel contest.
• $900,000 – Commercial Litigation (More info) Settlement in a breach of contract, fraud, and wage payment lawsuit against a well known New York based investment bank and a real estate investment trust.
• $100,000 – Commercial Litigation (More info) Misappropriation of trade secrets and tortuous interference with contractual relations involving laser eye surgery technology. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
• $400,000 – Commercial Breach of Contract (More info)Breach of contract and fraud on behalf of a telecommunications contractor against a major telecommunications company.

Truck and Train Accidents

• $1,050,000 – Trucking Accident (More info) Severe internal and degloving injuries to a nurse as a result of the negligent operation of a tow truck. The nurse's disabled vehicle dislodged from the tow truck and ran her over.
• $900,000 - Trucking Accident (More info) Total settlement recovered for bricklayer that suffered serious head, neck, back, and leg injuries in a devastating trucking accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The firm's trial attorneys successfully sought recovery from the commercial truck driver that caused the accident and the Arkansas-based trucking company that employed him.
• $415,000 – Truck Accident (More info) 20-year-old college student rear ended by a dump truck causing significant injuries including fibromyalgia.
• $250,000 – Truck Accident (More info) Elderly husband and wife injured due to the negligent operation of an auto carrier truck.
• $100,000 – Train Accident (More info) Plaintiff suffered a neck injury as a result of the negligent operation of a regional railway train. The train suddenly started to move without warning and plaintiff was thrown to the floor.

Defective Products

• $250,000 – Defective Product (More info)Wrongful death of 2-year-old when pole vault mat is blown over by a large gust of wind. Product liability and negligent maintenance.
• $165,000 – Defective Product (More info)Recovery for 20 year old student injured when a hammer chipped and the chip entered his eye causing a laceration requiring surgical repair due to defect in hammer.

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