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Settlements and Verdicts for Our Personal Injury Attorneys, Serving Pennsylvania and New Jersey

The personal injury attorneys of Sheridan & Murray, serving Pennsylvania and New Jersey, are dedicated to obtaining the best outcome possible for each of their clients. During your free case review, we will discuss with you the merits of your personal injury case and the best course of action.

We are proud of our successes in past cases. Although our personal injury attorneys cannot guarantee a favorable outcome in your case, we offer these selected verdicts and settlements as an example of what can be achieved with our combination of experience, knowledge, and tenacity.

If you or a loved one has suffered an injury or illness due to another person's negligent actions, contact the personal injury attorneys of Sheridan & Murray in Pennsylvania or New Jersey. Your first consultation is completely free.

Personal Injury Verdicts and Settlements

$5,000,000 – 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 aberrant sexual propensities.

$3,800,000 - The firm's trial attorneys were able to secure a substantial 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 attorneys vigorously pursued claims against the general contractor for its failure to supervise the worksite and the scaffolding manufacturer for its failure to adequately train the glaziers. The firm also pursued a products liability claim against the scaffolding manufacturer due to the defects that caused the scaffold to collapse and claim the life of the decedent.

$3,000,000 – Wrongful death of a longshoreman killed when crushed due to negligent stacking of 10 ton steel slabs and improper maintenance of the marine pier terminal.

$2,500,000 – 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 – Negligent administration of Pitocin by medical resident resulting in uterine rupture and severe brain damage to newborn child.

$2,200,000 – 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.

$1,900,000 – Bulldozer accident at construction site resulting in the severing and reattachment of a soil technician's leg.

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$1,800,000 – 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.

$1,725,000 – 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.

$1,700,000 - 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.

$1,600,000 – 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.

$1,550,000 – Recovery for college student seriously injured as a result of a defective roadway in New Jersey. Township failed to maintain and repair defect in roadway and township police failed to properly investigate accident.

$1,200,000 – Jury awarded the family of a 68-year-old woman this verdict amount following her family doctor’s failure to diagnose throat cancer. Had the cancer been diagnosed three months earlier, she would have survived.

$1,085,000 - Total settlement recovered for longshoreman that suffered debilitating neck and back injuries aftering 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.

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$1,050,000 – 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.

$1,038,000 – 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.

$1,000,000 – Jury verdict against Atlantic City casino for failing to pay female plaintiff $1,000,000 promotional prize from virtual video wheel contest.

$1,000,000 – 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 - 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.

$900,000 – 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.

$900,000 – 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.

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$750,000 – 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.

$705,000 – Wrongful death of husband and father of two girls due to the negligent operation of a backhoe on a restricted highway.

$600,000 – Uninsured motorist claim arising from a physician who required spine surgery after being struck by a hit and run driver.

$525,000 – 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.

$510,000- Total recovery for longshoreman who suffered serious back and neck injuries in forklift accident due to unsafe conditions in a refrigerated warehouse.

$500,000 – 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 personal injury attorneys in Pennsylvania.

$500,000 – Wrongful death of infant as a result of the negligent placement of a gastrointestinal feeding tube.

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$485,000 – Severe leg injury to delivery man as a result of negligent operation of a forklift in a supermarket.

$415,000 – 20-year-old college student rear ended by a dump truck causing significant injuries including fibromyalgia.

$400,000 – Breach of contract and fraud on behalf of a telecommunications contractor against a major telecommunications company.

$300,000 – Severe arm fracture to grandmother who fell 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 – 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 – Wrongful death of 2-year-old when pole vault mat is blown over by a large gust of wind. Product liability and negligent maintenance.

$250,000 – Elderly husband and wife injured due to the negligent operation of an auto carrier truck.

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$250,000 – Minor plaintiff injured on playground carousel at day camp when counselors negligently operated the carousel. Plaintiff suffered a significant femur fracture.

$250,000 – Medical negligence on the part of otolaryngologist for improper repair of deviated septum resulting in collapse of female plaintiff's septum.

$245,000 – 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.

$235,000 - Arbitration 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 – Recovery for elderly nursing home patient injured by a construction worker who struck her while moving construction equipment.

$195,000 – Settlement for leg fracture and neck injuries sustained in a car accident.

$180,000 – 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.

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$175,000 – 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.

$165,000 – Plaintiff injured when a hammer chipped and the chip entered his eye causing a laceration requiring surgical repair.

$150,000 – Settlement secured by our personal injury attorneys in Pennsylvania for an elderly woman who tripped over a produce display stand and fell to the ground, suffering a fractured hip that required surgery.

$125,000 – 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 – 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.

$100,000 – Full policy limits for wrongful death of motorcycle operator when defendant made an improper left turn into the path of the motorcycle.

$100,000 – 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.

You can trust in the expertise of the personal injury attorneys of Sheridan & Murray, serving Pennsylvania and New Jersey. To schedule a free case evaluation, contact our law firm today.

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