Sixteen confidential settlements for Sikorsky S-92 Crash off the Coast of Newfoundland On March 12, 2009, sixteen workers were being flown on a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter to oil platforms stationed off the coast of Newfoundland. A titanium bolt cracked, releasing all of the oil in the gear box, causing the transmission to seize, and the helicopter to plummet into the north Atlantic.

Confidential settlement for Paris Airport Disaster. A talented young doctor flying home to New York after her wedding was killed in the collapse of Terminal 2E of the Charles de Gaulle Airport in France.

Recovery for Fifty Quebec Families with Children Injured by Thalidomide In trying to expand their market from Europe to the United States and Canada,  international drug companies claimed that thalidomide was safe and would help women cope with the symptoms of pregnancy.

"Largest Wrongful Death Recovery Ever From a Private Person" Nancy Schultz turned to her family lawyer for guidance after her husband, Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz, was murdered by John du Pont.

$35,000,000 in Lifetime Benefits in Stove Tipover Accident An apartment stove tipped over when a five-year-old boy stood on its open door while trying to reach a pot.

Recovery for 1,354 Spanish Hemophiliacs Infected with HIV Virus An international pharmaceutical company distributed a blood factor concentrate that was contaminated with the HIV virus to hemophiliacs in Spain.

"Largest Pre-Trial Recovery in Delaware History" Auto racing fans were directed by the race track owner to set up their RV's directly under an unlit, unmarked, uninsulated 69,000 volt high power line.

$25,000,000 Recovery for Philadelphia Schools When the Philadelphia School District needed to compel asbestos manufacturers to pay for the abatement and remediation in Philadelphia Schools, district authorities turned to Raynes McCarty;

Confidential Recovery for Families of 46 Workers Killed in Chinook Helicopter Crash off the Coast of Scotland When a Chinook helicopter went down off the coast of Scotland, all 46 oil riggers on board perished.

Tens of Millions of Dollars in Potential Insurance Coverage Restored When Sunbeam Corporation was confronted with the cost of environmental remediation on the land of companies it had acquired, it turned to its insurance carriers to help pay.

$15,000,000 Verdict for Car Passenger In an older section of Philadelphia, a set of decades old trolley tracks ran down the center of the street in a right-of-way reserved for public transit.

$13,500,000.00 confidential settlement for construction site injury. Mark was assigned to a highway repair job, which involved the use of truck mounted protective barriers.  The barrier, hinged to the back of the truck, was lowered with a cable.  Due to an unsafe design, the cable could become slack so that when a latch was released, the barrier would freefall without warning.  As co-workers were attempting to lower the barrier, the latch dislodged and the barrier crashed down on Mark, partially paralyzing him.  A team led by Jerry McHugh and Marty Brigham built a case that the design was defective, leading to a settlement which allowed Mark to provide for his needs and that of his young family.

$11,100,000 Confidential Recovery for Burn Survivor A pipe fitter, working at a co-generation plant outside of Philadelphia, was badly burned when a bin of molten ash exploded, enveloping his body.

$10,340,000 Recovery in Addition to Prior Confidential Settlement Lucent Technology's electricians certified to a crew of outside contractors that it was safe to enter a "de-energized" piece of electrical equipment.

$10,250,000.00 confidential settlement for fatal trucking accident.  Tim was a talented young man who had distinguished himself in public service, and was just starting to build a new career when he was killed in a fiery accident.

$10,250,000 Verdict in Swimming Pool Accident Richard dove from a wooden deck into a backyard, aboveground swimming pool, not understanding its shallow depth.

Confidential Recovery for Worker Burned Because “Flame Retardant” Uniform Failed Working at a lead smelter, Tom was splattered with molten metal that had spilled from a crucible.

$9,700,000.00 Arbitration Verdict for Child Victim of Missed Diagnosis of Meningitis. A young central Pennsylvanian couple, concerned about their infant son’s fevers and loss of appetite, brought him to his local pediatrician.

$8,125,000 Recovery for Estate of Anchorwoman Jessica Savitch When anchorwoman Jessica Savitch drowned in the Delaware River canal, the family turned to Arthur Raynes.

$8,000,000 Settlement for Electrical Contractor A sophisticated industrial property owner in Philadelphia designed the electrical wiring for its facility.

Confidential Multimillion Dollar Recovery for Kenyan Air Crash Four Pennsylvanians were on a trip to Kenya, Africa, when the aircraft they were traveling in failed to climb over a mountain range and crashed, killing all on board.

Confidential Settlement for Woman Burned in Propane Gas Grill Explosion Concerned about theft, a family stored its propane gas grill in the kitchen when it was not being used.

$7,500,000 Settlement at Trial for Brain Damage at Birth After a normal pregnancy and normal fetal monitoring for more than nine hours, an unborn baby's tests began to deteriorate.

$7,500,000 for Liposuction Mishap A 40-year-old man wanted to have liposuction to reduce his "love handles."

$7,200,000 Settlement in Forklift Accident Jim worked in a steel distribution warehouse, operating a specially designed forklift that was supposed to be guided down the narrow aisle by rails.

$7,000,000 Wrongful Death Recovery for Loss of Guidance, Tutelage, and Companionship A young mother died of a treatable heart condition because her doctors did not tell her or her family about the condition.

$7,000,000.00 Recovery for Death Caused by Hospital’s Failure to Prevent Blood Clots Rushing to help respond to an emergency, a young man received minor injuries in a car accident, for which he was briefly hospitalized.

$6,000,000 for Young Father Killed in Fiery Crash. Roy DeCaro led the Raynes McCarty team called upon to represent in federal court

Confidential Settlement for Families of Helicopter Pilots Killed in Midair Collision with Sen. Heinz's Plane Jim Mundy, Roy DeCaro and Nathan Ploener represented the families of the two helicopter pilots killed when the plane ferrying Sen. John Heinz banked into and struck the helicopter.

$5,700,000 Verdict in Fatal Car Crash Florence was killed in a car crash when a van driven by a Choice Courier employee skidded into her.

$5,000,000.00 Settlement Paid by Public Utility to Burn Survivor A team led by Marty Brigham, with Jerry McHugh and Tim Lawn, secured this confidential settlement for a migrant worker who was badly burned when he came into contact with a energized power line while he was painting a barn.

$5,000,000.00 Settlement for Death of Teenager Unlawfully Served Alcohol An 18-year-old attended a sporting event, where he was illegally served multiple beers by vendors who did not check his identification and who failed to follow the arena’s limits on the volume of alcohol that could be sold to a patron.

$5,000,000 Settlement for Mistreated Back Injury Marta wrenched her back and went to two different Philadelphia-area emergency rooms with complaints of severe pain and numbness down both legs, as well as urologic dysfunction.

$5,000,000 Settlement for Failure to Diagnose Cervical Cancer A recently married young woman, following general medical advice, underwent annual pap smears.

$5,000,000 Recovery for Brain Damaged Child A young child was transferred to a children's hospital for treatment of a gastrointestinal disorder that required close monitoring of fluid and electrolyte replacement. The child was administered an overdose of IV sodium that caused brain and multi-organ damage. Raynes McCarty achieved a $5,000,000 settlement for the child.

Confidential Civil Rights Recovery by Parents for Death of Their Disabled Child. While being bussed to her special education school, a disabled five-year-old girl was strangled by a safety harness that the staff had put on her backwards.

$4,500,000 Settlement for Death Due to Medical Errors When a mother of two went to the emergency room on a Friday evening with symptoms of upper respiratory infection, her chest x-ray was read as negative by a moonlighting doctor.

$4,500,000 Settlement for Electrician in Compressor Explosion While Mike was troubleshooting a commercial air conditioning unit, the compressor—made in 1954—overheated.

$4,500,000 for Hand Burned in Press Marty worked a press that made DVDs; one morning his dominant hand became caught in the press at the point of operation, burning off his fingers and thumb.

$4,250,000.00 settlement for deceased mother on public assistance. Jean was a young woman who became pregnant with twins at a point where she was unemployed and on public assistance.  Because of anesthesia mistakes, she died after childbirth. 

$4,100,000 Verdict for Deafness in One Ear At a major teaching hospital, a patient suffering from a tumor in one ear mistakenly received radiation treatment to his other, healthy ear, rendering him deaf.

$4,000,000 Settlement for Movie Theater Shooting A young man attended the premiere of a controversial movie, the subject of which was gang violence.

$3,300,000 for Failure of Boat Seat Jeanne, a school bus driver, was standing on a recreational motor boat, holding onto a plastic seat for support.

$3,100,000 Verdict for Acid Burns As John moved a large piece of equipment across the factory floor, it fell, smashing into a six gallon glass bottle of sulfuric acid that a co-worker had left sitting out.

$3,000,000 Verdict for Hand Injury Margaret, 52 years old, ran a "blow mold machine" which fabricates plastic milk bottles.

$2,950,000 Verdict for Death of Eight-Year-Old In what was described as the largest award in Maryland history for the death of a child, Roy DeCaro persuaded a federal jury in Baltimore, Maryland, to award a total of $2.95 million to the family of an eight-year-old child.

$25,000,000 Recovery for Philadelphia Schools When the Philadelphia School District needed to compel asbestos manufacturers to pay for the abatement and remediation in Philadelphia Schools, district authorities turned to Raynes McCarty; the team was led by Arthur Raynes and Harold Goodman.