Significant Cases

Every one of our clients' cases is significant, because every case profoundly affects our clients' lives—whether or not the case makes the headlines. Of course, the outcome of every case is different, and some results are kept private while others are made public. Here we provide a few public examples of results we have achieved for clients:

Recovery for Fifty Quebec Families with Children Injured by Thalidomide In trying to expand their market from Europe to the United States and Canada... More

"Largest Wrongful Death Recovery Ever From a Private Person" Nancy Schultz turned to her family lawyer for guidance after her husband... More

$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... More

Recovery for 1,354 Spanish Hemophiliacs Infected with HIV Virus An international pharmaceutical company distributed a blood factor concentrate... More

"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... More

$25,000,000 Recovery for Philadelphia Schools When the Philadelphia School District needed to compel asbestos manufacturers... More

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... More

Tens of Millions of Dollars in Potential Insurance Coverage Restored When Sunbeam Corporation was confronted with the cost of environmental remediation... More

$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... More

$11,100,000 Confidential Recovery for Burn Survivor A pipe fitter, working at a co-generation plant outside of Philadelphia... More

$10,340,000 Recovery in Addition to Prior Confidential Settlement Lucent Technology's electricians certified to a crew of outside contractors... More

$10,250,000 Verdict in Swimming Pool Accident Richard dove from a wooden deck into a backyard, aboveground swimming pool... More

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. ... More

$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. ... More

$8,125,000 Recovery for Estate of Anchorwoman Jessica Savitch When anchorwoman Jessica Savitch drowned in the Delaware River canal... More

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

Confidential Multimillion Dollar Recovery for Kenyan Air Crash Four Pennsylvanians were on a trip to Kenya, Africa... More

Confidential Settlement for Woman Burned in Propane Gas Grill Explosion Concerned about theft, a family stored its propane gas grill in the kitchen... More

$7,500,000 Settlement at Trial for Brain Damage at Birth After a normal pregnancy and normal fetal monitoring for more than nine hours... More

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

$7,400,000.00 to Mothers of Murdered Children A troubled veteran was thrown out of a VA Medical Center... More

$7,200,000 Settlement in Forklift Accident Jim worked in a steel distribution warehouse... More

$7,000,000 Wrongful Death Recovery for Loss of Guidance, Tutelage, and Companionship A young mother died of a treatable heart condition... More

$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. ... More

$6,000,000 for Young Father Killed in Fiery Crash. Roy DeCaro led the Raynes McCarty team ... More

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... More

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

$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. ... More

$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. ... More

$5,000,000 Settlement for Mistreated Back Injury Marta wrenched her back and went to two different Philadelphia-area emergency rooms... More

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

$5,000,000 Recovery for Brain Damaged Child A young child was transferred to a children's hospital... More

Confidential Civil Rights Recovery by Parents for Death of Their Disabled Child. While being bussed to her special education school... More

$4,500,000 Settlement for Death Due to Medical Errors When a mother of two went to the emergency room on a Friday evening... More

$4,500,000 Settlement for Electrician in Compressor Explosion While Mike was troubleshooting a commercial air conditioning unit... More

$4,500,000 for Hand Burned in Press Marty worked a press that made DVDs... More

$4,100,000 Verdict for Deafness in One Ear At a major teaching hospital, a patient suffering from a tumor... More

$4,000,000 Settlement for Movie Theater Shooting A young man attended the premiere of a controversial movie... More

$3,300,000 for Failure of Boat Seat Jeanne, a school bus driver, was standing on a recreational motor boat... More

$3,100,000 Verdict for Acid Burns As John moved a large piece of equipment across the factory floor... More

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

$2,950,000 Verdict for Death of Eight-Year-Old In what was described as the largest award in Maryland history... More

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