The Nationwide network of lawyers at the National Justice Coalition have obtained verdicts & settlements both large and small in a broad range of cases such as: Feel free to browse our Case Results and see some of the results that we have achieved throughout the years. If you feel your rights have been violated, please contact the National Justice Coalition to be connected with an attorney in your area who can evaluate your case. Construction Law $20,000,000+ Recovered for hundreds of individual homeowners with synthetic stucco (EIFS) residences in North Carolina. $780,000 awarded to a construction worker in a construction site accident. $525,000 total awarded to a construction electrician who was hurt in two different construction site incidents. The first occurred when a fence fell onto him and the second when he slipped and fell in sheetrock mud. He sustained a torn medial meniscus in the knee. Other injuries included back pain, neck pain, and a hernia. $1,700,000 -- Recovered for condominium association for shoddy construction, defective masonry and multiple violations of the residential building code. $1,510,000 -- Recovered for owners of a Kansas hotel closed as the result of extreme toxic mold contamination cause by defective construction. $1,100,000 -- Recovered for owner of 78-room hotel in South Carolina for improper application of drainable synthetic stucco system, resulting in rot, moisture damage and toxic mold $9,000,000 for personal injuries caused by defective construction Defective Drugs Vioxx litigation vs. Merck & Co. Inc. settled $4.85 billion. Federal False Claims United States v. Hunt Vale, General Dynamics, Northrop et al, Federal False Claims Act case. 13 million dollars Head Injury/ Traumatic Brain Injury Young woman suffers mild traumatic brain injury following single vehicle hydroplaning collision defective roadway $1.9 Million . $1,600,000 for a driver who sustained a traumatic brain injury in an auto accident in which he was hit head on by a commercial vehicle. Insurance $19 million grant of coverage in insurance coverage case. $2 million settlement in insurance bad faith case. Medical Malpractice Confidential settlement in a medical malpractice case in which a woman was given a lumbar spine injection in an unclean hospital room, resulting in meningitis and permanent numbness in the plaintiff's inner thigh area. $400,000 confidential settlement in a hospital and doctor medical malpractice case, after a patient was administered the wrong amount of anesthesia, resulting in an anoxic episode. Hill v C.T. Lee M.D. negligent wrong level anterior Cervical fusion on an obstetrical nurse. 1.5 million dollars Motorcycle Accidents $500,000 (policy limits) A young man was injured by the negligence of another in a motorcycle accident. The insurance company claimed to only have a $25,000 policy. After a year of searching, R. Glenn Phillips found a total of $500,000 of insurance to cover the young man's injuries. Motor Vehicle Accidents $600,000 for a herniated disc in a motor vehicle accident. $116,480 awarded to a local artist who suffered chronic soft tissue pain following a motor vehicle accident. $70,000 judgment in an automobile accident resulting in whiplash (jury verdict, King County) Nursing Home Abuse $1,000,000 for injuries and death caused by nursing home neglect $950,000 for injuries and death caused by nursing home neglect Successfully defeated mandatory arbitration clause in a Nursing Home admissions contract in two cases in appellate courts of the State of Tennesse. Personal Injury Wang et al. v. Six Flags inc., head injury on rollercoaster 3.7 million dollars Low impact collision causes permanent pain syndrome but no objective findings of injury – $2.5 million Products Liability $490,000 verdict in product liability case where a truck driver suffered serious personal injury. Rear end accident causes fuel tank to puncture and fire – burn injuries – Product defect - confidential multi-million dollar settlement. Woman trapped in back seat of car after rear impact results in fire – Confidential multi-million dollar result defective fuel system. State of New Jersey vs. Phillip Morris New Jersey awarded $8 billion. Peter Thompson vs. Toyota defective seat belt case jury verdict $4 million Trucking Sykes v. GG Enterprises of Charlotte inc. Semi truck accident resulting in C6-C7 fusion $775,000 Mohamed et al. v. DFT Trucking inc., tractor trailer accident resulting in amputation $4.2 million dollars. Person burned badly after a truck accident case - $3.4 million Man dies after under-riding side of commercial trailer $1.8 million Wage & Overtime In November 2008, a class action settlement reached that will require a provider of home health services to pay $2.34 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its home health aids are entitled to overtime pay under Pennsylvania law. In May 2008, a federal court approved a collective action settlement that paid back wages to over 140 beef processing workers to recover unpaid wages for time spent performing various pre-shift activities, including donning sanitary/protective gear and traveling to their place on the production line. In January 2008, a federal court approved a collective action settlement that paid back wages to over 100 tire technicians who alleged that the company miscalculated their overtime pay. In October 2007, a federal court approved class/collective action settlements totaling over $7 million for retail workers who alleged that the company miscalculated their overtime pay. In 2007, federal courts approved two separate class/collective action settlement that awarded over $2 million to beef and pork processing workers who sought compensation for time spent performing various pre-shift activities, including donning sanitary/protective gear and traveling to their place on the production line. In May 2007, a federal court approved a collective action settlement that provided back wages to approximately 700 hospital workers who alleged that the hospital miscalculated their overtime pay. Wrongful Death May v. Franklin County Bd of Commissioners, Failure to relay 911 call information resulting in death; 2.7 million dollars $1.5 million (policy limits) for a wrongful death automobile accident that occurred in Vancouver, Washington. Bus accident results in death of 11 year old girl – $1,850,000 Commercial vehicle crosses center line and kills elderly woman - $2,000,000 (policy limits – record result for jurisdiction) Improper road and commercial driveway design results in water on roadway– hydroplaning accident death - $2,000,000. Improper commercial driveway design feeds water into roadway causing fatal collision - $3.3 million Improper roadway work zone safety precautions result in fatal collision – confidential multi-million dollar settlement Young driver dies after hitting rear of slow moving improperly marked city-owned vehicle $1.6 million. |
