Verdicts/Settlements
$3,000,000.00 - Settlement in case where a defective tire blew on vehicle and vehicle roof crushed in on client because of a defective weld causing multiple injuries.
$1,875,000.00 - Settlement when wheel came off of a moving transfer truck and struck client in the chest, killing him.
$750,000.00 - Coker v. Phillips and Michalec (Orangeburg County) - verdict in case involving improper highway design and maintenance and excess speed (under the conditions) of the defendant causing the impact with the client which lead to the vehicle hydroplaning, causing her to lose control of her vehicle. ($5,000.00 offer prior to trial)
$685,304.00 - Bennett, et al. v. Woodson, et al. (Sumter County) - Judgment in fraud case. (No offer prior to trial)
$650,000.00 - The Estate of Robert Ronick v. United States - The settlement in medical malpractice. Death that occurred in Yokosuka, Japan.
$551,526.24 - Johnson, Beaulieu, and Taylor v. Carolina Agency Administration Services , (South Carolina Federal District Court) - Verdict for sexual harassment.
$500,000.00 - Langston v. Simpson, et al. (Dorchester County) - Judgment for student who was beaten up while walking home from school, sustaining head injury.
$408,737.15 - McAlhany v. S.W. Day Construction Corp. (SC District Court) - Judgment in premises liability case where client sustained injury when she fell into a trench that was not properly marked or barricaded on a construction site.
$345,000.00 - Snyder v. Knight (Charleston County) - Verdict for bicyclist run over by automobile, suffered a broken back.
$290,000.00 - Settlement for client who sustained head injury in roll-over wreck caused by unsafe condition on roadway while under construction. (Previous attorney closed case thinking there was no liability)
$285,000.00 - Hill v. SCDOT (Charleston County) - Verdict for injuries resulting from improper highway maintenance, allowing low shoulder of roadway to occur, causing client to lose control of vehicle. (No offer prior to trial)
$240,000.00 - Settlement in negligence case for failure to supervise a known sexual predator - rape of handicapped child in school. (charitable cap)
$211,500.00 - Workers' Compensation Award for maintenance man injured while repairing a water leak that caused blood infection and death.
$200,000.00 - Settlement in road drop-off case causing death to baby.
$200,000.00 - Settlement for Breach of Contract for group of employees promised severance pay when company shut down. Company failed to pay as promised. (Former attorney closed case)
$200,000.00 - Settlement in medical negligence case when physician failed to perform c-section. (charitable cap)
$200,000.00 - Settlement in product liability case where client sustained injury in hospital when the carbon plastic medical imaging table he was on collapsed.
$190,000.00 - Settlement in a product liability case where a step collapsed and caused client's back injury.
$185,000.00 - Medical negligence case where a physician failed to diagnose a tuberculosis tumor on the spine causing partial paralysis. (charitable cap)
$185,000.00 - Settlement following hung jury in medical negligence case where physician improperly performed hip replacement.
$176,000.00 - Workers' Compensation total and permanent disability award for a client who sustained a permanent back injury.
$175,000.00 - Settlement in product liability case where client sustained partial thumb amputation injury for lack of guarding mechanism on tobacco conveyor machine.
$165,000.00 - Settlement in automobile/motorcycle wreck case.
$165,000.00 - Settlement in head-on collision automobile wreck.
$150,000.00 - Settlement in automobile wreck case.
$145,000.00 - Workers' Compensation award for injured worker who sustained back injury that rendered him permanently and totally disabled.
$135,000.00 - Settlement for client whose boss put urine on him.
$135,000.00 - Settlement from damages to building from crane being improperly secured during storm and damaging adjacent building.
$135,000.00 - Settlement for truck driver who fell off improperly designed weigh scales at Port facility.
$134,500.00 - Verdict in employment case where under the Family Medical Leave Act, attorneys' fees and front pay issues were ordered to be mediated - resulting in $380,000.00 overall settlement. (United States District Court)
$132,500.00 - Settlement for client injured in automobile wreck.
$130,000.00 - Settlement in product liability case where chart rack was improperly designed and client was injured when medical chart rack fell on her.
$125,000.00 - Settlement in product liability negligence case in failing to crimp wand attachment on pressure washer, 1500 psi, hit client in eye and knocked off ladder.
$125,000.00 - Settlement for Workers' Compensation permanent and total disability.
$124,000.00 - Settlement in product liability case where client sustained injury when a crane snapped, dropping an air conditioning unit through the roof where client was employed.
$115,000.00 - Settlement for minor passenger injured in a motor vehicle collision.
$112,500.00 - Settlement in medical negligence case for physician who performed examination negligently, causing post-surgery injury to client's eye.
$90,000.00 - Settlement in product liability case for chemical exposure at school, where student clients were exposed to harmful chemical mixture by cleaning crew.
$90,000.00 - Settlement for client injured when a tree feel off of a timber truck, striking her vehicle and causing neck and back injuries.
$80,000.00 - Settlement for client hit by a car while riding his bicycle, causing compound leg fractures.
$75,000.00 - Settlement for man who suffered flash burn injury to his arms as a result of an electrical panel insulation failure in an industrial setting.
$75,000.00 - Govan v. Castillo - Judgment in car wreck case.
Multiple Settlements in medical negligence cases involving improper IV placement causing injuries.