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$14,300,000 - fatal car crash – Pinellas county jury awards parents of accident victim over 14 million for son’s wrongful death. *June 2009*
$2,900,000 - severe car crash – victim suffered multiple strokes caused by injuries resulting from the collision and ultimately died.
$4,500,000 - legally blind assisted living resident left unattended, fell and sustained second and third degree burns over his lower extremities and ultimately died. *April 2009*
$ 950,000 – head on collision – victim was passenger – sustained multiple fractures, collapsed lung, and lacerated spleen.
$1,200,000 – nursing home resident attacked by fire ants in bed – covered in blisters on arm, neck, back & upper torso-uable to get out of bed and no one came to help.
$ 750,000 – young victim hit by cement truck – significant back injuries including syringomyelia – victim on permanent disability from her injuries.
$1,000,000 – quadriplegic in nursing home developed enormous pressure sores on her hips which became severely infected and led to her death.
$ 800,000 - victim sustained numerous injuries while in nursing home including infections, bedsores and falls, ultimately dying; Beltz & Ruth were able to successfully argue for punitive damages against the nursing home.
$1,035,000 - victim severely injured when hit by a tractor trailer – victim was drug causing fractures, torn muscles and permanent scarring and disfigurement.
$ 420,000 – victim severely injured in auto collision with garbage truck – victim=s vehicle completely crushed – TMJ injury resulting in surgery.
$1,000,000- child suffered severe oxygen deprivation and brain damage when the nurses failed to monitor her tube feeding, leading to the child aspirating her feeding – a nurse also had removed the oxygen monitor so it did not sound an alarm.
$ 650,000 – victim died after inhaling fumes from a sealant product produced and sold nationally – product known to cause serious injury/death but no warnings and no recall.
$ 1,000,000+ – Defective hip implant – cumalitive recovery exceeds 1 million.
$ 360,000 – victim took drug for several weeks – drug was ultimately recalled – victim suffered severe kidney and muscle damage.
$ 250,000 – victim sustained signficant lung injuries when her car caught fire; investigation revealed a known defect in the electrical system – case against vehicle manufacturer.
$ 250,000 – victim rear ended on the highway – vehicle rolled several times- victim sustained multiple fractures and lacerations.
$ 300,000 – victim given multiple unauthorized enemas within several hours causing a perforated bowel, resulting in victim having to have a colostomy for the remainder of her life.
$ 250,000 – victim hit while on motorcycle when a car made improper U-turn in front of him – victim was ejected from the bike hitting the vehicle and falling to the pavement – suffered shoulder injury resulting in arthroscopic surgery, abrasions, open arm fracture, fracture of the thumb requiring surgery and bruising to his upper ribs.
$ 250,000 – victim severely injured when another driver turned left in front of her causing the collision – multiple neck herniations requiring neck surgery to fuse three vertebrae together.
$ 250,000 – victim sustained multiple falls, fractured arm, developed infections, bedsores on back and heels, and became malnourished and dehydrated – he ultimately died.
$ 257,500- victim in significant crash with a rock hauler that ran a red light – victim ejected from the vehicle – multiple fractures, abrasions and facial wounds.
$ 350,000 – victim admitted to nursing home for rehab following surgery, with expectation to return home to her husband – a catheter was inserted improperly which perforated her bladder – leading to infection and her death.
$ 275,000 – victim severely injured when her vehicle was hit by a commercial truck that crossed over into her lane; permanent neck, jaw and shoulder injuries; surgery on her neck.
$ 350,000 – victim and her husband sustained significant injuries, including multiple fractures, when a driver crossed over into oncoming traffic and hit them head on.
$ 250,000 – victim sustained multiple falls, fractured arm, developed infections, bedsores on back and heels, and became malnourished and dehydrated – he ultimately died.
$ 325,000 – victim, while walking, was injured when hit by a large corporate truck.
$ 350,000 – sideswipe collision with a commercial vehicle – neck and low back injury resulting in lumbar laminectomy – victim also suffered from depression and anxiety which was aggravated by this collision.
$ 275,000 – victim rear ended at high rate of speed while stopped in traffic for a school bus – sustained significant injury to knee resulting in surgery as well as injuries to his neck and a concussion.
$ 260,000 – victim injured when rear ended at high rate of speed – injury to her neck requiring surgery and also injury to her shoulder requiring surgery.
$ 250,000 – victim injured when hit head on by commercial truck – significant injuries including compound fracture of tibia and fibula that broke through the skin requiring surgical repair .
$ 750,000 – victim had been taking drug for heart problems – a healthcare provider failed to properly monitor her toxic levels which led to her having a massive stroke.
$ 350,000 – victim injured in car crash when hit from behind by a drunk driver – multiple injuries including injury to knee requiring surgery.
$ 840,000 – rehab facility caused death from malnutrition and infections from pressure sores due to neglect.
$ 250,000 – bedsores on back and heels which became infected – caused by nursing home neglience, resulting in death.
$ 375,000 – victim suffered multiple falls and a fractured hip while at an assisted living facility.
$ 262,500 – victim admitted to hospital following infection in recently replaced hip – while in the hospital he was not appropriately turned and re-positioned and developed a large bedsore on his back which reached down to the bone.
$ 300,000 – fall at shopping mall when cleaning crew failed to mark wet areas – fracture and surgery.
$ 292,500 – victim developed bedsores on his back while a patient in the hospital.
$ 250,000 – victim took drug for several months – drug was ultimately recalled – required heart surgery.