Archive for September, 2024
$2 million settlement for a corporation’s failure to timely respond to signs of a gas leak resulting in an explosion and the death of a homeowner. The plaintiff’s spouse retained the Sweeney Law Firm to pursue a claim for wrongful death.
$1 million settlement for medical malpractice for a hospital’s failure to take proper steps to ensure a Caesarean delivery in a timely manner resulting in the baby’s death. The parents of the baby retained the Sweeney Law Firm to pursue a claim for wrongful death.
$1.187 million settlement for medical malpractice for a surgeon’s failure to manage complications of hysterectomy surgery resulting in the death of a wife and mother. The plaintiff’s spouse retained the Sweeney Law Firm to pursue a claim for wrongful death.
$132,000 verdict for a motorist’s failure to obey a traffic signal. The plaintiff sustained a knee injury that required surgical repair.
$300,000 settlement for negligent operation of a commercial vehicle regarding a trucker’s failure to drive at an appropriately reduced speed while approaching an intersection. The plaintiff sustained multiple fractures when her car collided with the side of the tractor trailer.
$250,000 policy limit settlement in a personal injury case on behalf of a passenger against a motorist who failed to negotiate a curve on a county road and struck a tree. The plaintiff fractured his lumbar vertebrae resulting in spinal instrumentation and a lengthy course of physical therapy following surgery.
$250,000 policy limit settlement in a personal injury case against a negligent motorist and the plaintiff’s underinsured motorist carrier in connection with a near head-on collision on a two-lane road. The plaintiff suffered tibial fractures that required surgery as well as a concussion.
$450,000 settlement for negligent procedures in connection with a commercial transport vehicle. The plaintiff’s primary injury was negligent inflection of emotional distress.
$93,000 settlement in a personal injury case against a motorist who failed to maintain a proper lookout for stopped traffic. The plaintiff sustained a neck injury that resulted in pain and significantly reduced range of motion that ultimately required epidural injections to resolve her ongoing neck symptoms.
$200,000 settlement for a motorist’s failure to obey a stop sign. The plaintiff sustained a back injury that required surgical intervention.


