VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS
Attorney Paul d'Oliveira and his Associate and
Affiliate Attorneys have settled thousands of personal injury cases
over the past nineteen (19) years. Below are some of the larger
settlements to date.
Auto Accident
Our client was injured in a rear-end collision with a tractor-trailer
truck and the vehicle burst into flames. She suffered a fractured
vertebra, lacerations and burns.
$1Million settlement
Our client was a 25-year-old woman who was in a motor vehicle
accident and suffered a brain injury.
$964,000 settlement
Our client was struck by another vehicle as a pedestrian and suffered
a brain injury, facial fractures and permanent loss of vision.
$775,000 settlement
Our client was a passenger in a motor vehicle traveling at a high
rate of speed on a wet road when the driver lost control and struck
a large rock. Our client suffered severe head injuries, and permanent
paralysis.
$600,000 settlement
Our client was injured in an auto accident and suffered a broken
leg requiring pins and screws, a fractured pelvis, internal bleeding
and a laceration to their colon.
$550,000 settlement
Our client was injured as a passenger in a motor vehicle accident
and sustained a back injury which required surgery.
$500,000 settlement
Our client was a passenger in a motor vehicle accident and suffered
a brain injury.
$470,000 settlement
Our client was injured as a passenger in a motor vehicle accident
and suffered injuries to their back, neck and shoulder and underwent
spinal surgery.
$410,000 settlement
Our client was injured when their vehicle was struck head-on by
a truck and suffered multiple fractures and lacerations.
$400,000 settlement.
Our client was injured while operating a motorcycle and suffered from broken
bones, road burns and multiple contusions.
$388,000 settlement
Our client was injured as a passenger in a motor vehicle in which
the driver fell asleep at the wheel. The vehicle struck a tree
and rolled over and our client suffered a severe fracture of the
wrist, which required surgery.
$350,000 settlement
Our client was involved in a motor vehicle accident and suffered
a broken pelvis, fractures to the arm and elbow, a dislocated hip
and lacerations. She had surgery on her hip and pelvis and underwent
extensive rehabilitation.
$347,500 settlement
Our client was injured as a passenger in a motor vehicle accident and suffered
lacerations and broken bones.
$325,000 settlement
Our client was a woman who was injured in a motor vehicle accident.
She sustained injuries to the neck and shoulder, which required
surgery and rehabilitation.
$320,000 settlement
Our client was involved in a rear-end collision and suffered a
back injury, which required extensive medical treatment.
$300,000 settlement
Our client was injured in a rear-end collision while stopped at
train tracks and sustained neck and back injuries that required
surgery.
$250,000 settlement
Our client was injured as a passenger in a motor vehicle accident
and underwent neck surgery.
$225,000 settlement
Medical Malpractice
A middle-aged man broke his ankle. After undergoing surgery he
developed an infection in the bone and had to have his leg amputated
below the knee. Our firm, while maintaining joint responsibility,
referred the client to an experienced medical malpractice attorney
who brought the case to trial.
$7.5 million settlement
A child was taken to a local hospital. The parents were told the
child was only suffering from a cold. The child was sent home without
any tests being performed. The child was taken back to the hospital
and,
was diagnosed
with
Meningitis. Our firm, while maintaining joint responsibility, referred
the client to an experienced medical malpractice attorney who settled
the case.
$ 1.2 million settlement
A disabled person lost the use of their arm due to medical negligence.
The individual underwent surgery for a pinched nerve when a doctor
severed the wrong nerve causing paralysis of the arm. Our firm,
while maintaining joint responsibility, referred the client to
an experienced medical malpractice attorney who settled the case.
$675,000 settlement
A baby suffered a head injury during a difficult delivery. Due
to distress and an emergency c-section was performed. Our firm,
while maintaining joint responsibility, referred the client to
an experienced medical malpractice attorney who settled the case.
$610,000 settlement
Dog Bite Injuries
Our client was a young boy who was attacked by a dog while at
a friend’s home. The dog latched on to the boy’s nose
requiring him to undergo plastic surgery.
$400,000 settlement
Our client was attacked by a dog and suffered severe bites that
required surgery and skin grafts.
$350,000 settlement
Our client was bit on the ankle by a dog and sustained deep puncture
wounds and required physical therapy.
$300,000 settlement
Nursing Home Negligence
An 83 year-old woman developed severe bedsores while in a nursing
home and was hospitalized. Her daughter contacted our office. Our
firm, while maintaining joint responsibility, referred the client
to an experienced medical malpractice attorney who settled the
case.
$400,000 settlement
An elderly man developed bedsores, pneumonia and became severely
dehydrated while in a nursing home. His wife contacted our office
for assistance. Our firm, while maintaining joint responsibility,
referred the client to an experienced medical malpractice attorney
who settled the case.
$450,000 settlement
Dangerous Drugs
A middle-aged woman sustained serious heart valve injury (i.e.
primary pulmonary hypertension) from taking a prescribed diet drug
Redux, which contains Fen/Phen. Our firm, while maintaining joint
responsibility, referred the client to an experienced drug injury
firm who settled the case.
$2.5 million settlement
A teenager committed suicide after taking an anti-depressant drug
for several weeks. The young boy’s life was cut short just
one week before his birthday. Our firm, while maintaining joint
responsibility, referred the client to an experienced product liability
attorney who settled the case.
$1.25 million settlement
A wife and mother of two children died of a cerebral hemorrhage
after taking an over the counter diet drug diet drug containing
Ephedra. The deceased’s husband contacted our firm for help.
Our firm, while maintaining joint responsibility, referred the
client to an experienced product liability attorney who settled
the case.
$900,000 settlement
We were co-counsel in a case involving a dietary supplement with
PPA. The client suffered a stroke and had a brain bleed that required
two surgeries. Our firm, while maintaining joint responsibility,
referred the client to an experienced product liability attorney
who settled the case.
$ 750,000 settlement
A Father came to us concerning the death of his son, who was injured
by the drug Zyprexa. His son died of diabetic ketosis. Our firm,
while maintaining joint responsibility, referred the client to
an experienced product liability attorney who settled the case.
$ 500,000 settlement
ATV Accident
Our client was a child injured in an ATV accident. Our client
was slammed into a brick wall and suffered scrapes on the neck
and back, an injured wrist, and a gash to the eye that caused permanent
blindness in one eye.
$300,000 structured settlement
Product Liability
Woman was injured due to a defective Vaginal Sling. Our firm,
while maintaining joint responsibility, referred the client to
an experienced product liability attorney who settled the case.
$ 217,500 settlement
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