Verdicts & Settlements

The personal injury lawyers of the Pittsburgh law firm Woomer & Hall LLP have obtained millions of dollars for their clients. Below are some of the verdicts and settlements our personal injury lawyers have obtained, remember, the result matters.

Selected Verdicts and Settlements, - Personal Injury Lawyers in Pittsburgh

$8.9 Million: Jury verdict for a female patient against a Clearfield County neurologist.

$5.05 Million: Fayette County jury verdict for a man who lost his leg when he was struck by a drunk driver.

260 weeks: Claimant in workers' compensation case receives the maximum award allowed by law for disfigurement after being burned.

$850,000: Confidential settlement for a worker injured in an industrial accident.

$800,000 (approx.): Structured settlement to minor child who was exposed to mercury brought into the family home on father's work clothes.

$587,000: Allegheny County jury award for a man who was injured when his hand was pinned by a battery cell.

$502,000: Jury award for truck driver who slipped and fell as a result of unsafe steps on a tractor-trailer.

$317,000: Workers' compensation claimant settles case in which she loses 75 percent of her hearing and is disfigured in a work place accident.

$275,000: Allegheny County jury award for woman with bilateral carpel tunnel injury in a slip and fall accident on wet floors.

$250,000: Settlement for woman with severe lower leg fractures and surgery from head-on collision. All liability and underinsured motorist benefits paid.

$225,000: Settlement for Erie County passenger killed in one-car accident – all insurance policies paid limits.

$202,000: Washington County jury award against landowner for motorist struck by cement boulder as he drove down a public road.

$200,000: Workers' compensation disfigurement settlement for steamfitter with facial burns.

Workers’ Compensation:
$317,000	Settlement workers’ compensation claim with a head injury who was injured while working for Pepsi.
$107,500	Settlement for a workers’ compensation claimant injured by mopping a floor while working.
$90,000	Workers’ compensation settlement for an employee who worked for a Temporary Agency, Manpower, Inc., and sustained back injury.
$71,000	Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation benefits for a Weirton, West Virginia worker injured while working in Pennsylvania.
$35,000	Settlement of a workers’ compensation case after the plaintiff moved to Florida.
	Won Workers’ Compensation benefits for a mason whose shoulder was failing because of repetitive lifting while working.

Slip and Fall:
$101,000	Settlement for an Allegheny County Plaintiff injured on slippery steps while walking through a house he was contemplating buying.
$100,000	Settlement for patient who slipped and fell in gravel parking lot and broke her leg.
$100,000	Settlement for a back injury sustained in a slip and fall on ice in a parking lot.
$80,000	Settlement for an individual who was injured when he tripped over a floor mat while he entered a large pharmacy chain.
$65,000	For fracture ankle off a loading dock after he fell off a loading dock.
$22,500	Washington County woman injured ankle after she fell in a pumpkin patch prior to Halloween.
$18,775	Settlement for a gentleman who injured his back while falling at Kentucky Fried Chicken.
	Confidential settlement with an employee of Foodland who was injured in a slip and fall in the store.

Auto Accident:
$275,000	Settlement for a Beaver County woman who was injured when she was rear ended by a beer truck.
$202,000	Verdict in Court of Common Pleas of Washington County for a man injured when a piece of concrete struck his car. State Farm Insurance Company offered $2,500 to settle the case before trial.
$200,000	Policy limit settlement for minor child struck by car with police report and eye witness saying he bolted out in front of vehicle.
$165,000	Settlement for a coal truck driver injured when he was rear-ended by another truck
$75,000	Settlement of a pedestrian struck by backing out driver resulting in aggravation knee injury. Confidential settlement of a truck driver who was struck by a locomotive as the train sped through a small town.

Product Liability:
$225,000	Settlement for a Fayette County man injured in a product liability case when he was caught in a “buffing machine” and sustained internal injuries.
$65,000	For a client whose leg tendon was cut from the use of a “weed eater.”
$47,500	Settlement for a concussion caused by the client attempting to sit on a chair and it collapsed.
Pending	Two brothers poisoned by lead that came from the flatware that mother purchased from a large chain super store.
	Confidential settlement against a ladder manufacturer after their product caused client to fall from the ladder. Experts determined that a defective rivet was cause of fall.

Medical Malpractice/Negligence:
$200,000	Confidential settlement of a misdiagnosis of preclampsia and pregnancy induced hypertension.
$115,000	Settlement for a nursing home patient abused by staff.
	Confidential medical malpractice settlement against a psychologist/marriage therapist who began romantically involved with the husband of one of his married couples.

General PI:
$135,000	Settlement for an apartment complex manager who hurt his back while lifting an air conditioner unit.
$35,000	Jury verdict after zero offer for a woman involved in accident. Interestingly that the two unbiased witnesses whose story would support a story different from Plaintiff. Plaintiff was adamant of her position and the jury believed our presentation of evidence.
	Confidential settlement of a US Airways flight attendant who was injured when lifting carry on bags in jet way.
	Confidential settlement of a coal miner who injured his knee when he stepped into a hole.

*Descriptions of case results are for informational purposes only, and should not be considered as a guarantee or prediction of outcome in any other case. Every case involves different facts and circumstances, and a favorable result in one case is not a guarantee that a similar result can be obtained in another case.