The following examples of cases represent only a portion of the types of cases and experience that Dempsey & Kingsland, P.C. has successfully litigated in recent years.
TRUCK COLLISIONS
- Rear ended by semi truck - death - $5 million settlement
- Truck forces passenger vehicle off roadway - $600,000 settlement
- D. W. v. California Casualty Insurance Company - $100,000 settlement (policy limits)
- Rear ended by semi truck - confidential settlement
- 18-wheeler collision - confidential settlement
AUTO COLLISIONS
- Head-on collision - $1.2 million settlement
- Pick-up crosses center of road, hitting passenger vehicle head on - $500,000 settlement (policy limits)
- Construction vehicle collision - $469,000 settlement
- Emergency turn-around collision after vehicle makes sudden stop - $450,000 settlement
- Slow-moving road grader causes head-on collision - $445,000 total arbitration award and settlement
- Police vehicle rear ends passenger vehicle - $345,499 settlement
- Bus loses control after traveling too fast on icy road - $260,000 settlement
- Head-on collision with horse in roadway - $175,000.00 settlement
- Zemianek v. Shanberg - $125,000 settlement
- G. E. v American Family Insurance - $100,000 settlement (policy limits)
MOTORCYCLE COLLISIONS
- Motorcyclist collides with motorist who fails to yield right of way - $750,000 settlement
- Vehicle crosses centerline and collides with motorcycle - $215,000 verdict
- Motorcycle collision - $200,000 settlement
- Motorcyclist collides with passenger vehicle - policy limits
WORKPLACE INJURIES
- Wrongful death of a window washer - $7.25 million judgment
- Head injury caused at construction site - $450,000 settlement
MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE
- Vaccine injury involving paralysis of 1 year old child - $43.1 million settlement
- Elective surgery fraud/malpractice - $2.69 million combined settlements
- Spinal cord injury as a result of improper positioning on a radiology table - $850,000 settlement
- E. G. T. v Medical Center - $750,000 settlement
- L.C., a minor v. _______, M.D. et al. - $625,000 settlement
- Vaccine injury death of 1 year old child - $250,000 settlement
- Fall at hospital, multiple injuries - $250,000 settlement
- IV infiltration injury - $180,000 settlement
- Injection of great toe with alcohol - $180,000 settlement
- Hospital fall, hip fracture and death - confidential settlement
- Failure to diagnose colon cancer - confidential settlement
- Spinal infection causing paralysis - confidential settlement
- Birth injury causing death of infant - confidential settlement
- Misdiagnosis of heart disease - confidential settlement
- Improper treatment leading to amputation - confidential settlement
- Drug overdose - confidential settlement
NURSING HOME NEGLIGENCE
- Complications from gall bladder surgery - $850,000 settlement
- Nursing home assault resulting in death - confidential settlement from multiple parties
- Fall at nursing home results in multiple fractures and death - confidential settlement
- Wrongful death of resident - confidential settlement
- Wrongful death of nursing home resident - confidential settlement
BAD FAITH
CHILD ABUSE
PREMISES
- Woman injured by falling clothing display - $1.186 million verdict
- Fall at restaurant, multiple injuries - $300,000 settlement
- Roberts v. Menorah Medical Center - $238,000 verdict
- Woman attacked by pit bull terrier - $100,000 settlement
PRODUCT LIABILITY
WORKER'S COMPENSATION
- Fibromyalgia & depression caused by work time injuries - lifetime benefits awarded
- Post traumatic stress from violent collision en route in fire truck - lifetime benefits
- Shoulder injury/fibromyalgia combined with pre-existing psychological disorder - lifetime benefits
