Settlements and Verdicts of Interest
The team at Murphy Peluso has been successful in a variety of cases, big and small. Read more about some of the jury verdicts and settlements that have been achieved by members of our firm.
$4.5 Million Structured Settlement
$4.5 Million structured settlement for child whose hand was severed when she wandered into the kitchen of a local restaurant.
$3 Million Verdict
Jury verdict for a police officer who suffered permanent eye damage in a fitness club accident.
$1,000,000 Settlement
Settlement for Plaintiff whose vehicle was struck by an intoxicated driver. Case was brought against driver of other vehicle as well as establishments that had served him alcohol. Plaintiff suffered multiple injuries including a compound fracture of her leg.
$900,000 Settlement
Settlement for client involved in an automobile accident who suffered a low back injury and underwent lumbar fusion.
$650,000 Settlement
Truck driver involved in crash with wrong-way driver. Client suffered cervical disc herniations which required surgery to alleviate left arm weakness.
$650,000 Settlement
Settlement for customer of a bakery who was injured when she stepped off an unmarked ramp in the bakery causing her to fall. Plaintiff sustained a laceration to her head and also suffered a herniated cervical disc which required surgery.
$650,000 Settlement
Settlement for passenger of a vehicle involved in a crash. Plaintiff suffered a low back injury involving a lumbar extruded disc which required L5 laminectomy surgery.
$600,000 Verdict
72 year old female pedestrian struck by a landscape vehicle suffered facial fractures and subdural hematoma.
$500,000 Settlement
Settlement for a truck driver involved in a single-vehicle accident when his truck rolled over in a turn on the Turnpike. Plaintiff alleged rollover was caused by improper loading of the trailer as well as mechanical defect with the chassis. Driver’s arm was amputated when he was ejected from his vehicle.
$495,000 Settlement
Settlement for estate of Plaintiff pedestrian who was struck and killed by a truck exiting a commercial truck lot.
$490,000 Settlement
Settlement for Plaintiff who slipped and fell as a result of soap on floor of bathroom in office building. Plaintiff sustained cervical disc herniation which required surgery. Soap dispenser had become dislodged and spilled soap on floor.
$475,000 Settlement – Medical Malpractice
Settlement for infant child overdosed on Lidocaine during suturing at hospital.
$425,000 Settlement
Settlement for a passenger in a motor vehicle which was T-boned on a Hudson County highway. Plaintiff sustained a low back injury and underwent an L4-5 fusion surgery.
$405,000 Settlement
Settlement for a construction worker who suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was caused to fall down due to improperly maintained construction site.
$235,000 Jury Verdict
Settlement for patient for improperly positioned and cemented stem during hip surgery.
$235,000 Jury Verdict
Jury verdict for snow plow driver who was assaulted at a job.
$215,000 Settlement
Settlement for a pedestrian who tripped and fell on a residential sidewalk due to a raised sidewalk slab. Plaintiff sustained facial fractures requiring surgery as a result of the fall.
$175,000 Jury Verdict
Jury verdict for driver who sustained cervical disc herniations. Plaintiff only received conservative treatment and refused injections or surgery.
$65,000 Jury Verdict
Jury verdict for driver who sustained cervical and lumbar disc herniations with conservative treatment only.
$60,000 Verdict
Jury verdict for teen hockey player who suffered facial lacerations when a USA hockey referee improperly grabbed him by the face mask from behind while breaking up a fight.
Six Figure Settlement
Settlement for an airline passenger injured mid-flight during beverage service.
