$14,300,000 - fatal car crash - Pinellas county jury awards parents of accident victim over 14 million for son's wrongful death.
$2,900,000 - severe car crash - victim suffered multiple strokes caused by injuries resulting from the collision and ultimately died.
$4,500,000 - legally blind assisted living resident left unattended, fell and sustained second and third degree burns over his lower extremities and ultimately died. *April 2009*
$ 950,000 - head on collision - victim was passenger - sustained multiple fractures, collapsed lung, and lacerated spleen.
$1,200,000 - nursing home resident attacked by fire ants in bed - covered in blisters on arm, neck, back & upper torso-uable to get out of bed and no one came to help.
$ 800,000 - fatal motorcycle crash - victim collided with object fallen from another vehicle
$ 750,000 - young victim hit by cement truck - significant back injuries including syringomyelia - victim on permanent disability from her injuries.
$1,000,000 - quadriplegic in nursing home developed enormous pressure sores on her hips which became severely infected and led to her death.
$ 800,000 - victim sustained numerous injuries while in nursing home including infections, bedsores and falls, ultimately dying; Beltz & Ruth were able to successfully argue for punitive damages against the nursing home.
$1,035,000 - victim severely injured when hit by a tractor trailer - victim was drug causing fractures, torn muscles and permanent scarring and disfigurement.
$ 420,000 - victim severely injured in auto collision with garbage truck - victim=s vehicle completely crushed - TMJ injury resulting in surgery.
$1,000,000- child suffered severe oxygen deprivation and brain damage when the nurses failed to monitor her tube feeding, leading to the child aspirating her feeding - a nurse also had removed the oxygen monitor so it did not sound an alarm.
$ 650,000 - victim died after inhaling fumes from a sealant product produced and sold nationally - product known to cause serious injury/death but no warnings and no recall.
$ 360,000 - victim took drug for several weeks - drug was ultimately recalled - victim suffered severe kidney and muscle damage.
$ 250,000 - victim sustained signficant lung injuries when her car caught fire; investigation revealed a known defect in the electrical system - case against vehicle manufacturer.
$ 250,000 - victim rear ended on the highway - vehicle rolled several times- victim sustained multiple fractures and lacerations.
$ 300,000 - victim given multiple unauthorized enemas within several hours causing a perforated bowel, resulting in victim having to have a colostomy for the remainder of her life.
$ 250,000 - victim hit while on motorcycle when a car made improper U-turn in front of him - victim was ejected from the bike hitting the vehicle and falling to the pavement - suffered shoulder injury resulting in arthroscopic surgery, abrasions, open arm fracture, fracture of the thumb requiring surgery and bruising to his upper ribs.
$ 250,000 - victim severely injured when another driver turned left in front of her causing the collision - multiple neck herniations requiring neck surgery to fuse three vertebrae together.
$ 250,000 - victim sustained multiple falls, fractured arm, developed infections, bedsores on back and heels, and became malnourished and dehydrated - he ultimately died.
$ 257,500- victim in significant crash with a rock hauler that ran a red light - victim ejected from the vehicle - multiple fractures, abrasions and facial wounds.
$ 350,000 - victim admitted to nursing home for rehab following surgery, with expectation to return home to her husband - a catheter was inserted improperly which perforated her bladder - leading to infection and her death.
$ 275,000 - victim severely injured when her vehicle was hit by a commercial truck that crossed over into her lane; permanent neck, jaw and shoulder injuries; surgery on her neck.
$ 350,000 - victim and her husband sustained significant injuries, including multiple fractures, when a driver crossed over into oncoming traffic and hit them head on.
$ 250,000 - victim sustained multiple falls, fractured arm, developed infections, bedsores on back and heels, and became malnourished and dehydrated - he ultimately died.
$ 325,000 - victim, while walking, was injured when hit by a large corporate truck.
$ 350,000 - sideswipe collision with a commercial vehicle - neck and low back injury resulting in lumbar laminectomy - victim also suffered from depression and anxiety which was aggravated by this collision.
$ 275,000 - victim rear ended at high rate of speed while stopped in traffic for a school bus - sustained significant injury to knee resulting in surgery as well as injuries to his neck and a concussion.
$ 260,000 - victim injured when rear ended at high rate of speed - injury to her neck requiring surgery and also injury to her shoulder requiring surgery.
$ 250,000 - victim injured when hit head on by commercial truck - significant injuries including compound fracture of tibia and fibula that broke through the skin requiring surgical repair .
$ 750,000 - victim had been taking drug for heart problems - a healthcare provider failed to properly monitor her toxic levels which led to her having a massive stroke.
$ 350,000 - victim injured in car crash when hit from behind by a drunk driver - multiple injuries including injury to knee requiring surgery.
$ 840,000 - rehab facility caused death from malnutrition and infections from pressure sores due to neglect.
$ 250,000 - bedsores on back and heels which became infected - caused by nursing home neglience, resulting in death.
$ 375,000 - victim suffered multiple falls and a fractured hip while at an assisted living facility.
$ 262,500 - victim admitted to hospital following infection in recently replaced hip - while in the hospital he was not appropriately turned and re-positioned and developed a large bedsore on his back which reached down to the bone.
$ 300,000 - fall at shopping mall when cleaning crew failed to mark wet areas - fracture and surgery.
$ 292,500 - victim developed bedsores on his back while a patient in the hospital.
$ 250,000 - victim took drug for several months - drug was ultimately recalled - required heart surgery.
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