Case Summaries
Burn Cases
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Defective Oven Range -
Two minor children, ages 12 and 3, were severely burned due to the leakage of natural gas from a defectively designed oven range. Jury verdict totaling $43,112,000.
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Defective Lamp in Operating Room -
1-day-old infant suffered burns during routine circumcision when a defective lamp was used in the operating room. Case settled with the terms of the settlement confidential.
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Natural Gas Explosion -
67-year-old man was burned when natural gas leaked from a cracked flex line connected to his stove and exploded. Case settled for with the terms of the settlement confidential.
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Stove Tip Over at Apartment Complex -
2-year-old boy was burned after hot liquid spilled onto him when a stove within his apartment tipped over. Case settled with the terms of the settlement are confidential.
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Defective Stereo Amplifier -
26-year-old husband and wife suffered burn injuries in their home as a result of a defective stereo amplifier. Case settled after formal mediation for $600,000.
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Bus/Pedestrian Accident -
24-year-old woman suffered severe road burns after being hit and dragged by a city bus. Case settled after formal mediation. Terms of the settlement are confidential.
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Gas Tank Explosion -
41-year-old man was severely burned after his vehicle collided with a 1979 GMC pickup truck causing the truck’s side saddle gas tank to explode. Case settled after formal mediation. Terms of settlement confidential.
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Stove Tip Over at Apartment Complex -
4-year-old girl was severely burned after hot liquid spilled onto her when a stove within her apartment tipped over. Case settled with the terms of the settlement confidential.
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Defective Water Dispenser -
15-month-old girl was burned by scalding hot water due to the failure of a child-proof lever. Case settled with the terms of the settlement are confidential.
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Restaurant Negligence -
42-year-old woman was burned while seated within a restaurant when a waiter dropped a plate of scalding hot food onto her back. Case settled with the terms of the settlement confidential.