$80 million class action settlement against auto manufacturers Volkswagen and Audi. Volkswagen and Audi agreed to pay out more than $80 million to settle a pair of class action lawsuits over leaky sunroofs and faulty drainage systems involving 3 million automobiles built between 1997 and 2009. The settlement was approved by U.S. Magistrate Judge Patty Shwartz. Click here for article
$2 Million Verdict in Auto/Pedestrian Case Against Hudson County, New Jersey. This was a case in which a woman was struck while walking across a Hudson County street, by a transportation van owned by Hudson County, New Jersey. The woman suffered multiple serious injuries, including her neck, back, and pudendal nerve. During negotiations prior to trial the insurance company for Hudson County offered $850,000 to settle the case, and that offer was rejected. The case then went to trial and resulted in a $2 million jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff.
$1.4 Million Settlement for Nurse Malpractice. This is a confidential settlement, the details cannot be disclosed.
$1.2 million award in truck accident case. This was a case in which a truck driver transporting an 18-wheel tractor-trailer filled with plastic irrigation coils sustained serious injuries when the coils rolled over his legs after he attempted to unload the trailer. The claims included negligence against the company who loaded the coils onto the rig in a faulty manner. The case settled after arbitration for $1.2 million.
$400,000 settlement in Auto Accident case.
$250,000 settlement for neck injuries.
$240,000 settlement for Rear-End Collision.
Decisions:
Dewey v. Volkswagen, AG., xxx F.Supp. 2d xxx (D.N.J. 2010)
Alin v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., 2010 WL 1372308 (D.N.J. March 31, 2010)
Sutter v. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, 406 N.J. Super. 86 (App. Div. 2009)
Dewey v. Volkswagen, AG., 558 F.Supp. 2d 505 (D.N.J. 2008)
Evenson v. Sawlani, 2007 WL 3306761 (App. Div. 2007)
Agnelli v. Agnelli, 2007 WL 412821 (App. Div. 2007)