$3.25 Million Recovery for Traumatic Head Injury, 2002
Private airplane overruns runway during landing and strikes automobile, causing major head injury.
$2.85 Million Recovery for Boating Accident Victim, 2007
Young man who fell from pleasure boat suffers arm amputation.
$2.55 Million; Auto Accident Caused by Partial Collapse of Roadway, 2008
Police officer returning home encounters a sink hole and loses control, eventually hitting a tree and sustaining multiple fractures.
$1.775 Million High-Speed Highway Collision
Tractor trailer driver leaves family with serious injuries after a three-vehicle collision. CMS&C helps victims find restoration with a $1.775 million recovery.
$1.75 Million; Medical Malpractice: Birth Injury, 2000
$1.35 Million Recovery for Leg Injury from Tractor & Rototiller Accident, 2003
Plaintiff was assisting tractor owner and driver in connecting a rototiller attachment, when the rototiller blades started turning due to the driver's negligence. Severe lacerations and nerve damage to both legs, requiring several surgeries and lengthy rehabilitation.
$1.3 Million Recovery for Medical Malpractice; Birth Injury, 1998
$1.3 Million; Medical Malpractice; Failure to Diagnosis Ruptured Appendix, 1995
$1.1 Million: Personal Injury, 2009
A client of our firm was struck by a car while in a crosswalk. She spent several weeks in the hospital where she recovered from injuries to her shoulder and leg. A lawsuit was filed in Contra Costa County and settled before trial for $1.1 million.
$1 Million Personal Injury, 2006
Plaintiff (48 at the time) was an HVAC repair man who fell through a covered opening in the attic 10 feet to the first floor below. Plaintiff's alleged negligence as to the premises owner. Plaintiff suffered a comminuted fracture of the right distal tibia resulting in ultimate fusion of the ankle, and developed bilateral massive pulmonary embolis. Plaintiff's case was tried before a Contra Costa jury in February 2006, which returned a verdict in plaintiff's favor for 1 million dollars.
$850,000 Recovery after Waterslide Collapse Resulting in Multiple Injuries, 2000
On June 2, 1997, several members of the Napa High Senior Class were attending senior day at the Waterworld Waterslides in Concord, California. One of the waterslides collapsed, causing serious injuries to numerous members of the senior class. Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook represented several of those students in this litigation. All of their cases were settled prior to trial.
$825,000; Trip & Fall on Defective Boat Dock, Ruptured Achilles Tendon, 2004
$800,000; Security Guard Negligence, 2004
This case arose out of the negligence of a security guard who was hired to protect the bank and inadvertently locked a bank employee inside the bank with a bank robber. On the eve of trial, CMS&C was able to obtain a settlement on behalf of the employee against the security guard company in the amount of $800,000.
$750,000 Recovery in Medical Malpractice Suit
Electrician no longer able to work with wires after simple elbow surgery leaves him with severe nerve damage. CMS&C helps Plaintiff recover damages for loss of income and continued pain.
$660,000 Recovery for Trip & Fall; Back Injury, 2001
$650,000 Medical Malpractice; Failed Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, 2003
$645,000; Injuries from Accident, 2002
$600,000; Injuries from Dog, 2009
A 70 year old client of CMS&C was walking her dog when she came upon an elderly man walking his adult daughter's Saint Bernard. The man lost control of the St. Bernard and it ended up knocking down our client, breaking both of her legs. CMS&C was able to recover $300,000 from both the elderly man's and his daughter's homeowner's insurance companies; totaling $600,000 for the plaintiff.
$580,000 Recovery for Head Injuries, 2001
$450,000; Medical Malpractice
Middle-aged patient undergoes cosmetic surgery; contracts dangerous infection. CMS&C alleges medical malpractice and wins $450,000 recovery for victim. This case involved a 56-year-old personal injury victim who suffered a perforated colon during a simple abdominal liposuction. The malpractice resulted in a severe infection and lengthy hospitalization for the Plaintiff. CMS&C worked with expert witnesses, including a rehabilitation consultant and a plastic surgeon, to demonstrate medical malpractice. The Defendants settled for $450,000 before the trial.
$450,000 Slip & Fall From Roof; Back Injury, 2001
$400,000; Injuries from Hit-and-Run; 2009
Our client was standing in a parking lot near a bar soon after closing time when a drunk patron in a pick-up truck backed into her, pinning her against her own car. Our client sustained injuries to her legs and filed suit against the drunk driver. Prior to trial, CMS&C obtained a settlement in the amount of $400,000 from the pick-up owner's insurance company.
$400,000 Medical Malpractice; Foreign Body Left in Patient, 2005
$400,000 Medical Malpractice, Uterine Infection; Failure to Diagnose, 2003
$400,000 Medical Malpractice
Physician negligence leads to unnecessary death of 70-year-old dentist. CMS&C helps victim's decedent find closure with $400,000 recovery.
$300,000 Recovery for Amusement Ride Injury; Facial Lacerations, 2002
