SoFla Firm Secures $26 Million Defective Product Settlement
In November 2018, a Broward County circuit court sided against the manufacturer of the pressure cooker, finding that its failure and subsequent explosion could have been prevented and caused severe burns and amputation of Samantha Gonzales’ leg, hip, foot, and fingers.
Kabateck LLP and FieldsLaw Win Major Verdicts for LA Mobile Home Park Residents
Lawyers from Southern California firms Kabateck LLP and FieldsLaw won $34 million in late November 2018 on behalf of 30 residents of a Long Beach mobile home park. Led by trial attorney Brian Kabateck of Kabateck LLP, a Los Angeles jury awarded the punitive damages to...
Hickey Law Firm Wins $4.5 Million Verdict in Car Crash Survivor Action
Jack Hickey, founder of the Miami, Florida-based Hickey Law Firm, P.A. won an impressive $4.5 million verdict on behalf of an elderly woman who died more than four years after a severe car crash. His representation for the plaintiff (“Maria”) lasted through...
Southern California Lawyer Secures $3.4M for San Diego Man in Medical Malpractice Arbitration
San Diego-based attorney Robert Vaage secured more than $3.4 million in damages on behalf of a man who was rendered partial paraplegic as a result of a delayed MRI order. Vaage, principal of his law firm, represented plaintiff John Mitchell, who was seen by physicians...
Baron & Budd Wins Trial Against Texas Drilling Company For Workers’ Unpaid Overtime Wages
Baron & Budd was victorious in an unpaid overtime wage trial on behalf of 137 oilfield workers in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas against Latshaw Drilling Company, LLC. The plaintiffs were represented at trial by Allen Vaught, head of the...
Waters Kraus & Paul Wins Another Verdict in Northern California for Pipefitter
Lawyers from Waters & Kraus (Los Angeles) and its related firm, Waters Kraus & Paul (Dallas), won a major wrongful death award in Northern California on behalf of the widow of a pipefitter who died of mesothelioma. The trial resulted in a $1.1 million verdict,...