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Brain Injury
$6,000,000.00
$6 million
settlement on behalf of a man who suffered a brain injury as a result
of a rear-end collision.
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Medical Malpractice
$5,000,000.00
Law firm obtained in excess of
$5 million on behalf of a 14 year old client whose doctor used the chemical equivalent
of super-glue in her brain, causing severe brain injury and damage.
This case involved a 14 year old girl who suffered a stroke when a physician
at a local hospital injected a compound containing the chemical equivalent
to superglue into vessels near her brain. Histoacryl, the chemical equivalent
of Superglue®, was injected into our client's brain even though
the Directions for Use in the package specifically warned:
Histoacryl must not be used for closing wounds to internal organs or on
the surface of the brain and to the peripheral nervous system, since tissue
damage with scar formation and subsequent disturbance of function can result.
As a result of the doctors inappropriate use of this product our client
suffered severe brain injury and damage.
After the case settled, brain injury lawyer, Ira Sherman was named Co-chair
with his co-counsel Anthony Newman, Esquire, of Counsel to the law firm
of Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C., of the Association
of Trial Lawyers of America's Litigation Committee entitled "Embolization
Devices (Cyanoacrylate).
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Motorcycle Accident
$4,800,000.00
CSCS secured a $4.8 million settlement on behalf of a man who was severely
injured when his motorcycle struck a trailer being pulled by a minivan.
Our client suffered numerous serious injuries, including a left leg fracture,
an injury to the artery and never in his left leg, a fracture and dislocation
of his left shoulder, a compression fracture of his thoracic spine, a
fracture of his right ankle, a ruptured ligament in this thumb, and a
meniscus tear and cartilage damage to right his right knee. Our client
required multiple surgeries and will need additional surgeries and medical
care in the future. During the case, Partners Joseph Cammarata and Allan
M. Siegel worked with an accident reconstruction expert to illustrate
that the motorcyclist was clearly visible to the minivan driver as he
pulled from a stop sign and that, as a result of his inattention, the
minivan driver caused the crash. The case was settled at mediation for
the maximum amount of insurance available.
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Pedestrian Accident
$4,500,000.00
Partner Joseph Cammarata won a $4.5 million verdict for a woman who was
seriously injured in a pedestrian accident. The incident, which occurred
in Virginia, involved Partner Cammarata’s client being struck from
behind by an Alexandria Transit bus while crossing in a crosswalk. She
suffered catastrophic injuries that required multiple surgeries and impacted
her ability to be gainfully employed. During the case, Partner Cammarata
was successful in illustrating that the accident was caused by the bus
driver’s excessive speed and inattention, and the transit company’s
negligent hiring and retention.
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Truck Accident
$3,000,000.00
$3 million obtained by a woman who lost her leg from the knee down as a result of
a collision with a utility truck that struck her vehicle head on after
the truck was rear-ended.
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Brain Injury
$2,400,000.00
$2.4 million obtained on behalf of a woman who suffered a brain injury after being struck
in a crosswal
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Brain Injury
$2,000,000.00
$2 million obtained on behalf of an United States Government worker who was struck
in crosswalk by a van, causing a brain injury.
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Government Negligence
$2,000,000.00
Law firm obtained in excess of
$2 million on behalf of 9 claimants against the District of Columbia and its contractors
resulting from the negligent care of developmentally disabled wards of
the District of Columbia.
Beginning in 1999, a series of articles published in The Washington Post
brought the public's attention to abuse, neglect, and untimely deaths
of developmentally disabled persons residing in group homes run by private
corporations or persons, and managed by the District of Columbia government.
Following this shocking report, Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel,
P.C. was retained to represent eleven families whose loved ones suffered
and died in the group home system as a result of improper care and treatment.
In each case, the law firm filed lawsuits against the District of Columbia
and the group home operators, seeking damages for the pain and suffering
endured by these developmentally disabled individuals.
Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. has successfully resolved
9 of these 11 cases, obtaining compensation in excess of
$2 million. Two of the cases are still pending.
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Car Accident
$1,900,000.00
In excess of
$1.9 million awarded by a D.C. jury to a 28 year old woman for a permanent back injury
she sustained in a Washington D.C. car collision. The woman who caused
the collision was insured by State Farm. The car crash also negatively
affected our client’s ability to work in her chosen profession as
a veterinarian. Our client wanted to work with large animals and endangered
species and because of her injuries her ability to do so is in doubt.
State Farm only offered $20,500 to settle the case before trial.
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Car Accident
$1,800,000.00
$1.8 million obtained on behalf of an 80 year pastor of a community church who was in
a car that was struck head-on by a truck that crossed the center line.
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Brain Injury
$1,800,000.00
Law firm obtained
$1.8 million on behalf of an already paralyzed stroke victim, against a wheelchair
transport company which dropped him when transporting him to the hospital
for physical therapy.
This case involved a brain injury which occurred in an already brain injured
client. Our client had been rendered a quadriplegic prior to the incident
as a result of a massive stroke which also caused profound brain injury.
The client, as a result of the stroke, was verbally non-communicative.
Although living at home after a lengthy rehabilitation post stroke process
he received outpatient physical therapy at the National Rehabilitation
Hospital in Washington, DC
The wheelchair mobile van which transported him to and from physical therapy
allowed our client to fall out of the wheelchair while he was still on
the van lift resulting in his head striking roadway approximately four
feet below. This resulted in a brain injury superimposed on the brain
injury caused by the stroke. Although the client was unable to work as
a result of the stroke the law firm was successfully able to argue that
the negligence resulted in the additional loss of brain function, and
significantly altered the quality of the client's post-stroke life.
Our brain injury client received $ 1.8 million in compensation.
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Truck Accident
$1,800,000.00
$1.8 million obtained on behalf of an 80 year pastor of a community church who was in
a car that was struck head-on by a truck that crossed the center line.
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Personal Injury
$1,600,000.00
In excess of
$1.6 million
awarded to a man who had his jaw broken as a result of being punched in
the face by a professional boxer.
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Truck Accident
$1,400,000.00
$1.4 million settlement on behalf of a family that was run off the road by a tractor-trailer
in North Carolina while returning home from Disney World. This exceeded
the maximum amount of insurance available.
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Truck Accident
$1,000,000.00
$1 million
- which was all of the available insurance - obtained for a bicyclist
who was run over by a dump truck driver who turned right on a red light.
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Brain Injury
$1,000,000.00
$1 million settlement on behalf of client suffered a brain injury when the driver
of the car in which he was a passenger lost control of his vehicle.
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Car Accident
$1,000,000.00
$1 million
obtained on behalf of our 19 year old client who was a passenger in a
car in which the driver lost control causing a collision. As a result,
our client suffered extensive brain damage with cognitive impairment.
He was in a coma for an extended period of time. Although he has regained
consciousness, he is unable to care for himself. The law firm asked the
Court to appoint him a guardian to care for him. The law firm is helping
to establish a special needs trust so that the proceeds from the settlement
will be protected against any medical liens.
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Brain Injury
$950,000.00
$950,000 obtained on behalf of a man who was struck on the head by a hotel security
guard causing permanent brain damage. (other cases arising out of brutality
by police officers include recovery for a handcuffed individual who was
subdued and suffocated as a result of police action; recovery on behalf
of a man struck in the head by a Prince George's County police officer;
and recovery for a man who obtained a spiral fracture as a result of unnecessary
force used in a handcuff procedure).
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Car Accident
$850,000.00
$850,000
settlement for a driver and two passengers who were injured when a man
negligently caused his car to cross over the double yellow line and crash
into our client's car. One of the passengers suffered a neck injury
requiring two surgeries to repair. Partner Joseph Cammarata represented
our clients.
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Car Accident
$835,000.00
$835,000
obtained for a man who was driving in the District when our client's
vehicle was struck by another vehicle which ran a red light.
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Brain Injury
$800,000.00
$800,000 secured on behalf of a woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury causing
permanent cognitive impairments and other serious injuries after being
struck in a crosswalk by a delivery driver.
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Car Accident
$750,000.00
$750,000 on behalf of an endodontist who was operating a motor vehicle that was
broadsided by a van that went through a red light, resulting in injury
to the car accident client's cervical spine with residual weakness
of her dominant hand resulting in the loss of earning capacity.
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Truck Accident
$750,000.00
$750,000
on behalf of a 54 year old woman who lost a portion of her arm when a
tractor-trailer sideswiped her car, as she was returning from Ocean City,
Maryland. She received the maximum compensation allowed, at that time,
for pain and suffering in the State of Maryland.
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Truck Accident
$700,000.00
Almost
$700,000
settlement on behalf of a man who was run over by the tractor portion
of a tractor-trailer. The man died of his injuries. The driver of the
truck and our client had gotten into an altercation, and our client had
stepped up on to the step of the truck when the driver of the truck attempted
to drive away, causing our client to fall. The driver of the truck claimed
that under Virginia law, our client was responsible for his own injuries
because he climbed up on the truck.
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Car Accident
$675,000.00
In excess of
$675,000 obtained for a woman who was a passenger in car whose driver lost control
of the car and crashed into a tree. The woman fractured her pelvis and arm.
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Car Accident
$625,000.00
$625,000
verdict for a woman who suffered a herniated disc in a car crash and underwent
surgery. The wrongdoer paid her policy limits of $25,000 and the case
proceeded against Allstate Insurance Company, the underinsured motorist
carrier. Allstate made no offer to settle the case.
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Car Accident
$600,000.00
$600,000
on behalf of a woman whose vehicle was struck in the rear by a beverage
truck. The car accident client suffered a herniated disk in her neck for
which surgery was recommended. However, the client elected not to have surgery.
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Medical Malpractice
$600,000.00
$600,000
obtained as a result of a doctor's failure to diagnose prostate cancer.
As a result of the delayed diagnosis, the cancer spread outside the prostate,
eliminating our client's ability to have surgery to remove the cancer.
Instead, our client had to undergo hormone therapy followed by radiation
therapy, causing many unnecessary side effects such as sexual dysfunction,
loss of bone structure, fatigue and memory loss.
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Motorcycle Accident
$600,000.00
$600,000
obtained against the United States Postal Service as a result of the negligence
of one of its drivers, who pulled out from a stop side in front of our
client's motorcycle. Our client suffered multiple fractures and third
degree burns to his left lower extremity.
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Work Injury
$600,000.00
$600,000
settlement for a federal employee who broke his foot when a 2,000 pound
industrial air conditioner cover fell and struck the man's foot. He
suffered multiple fractures to his foot, and died two months later of
a pulmonary embolism, that sometimes occurs as a result of severe injuries
to the legs and feet.
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Slip & Fall
$135,000.00
$135,000
verdict in Prince George's County Circuit Court as a result of injuries
suffered by a woman when she slipped and fell on ice in a METRO parking lot.
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Slip & Fall
$100,000.00
$100,000
obtained from a local grocery store as a result of the store's employee's
failure to clean up spilled mouthwash. Our client fell slipped and fell
and suffering a broken wrist and a head injury.