Verdicts & Settlements

Some of Knapp & Roberts winning verdicts and settlements include:

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY/RESIDENT NEGLECT & WRONGFUL DEATH
Earl Scherrer suffered from a traumatic brain injury and required 24 hour care. Liberty Manor, an assisted living facility, failed to properly supervise Earl and train its staff to understand and meet his care needs. Earl died at the age of 36 from complications associated with eating foreign objects. At autopsy, the medical examiner found numerous plastics bags, ketchup packets, paper towels, and candy wrappers in his stomach and small intestines. The assisted living facility refused to accept responsibility for his death.
$11 Million - Jury Verdict/Scherrer vs. Liberty Manor

AUTO ACCIDENT/Wrongful Death
Defendant ran a red light and t-boned our client’s vehicle causing her death. She was 27 years-old. We filed a lawsuit on behalf of the surviving mother. The case settled 3 months before trial.
$1.5 million – Settlement (insurance policy limit)

GROUP HOME/Wrongful Death
26 year-old woman who suffered from severe developmental delays drowned in bathtub after being left unsupervised by caregiver.
$45.5 million - Jury Verdict.

NURSING HOME/Neglect of Resident
Client suffered severe burns causing death.
$3.5 million - Settlement

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE/Wrongful Death
Failure to diagnose a heart attack.
$900,000 - Settlement

PRODUCT LIABILITY/Pharmaceutical Drug
Drug caused primary pulmonary hypertension.
$2 million - Settlement

AUTO ACCIDENT/Broken Bone
Fractured Vertebrae of 40 year-old construction worker hit by commercial truck.
$400,000 - Settlement.

NURSING HOME/Pressure Sore Death
Multiple bed sores led to osteomyelitis and death.
$3 million - Settlement

NURSING HOME/Malnutrition Death
Failure to ensure proper nutrition and hydration
$2 Million - Settlement

PRODUCT LIABILITY/Breast Implant Litigation
Millions recovered for the 300 clients Knapp & Roberts represented who suffered from connective tissue diseases and other complications relating to their breast implants.

NURSING HOME/Neglect of Resident
Fall/death of 83 year-old nursing home resident caused by faulty bed rails.
$500,000 - Settlement.

NURSING HOME/Misplaced Feeding Tube
Failure to diagnose misplaced feeding tube resulting in peritonitis and death.
$825,000 - Settlement during trial.

PRODUCT LIABILITY/Pharmaceutical Drug
Drug caused heart valve damage.
$450,000 - Settlement

ASSISTED LIVING/Neglect and Consumer Fraud
Fall and death from failure to meet resident needs.
$650,000 - Settlement.