Case Results

Following is a list of recent cases and settlements recovered from the Dodd Law Firm:

2017

$550,000 Workers’ Compensation settlement (2017). The claimant was killed while electrocuted at work.
$450,000 Workers’ Compensation settlement (2017). Claimant injured back at work while lifting heavy object which resulted in back surgery.
$150,000 Slip and Fall settlement (2017). Plaintiff slipped and fell in driveway as result of ice. She was required to undergo elbow surgery.
$270,000 Dog Bite Arbitration Award(2017). Dog bite to face which resulted in facial scarring.
$894,000 Workers’ Compensation settlement (2017). The claimant underwent back surgery which resulted in failed back syndrome and PTSD.
$1 million Workers’ Compensation settlement (2017). The claimant injured his back and was required to undergo surgery as result of motor vehicle crash during course of employment.
$855,408 Slip and Fall Jury Verdict (2017). The plaintiff injured his back and was required to undergo multiple back surgeries due to a fall during the course of his employment while making a delivery at a restaurant.

2016

$725,000 Workers’ Compensation settlement (2016). The claimant was killed while repairing a bridge on a state highway.
$700,000 Workers’ Compensation settlement (2016). The claimant was killed in a motor vehicle crash while traveling for work.
$550,000 Workers’ Compensation settlement (2016). The claimant fell while getting off a bus at work. The injury involved a leg amputation.
$635,000 Workers’ Compensation settlement (2016). Traumatic brain injury occurred while claimant was a passenger in an airplane crash during course of his employment.

2015

$465,000 Motor Vehicle Crash (2015). The Plaintiff was required to undergo 2 knee surgeries.
$733,000 Workers’ Compensation settlement (2015). Failed cervical fusion as result of repetitive trauma sustained during work as an auto mechanic.
$575,000 Product Liability settlement (2015). A drill hit plaintiff in head and face causing facial fractures and a permanent injury to the brain.
$150,000 Slip and Fall settlement (2015). The plaintiff slipped on liquid at a Big Box retailer and was required to undergo a total knee replacement.
$240,000 Falldown settlement (2015). The plaintiff fell in a parking lot due to a pothole. She was required to undergo a total knee replacement.

2013

$845,000.00 Workers’ Compensation Settlement (2013). The Claimant was required to undergo a back fusion and was permanently disabled from work.
$517,000.00 Workers’ Compensation Settlement (2013). The Claimant underwent multiple surgeries to the shoulder and cervical spine.
$631,000.00 Premises Liability Settlement (2013). The Plaintiff was hit by a fork lift operated by an employee at a “big box retailer”. He was required to undergo a back fusion.
$400,000.00 Premises Liability Settlement. (2013) The Plaintiff fell on steps outside a house. She broke her foot and developed complex regional pain syndrome.
$300,000.00 Product Liability Settlement (2013). The Plaintiff was injured while using a defective cable reel trailer. He was required to undergo two shoulder surgeries.
$404,000.00 Workers’ Compensation Settlement (2013). The Claimant was injured at work and underwent a back fusion.
$392,500.00 Workers’ Compensation Settlement (2013). The Claimant underwent several shoulder surgeries and never returned to work.
$385,000.00 Workers’ Compensation Settlement (2013). The Claimant underwent multiple surgeries including to the shoulder, right knee, cervical and lumbar spine.

2012

$270,000.00 Dog Bite Settlement (2012). The Plaintiff was attacked by a pair of dogs and was required to undergo shoulder surgery.
$275,000.00 Motor Vehicle Settlement (2012). The Plaintiff was sideswiped by a tractor trailer on Interstate 84. She was required to undergo shoulder surgery and missed an extensive amount of time from work.

2011

$360,000 Workers’ Compensation settlement (2011). The claimant injured his back while lifting a heavy piece of wood at work. He underwent back surgery.
$370,000 Workers’ Compensation settlement (2011). The claimant injured his back while lifting a steel beam at work. He underwent back surgery.
$975,000 Workers’ Compensation settlement (2011). The claimant underwent over 20 surgeries to his knees and hips.
$450,000 Premises Liability settlement (2011). The plaintiff was forced to jump off a loading dock at a construction site. He sustained a severe injury to his left knee.
$187,000 Product Liability settlement (2011). Plaintiff was injured while using a defective hospital treatment chair. She was required to undergo a cervical fusion.
$275,000 Arbitration Award (2011). The Plaintiff slipped in a parking lot as a result of ice. He was required to undergo a cervical fusion.
$905,000 Product Liability Verdict reduced to $589,000 for comparative negligence (2011). Plaintiff was injured while using a defective blender. She sustained severe injuries to the left arm and wrist.

2010

$775,000 Motor Vehicle Crash settlement (2010). The Plaintiff was rear ended while driving an ambulance. She was required to undergo 2 back surgeries and missed a substantial amount of time from work.
$968,802 Workers’ Compensation settlement (2010). 41 year old claimant underwent multiple shoulder surgeries and developed RSD.
$350,000 Motor Vehicle Crash settlement (2010). The plaintiff rear ended a stalled box truck on 1-95. She sustained severe orthopedic injuries to her legs.
$650,000 Workers’ Compensation settlement (2010). The claimant underwent several back surgeries.

2007

$1.6 million Arbitration Award (2007). Motor Vehicle Crash involving Plaintiff who underwent multiple back surgeries. The Plaintiff was 40 years old and will never return to work.