Hirsch Andrade, LLP

$12M

Medical Malpractice

Jury verdict for a couple whose child was born with birth defects due to a midwife's failure to properly inform the mother about the Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) test during pregnancy, leading to an uninformed decision to decline the test.

$6

Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death

Jury awarded $6 million to the estate and wife of a man whose doctor failed to diagnose his throat cancer despite a PET scan showing increased uptake. The doctor failed to recommend timely follow-up, leading to a delayed diagnosis and the client's death two years later at age 71.

$5.5M

Worker's Compensation, Trucking Accident, Personal Injury

A worker suffered quadriplegia due to a motor vehicle collision in 2016 while riding as a passenger in a box truck for his employer. The truck driver fell asleep, causing an initial collision, and then a tractor-trailer crashed into the disabled box truck. The worker sustained severe cervical spinal column fractures and spinal cord injury.

$4

Car Accident, Drunk Driving Accident, Personal Injury

Arbitration award for a young woman severely injured in a motor vehicle collision caused by a drunk driver. The lawsuit was filed against multiple parties, including local businesses that sold alcohol to the minors at the gathering.

$2.9M

Product Liability, Wrongful Death

Federal court jury verdict against General Motors in a wrongful death product liability case. The lawsuit claimed GM failed to adequately warn of a hidden danger in its 2004 Suburban, which could shift out of park without the brake applied, leading to a rollaway accident that killed an eight-year-old girl.

$2

Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death

Jury verdict for the estate and widow of a 64-year-old artist who died following botched gallbladder surgery. Negligence included improper clipping of the cystic duct, premature discharge, delayed workup for abnormal liver function, and delayed drainage of bile collection.