Matthew D. Barrett, P.C. Attorney at Law

$3

Medical Malpractice

Medical Malpractice. Failure to diagnose cancer which caused increased risk of future cancer recurrence to client.

$3

Insurance Bad Faith

Insurance Bad Faith / Motor Vehicle Negligence. Defendant’s insurance company failed to appropriately value the damages resulting from a motor vehicle wreck prior to the jury trial. Following the jury verdict in favor of the Clients, the insurance company agreed to settle the case in excess of Defendant’s policy limits during a post-verdict mediation.

$3

Medical Malpractice

Medical Malpractice. Client received permanent nerve damage during a blood draw before hand surgery. Client developed Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome. As a result, Client had to have wiring implanted into his spinal cord to control pain. The insurance company, through its defense team, arrogantly bragged that it would never be found negligent nor be ordered to pay a penny on the case. They were wrong. The $2.5 million dollar jury verdict that resulted in Client’s favor after a 4-day jury trial appears to be an Indiana record for this type of injury.

$850,000

Medical Malpractice

Medical Malpractice. Physician negligently failed to treat a pregnancy induced hypertension and failed to properly deliver a full-term infant with fetal heart problems, which tragically resulted in the infant’s death.

$748,000

Semi-Truck Accident

Semi-Truck Negligence / Wrongful Death. A semi-truck driver hauling grain carelessly crossed the center line on a highway and collided head-on with the Client’s father’s vehicle. The father sustained catastrophic injuries and died shortly after being flown via helicopter to a hospital. The case settled for semi-truck’s policy liability limits of $750,000, but $2,000 of that amount was paid to another party who sustained property damage.

$685,000

Motor Vehicle Accident

Motor Vehicle Negligence. Defendant’s vehicle crossed the center line on a highway and crashed head-on into Client’s vehicle. Client sustained serious injuries and a metal rod was surgically implanted in her left femur. Client also sustained significant injury to her ankle. Client was unable to walk for a lengthy period of time.