Rehmeyer & Allatt

$900,575

Product Liability

General Motors agreed to a $900 million criminal settlement for misleading the public about defective ignition switches linked to over 120 deaths and numerous injuries. Separately, GM also agreed to pay over $575 million to settle a class action lawsuit for personal injury and wrongful death claims related to the defects.

$39

Personal Injury

Philadelphia jury awarded over $38.5 million in punitive damages and $8 million in compensatory damages to the estates of two former Kraft employees fatally shot by a disgruntled co-worker. The security guard failed to warn factory employees of the approaching gunman due to lack of training on the radio system.

$28

Personal Injury

West Mifflin jury returned a $28 Million verdict in favor of the family of 24-year-old Jessica Trail, who was killed in a head-on collision with a drunk driver. The driver had a BAC of .226 after attending a gun bash at a local Elks lodge.

$17

Personal Injury

State College jury awarded $16.5 million to a woman who was drugged by her former State College psychologist, Julian Metter. Metter planted false memories of abuse and rape during therapy sessions.

Personal Injury

Out-of-court settlements reached with over half of the defendants in federal lawsuits arising from the hazing death of a student at The Pennsylvania State University. The student died after falling down steps due to severe intoxication during a fraternity pledge party, and fraternity members failed to obtain medical care for 11 hours.

$4

Civil Rights

University of California student Daniel Chong reached a $4.1 million settlement with the federal government after being abandoned in a windowless DEA jail cell for over 4 days without food or water, leading him to drink his own urine to survive.