Sacchetta & Baldino

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Brain Injury, Motor Vehicle Accident

A Philadelphia jury awarded a woman more than $12 million after her car was hit from behind by a stolen vehicle, pushing her into oncoming traffic where she was then hit by a work van coming the opposite direction.

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Motor Vehicle Accident

A Delaware County jury awarded a severely injured man and his wife $7.6 million for injuries he suffered after a car accident in Chadds Ford.

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Premises Liability, Slip and Fall

Jury verdict $6.6 million. The Philadelphia jury returned a verdict which included $2.2 million in damages for the injured party’s husband on a claim of lost consortium. Our client had suffered cervical spine injuries as a result of a slip and fall on ice in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant. Claims were asserted against the owners of the restaurant, as well as the restaurant’s snow plowing company, which had failed to attend to the parking lot in a timely fashion.

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Bicycle Accident, Brain Injury

Partner Tom Sacchetta secured a 5.4 million dollar verdict on behalf of a bicyclist who suffered traumatic brain injury as a result of a bicycle accident. Through thorough investigation, it was determined the roadway on which the bicyclist was riding, was defective in that there was a deviation in the road surface resulting from previous roadway repair. The defect in the roadway was in the precise area where a bicyclist would be legally operating his or her bicycle. Not only were we able to develop a strong argument of negligence against the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, but with the use of experts in the field of neurology, neuropsychology, life care planning and vocational evaluation, Tom was able to demonstrate the tremendous economic and non-economic impact that this injury had upon our client and his family. Ultimately, following a lengthy trial, the jury returned a verdict in the amount of 5.4 million dollars, finding that PennDOT had been negligent in their inspection and maintenance of the roadway. At no time, did the defendants make any offer of settlement in the case.

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Product Defect, Wrongful Death, Burn Injuries

$4.2 million settlement in a product defect claim against a major international household product manufacturer on behalf of the estate of a 65-year-old woman and her surviving twin sister. Our client suffered burn injuries as a result of a negligent design of a household cleaning product. $200,000.00 of the settlement proceeds were earmarked for charitable donations in the name of the deceased. In addition to the monetary recovery, in light of the product defect claim brought by our office, the product manufacturer agreed in writing to review and change the product’s packaging and its chemical makeup.

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Elder Abuse, Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress, Battery, Conversion, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Breach of Confidential Relationship

Jury verdict $4.1 million, including $1.4 million punitive damage award on a claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress, battery, conversion, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of confidential relationship.