Feldman Shepherd

$9M

Medical Malpractice

Settlement for a child with a brain injury sustained at birth in Northern California, leading to cerebral palsy and developmental delay. Overcame significant obstacles due to California's 'MICRA' law, which caps pain and suffering and complicates damages collection.

$1.9M

Medical Malpractice

Settlement of a brain-damaged baby case in Trenton, NJ. On-call physician was negligent for wasting valuable minutes waiting for the attending obstetrician before beginning an emergency cesarean section, contributing to the child’s injuries and cerebral palsy.

$7.9M

Insurance Bad Faith

Jury found insurance broker USI Mid Atlantic liable for fraud, breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing, and intentional interference with contract, for seeking to deprive insurance benefits owed to two Bristol Township police officers seriously injured in a traffic accident.

$11.8M

Medical Malpractice

Settlement for a family whose baby suffered severe brain damage at birth following a placental abruption. Nursing staff failed to recognize the emergency for over an hour, leading to delayed emergency cesarean section. Baby suffered hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, severe cerebral palsy, and is ventilator dependent.

$8M

Product Liability

Settlement for the death of Nelsir Scott, a 7-1/2 week old infant, who died in an Infantino SlingRider baby carrier. The sling was defectively designed, causing infants to assume a chin-on-chest position leading to positional asphyxia.

$3.8M

Auto Accident

Settlement for a bicyclist injured in a motor vehicle accident where improper lighting contributed to the accident. Corporate defendants blamed the plaintiff, but plaintiffs proved they knew or should have known about poor lighting conditions.