Marshall P. Whalley & Associates, PC

$6.8M

Auto Accident

$6.8 million auto crash settlement for a man with multiple injuries, including loss of vision in one eye, numerous fractures, and mild traumatic brain injury sustained after being ejected from his car when t-boned by a driver distracted on a cell phone. Mr. Whalley utilized an accident reconstructionist, a vocational rehabilitation expert, a neuropsychologist, psychiatrist, psychologist, life care planner, and an economist to adequately present and argue for proper damages in the circumstances, and was able to settle the case in a very short time frame. The client is using his settlement proceeds to live on and support his wife and children as he is no longer able to return to his profession.

$7M

Product Liability

$7 million products liability settlement for a woman who survived a house explosion due to leaking natural gas from an old flexible brass appliance connector hose. The woman sustained substantial burns and had numerous grafting procedures and partial amputations of several fingers. In this complex case involving a dangerous defective flexible brass connector manufactured in the 1960s, Mr. Whalley hired numerous experts from around the country, including 2 fire cause and origin experts, 2 experts on gas connectors, a metallurgist who did extensive testing on the defective connector, a gas engineer, a vocational rehabilitation expert, life care planner, and economist. In this unusual case, the defendant was the natural gas provider who had received specific warnings from the Consumer Product Safety Commission of the dangers posed by these connectors and failed to pass these warnings on to their consumers. Mr. Whalley’s investigation into this case led to discovery of several other similar explosions from these dangerous connectors. This settlement has provided a fund for the injured woman to obtain specialized medical care and treatment and adaptive living that otherwise would not have been possible.

$5M

Wrongful Death

This tragic case involved a good samaritan who stopped on the highway to try to rescue the driver of a semi that had crashed and was on fire. As the man approached the semi it exploded severely burning him. He later died of complications from the burns. As it turned out the driver of the smashed semi was already out of the cab.

$5M

Product Liability

$5 million products liability settlement for man receiving significant cryogenic burns as a result of being exposed to liquid nitrogen while filling a pressure vessel at a power company. A combination of a dangerous set up and a poorly designed safety relief valve discharge configuration allowed the errant liquid nitrogen to spray on the operator when it prematurely discharged. The settlement came after almost ten years of litigation with over 100 depositions being taken all over the nation. Mr. Whalley employed a top expert in cryogenics and orchestrated a reenactment of the nitrogen discharge. He also utilized ten other top experts from several states to illustrate liability and damages. The settlement proceeds were utilized to provide specialized medical care and treatment, adaptive living arrangements, and funds to support the victim and his family.

$1.5M

Wrongful Death

A 12 year old boy drowned in a small lake at a classmate’s birthday party. Two adults were supervising a swim party with 30 pre-teens on canoes, a swim raft, paddle boats and a slip and slide. The evidence suggested one parent was drinking. Mr. Whalley hired experts in aquatic safety, and forensic videography to obtain the settlement that was unfortunately limited by the available insurance. A portion of the proceeds was to be designated for a memorial in honor of the lost boy.

$1.4M

Personal Injury

A mechanic tripped over a raised door-stop causing permanent injury to his neck. His monetary recovery has allowed him to get proper medical care and supplement lost income.