CASE RESULTS
$1.8 Million Recovered for Father of Deceased Son
Gerald Orvis came to Jonathan Sol Harris to get answers when his 8-year-old son was electrocuted to death while sitting on a fishing pier. Jonathan Sol Harris and his team at Schechter, McElwee, Shaffer & Harris, LLP obtained a court order read more
$1.1 Million Judgement Awarded to Worker in Trial for Injury on Dredge Ship Injury
In a bench trial held in a New Orleans federal court, Attorney Matthew D. Shaffer obtained a $1.13M award for his client, a 48 year old father and husband from Fluker, Louisiana. The victory came after months of litigation stemming read more
1.1 Million Awarded for Injured Child
It was a typical afternoon when Carlita and her 2-year-old daughter were shopping for cellphones at a local Metro PCS store. The 2-year-old reached for a cell phone that had a cord attached to the display. The display then toppled read more
$1.192M Jury Verdict Won for Injured Worker Against Chevron Phillips Chemical
Jonathan Harris, along with Adam J. Rosenfeld, won a $1,192,000 jury verdict against Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, L.P. on behalf of their injured client, Kenneth Thorns. Prior to the trial, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, L.P. offered $250,000 to settle the read more
$2.9 Million Recovered for Injured Railroad Worker
After rejecting the U.S. Attorney’s $20,000 top offer to settle, Schechter, McElwee, Shaffer & Harris attorneys Jonathan S. Harris and Laura De La Cruz obtained a $2.9 million dollar judgment for Jose Acosta, an injured train locomotive engineer. read more
$2.5M recovered for daughter of man killed in dredging accident
The 4-year-old daughter of a crane operator who was tragically killed in a December 2014 dredging accident will be taken care of for the rest of her life as a result of attorney Matthew Shaffer’s negotiation of a $2.5 million read more
$2M Settled for Injured Seaman
Our client suffered from a brain injury and multiple fractures to his leg, ribs and skull while working on board a ship. Client Received Total: $1,389,193.04 read more
$1.2M Recovered from Chemical Exposure
Our client suffered injuries to his lungs due to chemical exposure while working as a wiper on a vessel. Client Received Total: $593,772.00 read more
$4.4M Recovered in Explosion
Our client was injured in the Transocean explosion. Client Received Total: $2,930,584.34 read more
$3.9M Settled in Explosion
Our client was injured in the Transocean explosion. Client Received Total: $2,586,656.93 read more