Personal Injury Case Results – Over $1 Billion Recovered

Our client suffered shoulder, neck and back pain after a crane hit the scaffold where he was working

Client Received Total: $696,270.30

In September 2005, our client was injured on a chemical dock when he was ordered to paint a tank utilizing a faulty ladder without fall protection and/or scaffolding. He fell 30-40 feet and hurt his back and legs.

Client Received Total: $641,267.95

Our client suffered from serious head trauma after he was rear-ended by a truck with a trailer and then subsequently rear-ended the car in front of him.

Client Received Total: $820,907.80

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 onto her. The 2-year-old was life-flighted to the hospital with near-death injuries including a crushed trachea that was blocking her airway. Carlita called Jonathan S. Harris of SMSH Legal for help.

Client Received: $724,654.554

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 from a piece of equipment falling on Rodney Watson. His employer, Weeks Marine, Inc., refused to offer any money to settle the claim before trial.