Representative Recoveries

REPRESENTATIVE DAMAGE RECOVERIES ON BEHALF OF INJURED CLIENTS

CONFIDENTIAL SUM: Railroad Train Collision wrongful death lawsuit. Attorney George Argionis obtained confidential settlement, for a family, involving a wrongful death lawsuit against a railroad company involving a death at an unmarked train crossing. Family of decedent alleged that railroad should have erected working lights and active gates at grade crossing to alert drivers of approaching trains.

CONFIDENTIAL SUM: Defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, civil conspiracy, and interference with prospective economic advantage resulting in damage to career of Federal Government Official.

$ 3,500,000: Significant spinal cord injury resulting from trucking collision.

$ 2,300,000 (plus additional confidential sum): Injuries and wrongful death due to vehicle collision and defective vehicle manufactured by General Motors.

$ 2,000,000: Traumatic brain injury resulting from improperly secured construction vehicle on trailer.

$ 1,720,000: Traumatic brain injury resulting from defective lane conditioning machine in bowling center.

$ 1,500,000: Medical negligence wrongful death caused by failure to diagnose and treat impending heart attack.

$ 1,235,000: Mild traumatic brain injury resulting from rear end motor vehicle collision.

$ 1,070,000: Construction injury involving a carpenter who suffered a fractured arm and developed Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome in his arm.

$ 1,057,000: Psychological injuries due to childhood sexual abuse.

$975,000.00 Award for a 50 year old woman who suffered a spinal injury to her neck requiring multiple fusion surgeries, as a result of being struck by a utility truck in an intersection collision.

$ 900,000: Mild traumatic brain injury due to falling ceiling panel.

$ 825,000: For a 28 years old furniture mover who suffered bilateral foot fractures and hip fracture requiring a hip resurfacing procedure. Client also received approximately $250,000.00 in workers compensation benefits in addition to the $825,000.00 award.

$ 700,000: Neck injury requiring cervical fusion surgery as a result of an auto collision.

$ 630,000: Chronic pain syndrome due to truck/automobile collision.

$ 625,000:  RSD and knee injury resulting from fall on obstruction in shopping mall.

$ 500,000: Award for a truck driver who suffered a neck injury requiring a cervical fusion surgery. Truck driver was rear-ended by another vehicle.

$ 500,000: Multiple injuries due to motor vehicle collision.

$ 490,000: Award in a worker's compensation case in which a 29 year old carpenter was injured at a construction site. He suffered a lower back injury to his spine requiring multiple level cervical fusions. Part of the settlement agreement involved "open medical". This agreement will also provide medical care for any future treatment the carpenter will need for his lower back.

$ 479,000: Leg fracture due to automobile/pedestrian collision.

$ 465,000: Hip fracture and subsequent death of 93 year old man due to fall on improperly maintained floor.

$ 465,000: Medical negligence wrongful death of 71-year-old stroke victim due to improper medication.

$ 462,500:  Medical negligence action arising out of failure to diagnose bowel obstruction.

$ 462,000: Premises liability injury award for plaintiff injured in bowling alley. Plaintiff injured when she slipped on oil on the bowling lane. Approach was excessively oiled due to defective oiling machine. Plaintiff suffered severe neck injury requiring cervical fusion surgery.

$430,000: Award for a 28 years old male who slipped on fell suffering a meniscal tear and patella-femoral tendon requiring surgery. He was injured in a national grocery store in Chicago Illinois.

$ 421,000: Cervical fusion due to rear-end collision of sport utility vehicle by larger SUV.

$ 405,000:  Significant scarring and nipple loss resulting from breast reduction procedure.

$ 398,000: Respiratory and cognitive difficulties due to prolonged exposure to carbon monoxide.

$360,000.00 Award for a 27 year certified nurses assistant who slipped on a freshly waxed floor. Cleaning company failed to put up warning signs. Nurse assistant suffered lower back injury which required arthroscopic back surgery. Client also received over $100,000.00 worth of worker's compensation benefits in addition to $360,000.00 award.

$ 345,000: Shoulder replacement due to slip and fall in retail store.

$ 320,000: Spinal hemilaminectomy attributable to motor vehicle collision.

$ 300,000: Worker’s Compensation Case award, for construction laborer who fell off of a defective scaffold. Injured worker suffered forearm fracture and tibia leg fracture which required multiple surgeries. Injured worker also received over $230,000.00 in disability pay and medical benefits from claim.

$ 300,000: Premises liability award for fall down on dark stairway. Tenant fell down darkened stairway, due to landlord’s chronic failure to pay the apartment’s electrical bill. Tenant suffered bi-lateral fractures of her hips requiring multiple surgeries.

$287,500: Nursing home neglect case. 70 year old woman was not provided with the proper preventative measures of nursing case, such as periodic skin exams, support mattress, repositioning patient every two hours to help circulation and prevent the development of pressure sores. As a result of the nursing home neglect, patient developed multiple decubitus ulcers on her body and required multiple debridement surgeries.

$ 225,000:  Multiple fractures due to pedestrian/automobile collision.

$ 206,000: Pedestrian struck by van and suffered back and wrist injuries