Sexual Assault
Outcome: $10,000,000 Judgment
16 documented case studies from Heaton & Associates, PLLC.
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Outcome: $10,000,000 Judgment
A pedestrian client's legs were run over by a CAT bulldozer. Several challenging variables were overcome to secure a settlement at a second mediation.
Outcome: $3,750,000 Litigation Settlement
A food delivery driver ran a red light and t-boned the client. The client required spinal surgery. Settlement was secured at mediation against a corporate defendant.
Outcome: $1,000,000 Out-Of-Court Settlement
The defendant physician negligently stopped anti-depressant medication cold turkey despite evidence that doing so can lead to suicidal ideations. The patient subsequently committed suicide.
Outcome: $1,000,000 Litigation Settlement
Teenage client was hit head-on by a negligent driver. Client's symptoms resisted numerous attempts to address her symptoms conservatively with physical therapy, chiropractic care, and pain management. The client ultimately required fusion neck surgery.
Outcome: $1,000,000 Out-Of-Court Settlement
A patient underwent invasive spine surgery requiring hardware to be permanently implanted to stabilize the spine. The surgeon negligently placed the hardware resulting in ongoing symptoms and a subsequent revision surgery.
Outcome: $1,000,000 Litigation Settlement
The client's vehicle was stopped when it was rear-ended. While there was little to no visible damage to the cars, the client suffered a severe neck injury requiring multi-level cervical fusion surgery.
Outcome: $700,000 Out-Of-Court Settlement
The client was stopped, waiting to make a right-hand turn. Her car was angled and she was looking left and yielding to cross traffic when she was hit from behind. There was less than $2,000 in damage to the rear of the client's car. The client suffered structural lumbar (low back) and cervical (neck) injuries.
Outcome: $660,000 Out-Of-Court Settlement
Nurses at a long-term rehabilitation facility negligently mixed up a patient's feeding and breathing tubes, resulting in the nutrition formula being pumped into the patient's lungs.
Outcome: $500,000 Litigation Settlement
An HOA failed to maintain cement curbing within its community. A resident was out for a walk and stepped on a block of loose curbing. The section of curbing rolled over and caused the client to fall hard to the ground.
Outcome: $250,000 Out-Of-Court Settlement
A late-stage terminal patient was involved in a freeway motor vehicle collision, leading to an accelerated death.
Outcome: $250,000 Out-Of-Court Settlement
A patient at a specialist's office advised office staff that she was feeling weak and dizzy. Nobody assisted her or helped her sit down. The patient fell, suffering a fractured femur.
Outcome: $300,000 Pre-Trial Settlement
An apartment complex failed to adequately maintain lighting and staircase railings. A visitor was leaving an apartment and the hazards caused her to miss a step and fall down a flight of stairs.
Outcome: $160,000 Litigation Settlement
A dog was off-leash at a park and began to chase after a woman on a bicycle. In an effort to escape the dog, the woman pedaled faster than she was comfortable doing and eventually crashed. The crash resulted in wrist and patellar fractures.
Outcome: $300,000 Pre-Trial Settlement
Golf course personnel negligently arranged carts in a manner that forced golfers to walk through areas of uneven and sloped loose gravel. These conditions led to a woman suffering a complex ankle fracture.
Outcome: $310,000 Pre-Litigation Settlement
A vulnerable patient began post-operative physical therapy. The clinic staff started her on accelerated exercises with inadequate supervision, causing her to fall and suffer multiple fractures.
Outcome: $315,000 Litigation Settlement