Cases, Verdicts, and Settlements
Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyers • Spinal Cord Injury Attorneys
Since 1959, our personal injury attorneys have dedicated themselves to helping people who have suffered traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord injuries due to the negligence of others. Below you will find just a few of the cases that document our successful track record. We have recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for the victims of SCI and TBI. Past success does not guarantee success in your case. Contact Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger to put our reputation and experience to work for you.
You may follow the links below to view a specific type of case or browse our successes below.
- Spinal Injury Cases
- Traumatic Brain Injury Cases
- Automobile Accident Cases
- Birth Injury Cases
- Failure to Diagnose and Misdiagnosis Cases
- Defective Product Cases
Example Cases:
- $17,000,000 Jury Verdict Traumatic Brain Injury; Defective Bike Helmet Did Not Protect Bicyclist When Hit by Car
- 9,484,000 Jury Verdict - Failure to Treat Spinal Abscess (Paralysis)
- $8,775,000 Jury Verdict - Car Accident Causing Coma and Resulting in Severe Brain Damage $2,900,000 Settlement - Failure to Diagnose Resulted in Partial Paralysis
- $4,500,000 Settlement - Head-on Auto Collision Caused Diffuse Axonal Brain Injury
- $4,100,000 Arbitration Award - Failure to Perform C-Section Caused Hypoxic Brain Damage
- $4,000,000 Settlement - Defective Machine Caused Traumatic Brain Injury
- $1,100,000 Settlement - Misdiagnosis Resulted in Brain Damage
Road Hazard Injury - $9,000,000 Quadriplegia Settlement
Our spinal cord injury group represented a 29-year-old amateur cyclist whose front tire became wedged within the broken grates of a storm drain cover in Alameda County. Traveling at approximately 10 miles an hour, our client was propelled over the handlebars of his bicycle when the bike came to an abrupt stop. He struck his head and sustained a fracture dislocation of both C3 and C4. Although he retained some strength in the lower extremities, our client required assistance in activities of daily living.
Our traumatic brain injury bicycle accident attorney team proved that the cost of future medical and attendant care, in order to protect against the risk of bedsores, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and other complications, which attend paralysis, exceeded $5,000,000. Economists retained by our spinal cord injury group proved that the loss of our clients' future earning capacity, including wages, benefits and pension exceeded $2,000,000. The settlement was the largest in Alameda County's history, and was composed of both a cash component and future structured components to cover increases in the cost of attendant care and medical treatment throughout our client's life.
Pediatric Neurosurgery Error - $6,000,000 Quadriplegia Settlement
Our medical malpractice obstetrical brain injury specialists represented a 7-year-old child who underwent pediatric neurosurgery for correction of a suspected spinal abnormality. During the procedure the child suffered a brain stem infarct, with resulting paralysis and ventilator dependency. The lawsuit brought against a national health plan, was litigated in the health plan's arbitration system for two years.
Our brain injury attorney lawyers presented evidence on the cost of future life care, including rehabilitative needs, occupational and speech therapy needs, attendant care, past and future medical expenses and future wage and benefit loss. After multiple sessions of mediation with a retired judge, a settlement having a present cash value in excess of $6,000,000 was negotiated. Under the terms of this settlement, both cash and annuity payments were made, and a provision for future expenses to cover adaptive equipment, attendant care, future medical care, and housing modifications was agreed upon.
Unsupervised High School Horseplay - $4,500,000 Quadriplegia Settlement
Our spinal cord injury team brought suit against a local high school district, ultimately obtaining a settlement having a present cash value of $4,500,000 on behalf of a high school sophomore who suffered permanent paraplegia as a result of unsupervised horseplay while the youngster was a member of his sophomore football team. In the course of rough-housing, one member of the team jumped on the injured plaintiff, severing his spine.
Our spinal cord injurytrial lawyers, working in association with specialists in the field of rehabilitation, occupational therapy, life care planning and economics, negotiated a resolution at mediation whereby $2,750,000 was paid in cash and the balance was directed to multiple annuities to provide for increasing levels of medical care, attendant care support, adaptive equipment and durable medical supplies throughout the course of the child's life as his needs increase.
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Contact our firm today. The traumatic brain injury attorneys and spinal cord injury lawyers at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger represent clients in California and Nevada. An attorney will meet with injured people and their families in our office, at their homes, or in their hospital rooms.
