10 largest personal injury lawsuits in history - Goldberg & Loren

LARGEST PERSONAL INJURY LAWSUITS HISTORY IN Liebeck vs McDonald s Restaurants: Philip Morris USA vs Williams: Stella Liebeck was awarded $640,000 in punitive damages from McDonald s after sustaining third-degree burns from hot coffee she spilled on herself in 1992. The jury found that the restaurant chain was guilty of gross negligence for serving coffee at such high temperatures. In 2003, the Oregon Supreme Court awarded a $79.5 million judgment to the family of Jesse Williams for his lung cancer death due to smoking cigarettes from the company dating back to 1954. The decision was overturned on appeal in 2007, but not before it became one of the largest personal injury lawsuits in history. Frye vs Merck & Co.: Ervin vs Johnson & Johnson: In 2007, Merck & Co. was ordered to pay $253 million in compensatory and punitive damages after plaintiff Richard Frye developed a stroke while taking the company s popular pain reliever Vioxx. In 2013, a jury awarded $1.2 billion in punitive damages to six plaintiffs who alleged that the company s baby powder had caused them to develop ovarian cancer due to asbestos conta- mination. The judgment was later redu- ced on appeal. Terrence Cottrell Jr. vs Archdiocese of Milwaukee: Dow Corning vs Women: In 2003, a jury awarded $17 million to Terrence Cottrell Jr., who alleged that he had been molested by a priest at the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. The judg- ment was later reduced to $2 million on appeal. In 1998, up to 10,000 women were awarded $3 billion by a jury due to their claims that the company s silicone breast im- plants had caused them to de- velop autoimmune disorders, such as lupus and scleroderma. Anderson vs American Home Products: Hayes vs Ford Motor Company: In 2001, a jury awarded $10 million to Donna Anderson after her husband died of kidney failure due to the side effects of the diet drug Redux that had been prescribed to him by his doctor. In 2004, a jury awarded $369 million to James and Joann Hayes after their son died from an accident in a 1997 Ford Explorer, due to the vehicle s faulty design. The judgment was later reduced to $181 million on appeal. Stengel vs Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals: Merck & Co. vs Humeston: In 2006, a jury awarded $51 million to Robert and Carol Humeston after their son com- mitted suicide while taking the company s pain reliever Vioxx. The judgment was later redu- ced on appeal. In 1991, Stephen Stengel was awarded $7.8 million after claiming that he had developed birth defects due to his mo- ther s ingestion of the drug Bendectin during her pregnancy with him in 1973. The judgment was later reduced on appeal. https://goldbergloren.com 1-971-339-8080 SCAN ME

DEMANDAS POR LESIONES PERSONALES MAS GRANDES HISTORIA DE LA Liebeck vs McDonald s Restaurants: Philip Morris USA vs Williams: Stella Liebeck recibi $640.000 d lares de McDonald s da os punitivos tras sufrir quemaduras de tercer grado por el caf caliente que se derram sobre si misma en 1992. El jurado encontr que la cadena de restaurantes era culpable de negligencia grave por servir el caf a temperaturas tan altas. En el a o 2003, el Tribunal Supremo de Oreg n otorg una sentencia de $79,5 millones de d lares a la familia de Jesse Williams por su muerte por c ncer de pulm n debido a fumar cigarrillos de la empresa desde 1954. La decisi n fue anulada en apelaci n en el 2007, pero no antes de que se convirtiera en una de las mayores demandas por lesiones personales. Frye vs Merck & Co.: Ervin vs Johnson & Johnson: En el 2007, Merck & Co. fue condenada a pagar $253 millones de d lares en da os compensatorios y punitivos des- pu s de que el demandante Richard Frye sufriera un derrame cerebral mien- tras tomaba Vioxx, el popular analg sico de la compania. En el 2013, un jurado concedi $1.2 mil millones de d lares en da os punitivos a seis demandantes que alegaron que el talco para beb s de la compa a les hab a provocado c ncer de ovario debido a la contaminaci n por asbesto. La sentencia fue reducida posterior- mente en apelaci n. Terrence Cottrell Jr. vs la Archidi cesis de Milwaukee: Dow Corning vs las mujeres: En el 2003, un jurado otorg concedi $17 millones de d lares a Terrence Cot- trell Jr., quien aleg haber sido v ctima de abusos sexuales por parte de un sacerdote de la Archidi cesis de Mi- lwaukee. La sentencia se redujo poste- riormente a $2 millones de d lares en apelaci n. En 1998, un jurado otorg a 10 mil mujeres una indemnizaci n de $3 mil millones de d lares por alegar que los de silicona de la compa a empresa les hab an provocado trastornos autoinmunes, como lupus y esclerodermia. Anderson vs American Home Products: Hayes vs Ford Motor Company: En el 2001, un jurado otorg concedi $10 millones de d la- res a Donna Anderson despu s de que su marido muriera de insuficiencia renal debido a los efectos secundarios del medi- camento diet tico Redux que le hab a recetado su m dico. En el 2004, un jurado otorg concedi $369 millones de d lares a James y Joann Hayes despu s de que su hijo muriera en un accidente en un Ford Explorer del a o 1997, debido al dise o defectuoso del veh culo. La sentencia se redujo posteriormente a $181 millones de d lares en apelaci n. Stengel vs Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals: Merck & Co. vs Humeston: En el 2006, un jurado otorg concedi $51 millones de d la- res a Robert y Carol Humeston despu s de que su hijo se sui- cidara mientras tomaba Vioxx, un analg sico de la compa a. La sentencia se redujo poste- riormente en apelaci n. En 1991, Stephen Stengel recibi $7,8 millones de d lares tras alegar que hab a desarrollado defectos cong nitos debido a la ingesti n por su madre del f rmaco Bendectin durante su embara- zo con l en 1973. La sentencia fue reducida posteriormente en apelaci n. https://goldbergloren.com/es/ 1-971-339-8080 ESCAN AME