Verdicts & Settlements

While the facts of every case are different, the firm’s trial lawyers have achieved significant results for their clients as follows:

$29,600,000.00 Settlement in which Robert Myers represented a number of individuals injured in the Pier 34 collapse in Philadelphia that left three individuals dead and dozens of others injured;

$5,500,000.00 Settlement obtained by Michael Olley for railroad freight conductor who sustained a foot amputation due to defective equipment;

$4,000,000.00  Settlement obtained by Mitchell Kaye for a female freight railroad conductor pinned and rolled in a close clearance accident.  Pelvic and mid torso injuries.

$3,500,000.00 Settlement obtained by Mitchell Kaye for a female assistant conductor on a local regional passenger train thrown out of train.  Sustained lower extremity fractures and facial scarring.

$3,500,000.00  Settlement obtained by Robert E. Myers for an engineer injured in a train collision which resulted in lumbar and lower extremity injuries;

$2,500,000.00 Jury verdict obtained by Michael Olley for railroad conductor who sustained a brachial plexus injury while operating a defective switch;

$2,400,000.00  Settlement obtained by Robert E. Myers for a chief mechanical officer for a shortline railroad who was injured when a pipe wrench exploded in his hands causing injuries to his lumbar spine;

$2,400,000.00  Settlement obtained by Robert E. Myers for an oil refinery worker injured at a Sunoco oil refinery during an explosion who sustained third degree burns and orthopedic injuries.

$2,000,000.00  Settlement obtained by Robert E. Myers for an engineer and two trainmen who were injured when a train collided into the rear of another train causing various orthopedic injuries.

$2,000,000.00 Jury verdict obtained by Michael Olley for a railroad yard engineer who sustained a neck injury due to repetitive occupational trauma;

$1,950,000.00 Settlement obtained by Michael Olley on behalf of a railroad freight conductor who sustained a severe leg injury due to unsecured equipment;

$1,700,000.00 Verdict obtained by Robert E. Myers for an engineer/trainman employed by a shortline railroad who injured his back while attempting to operate a defective handbrake;

$1,700,000.00 Verdict obtained by Robert E. Myers for a trainman who injured his lumbar spine after falling on an oily/defective area at the Meadows Maintenance Facility in Kearney, NJ;

$1,640,000.00 Settlement obtained by Michael Olley for the family of an individual who died after a prescription drug error;

$1,500,000.00 Settlement obtained by Michael Olley for a warehouse worker who sustained a severe leg injury due to defective products;

$1,500,000.00 Settlement obtained by Michael Olley on behalf of a construction worker who sustained a rotator cuff injury after falling from a stairway;

$1,500,000.00 Settlement obtained by Michael Olley on behalf of an office worker who sustained a severe nerve injury after slipping on water from a leaking water heater;

$1,500,000.00 Verdict obtained by Robert E. Myers for a conductor/trainman injured using a defective cutting lever.

$1,400,000.00 Jury verdict obtained by Michael Olley on behalf of a railroad conductor who sustained a neck injury in a motor vehicle accident;

$1,200,000.00  Settlement obtained by Robert E. Myers for an elevator mechanic injured installing an elevator in the Philadelphia International Airport who suffered injuries to his cervical spine;

$1,150,000.00 Settlement obtained by Mitchell Kaye for a 78 year old clerk for passenger railroad negligently knocked down by fellow employee sustaining a fractured hip.

$1,150,000.00 Settlement obtained by Mitchell Kaye for a 58 year old signal maintainer crushed to death by a tractor trailer while working on a signal mast who was single with no dependents.

$1,025,000.00 Settlement obtained by Michael Olley on behalf of a construction ironworker who sustained a fractured wrist and internal injuries after an unprotected fall;

$1,000,000.00 Jury verdict obtained by Michael Olley on behalf of a railroad freight engineer who sustained post-traumatic stress after a railroad yard accident;

$1,000,000.00 Settlement obtained by Mitchell Kaye for a 59 year old freight engineer injured when his seat collapsed causing aggravation of lower back condition resulting in lumbar surgery.

$1,000,000.00 Settlement obtained by Michael Olley for a freight conductor who sustained injuries due to a defective handbrake.