Verdicts and Settlements

John A. Caputo has obtained significant verdicts and settlements.  The following is a representative sample of those.  Note; however, that every case is fact specific.  The results reported here do not mean or guarantee that a same or similar result will be obtained in a different case.

More than $16 million settlement—brain damage from medical testing

$8 million settlement during trial—brain damage from delay in medical diagnosis

$5 million verdict—paralysis followed by premature death caused by a drunk driver served at a tavern

$5 million settlement—brain injury to infant from delayed delivery

$4.3 million settlement—brain injury to infant followed by premature death from delayed delivery

$4 million verdict—amputations from delayed diagnosis and treatment of meningococcus infection

$4 million arbitration award—bipolar disorder from a severe brain concussion in a motor vehicle collision

$3.5 million settlement—death of housewife and mother from delayed diagnosis of cervical cancer from misread of Pap specimens

$3 million settlement—decreased vision from failure to diagnose a cyst

$2.5 million settlement—leg amputation of worker who entered an unguarded space at a coil slitting machine

$2.5 million settlement—leg amputation of worker who entered an unguarded space of a conveyor system

$2 million settlement—leg and ankle fractures from motor vehicle collision

$1.8 million settlement—personality change and disc surgery from rear-end collision

$1.775 million settlement—death of worker crushed in a defective conveyor system

$1.75 million settlement—death of homemaker in home explosion from a natural gas leak

$1.5 million settlement—delayed diagnosis of cervical cancer from a misreading of Pap specimen requiring radiation rather than surgery 

$1.5 million settlement—internal injuries to a worker from an exploding machine

$1.4 million settlement—speech impairment from delayed diagnosis of evolving stroke

$1.4 million settlement—death from overdose of clot buster during treatment for a blood clot

$1.3 million settlement—death of baby at delivery and loss of uterus

$1.3 million settlement—muscle and flesh loss in leg and groin from delayed diagnosis and treatment of "flesh-eating" bacterial infection

$1.3 million settlement—partial paralysis from delayed treatment of evolving stroke

$1.3 million settlement—fracture and crush of an arm from collision of vehicles

$1.25 million settlement—leg fractures and internal injuries in a motorcycle-vehicle collision

$1.25 million settlement—temporary oxygen deprivation from lack of monitoring

$1 million verdict—fractured arm and leg in motor boat collision on the Allegheny River

$962,000 verdict—partial paralysis after failure to diagnose symptoms warning of coming stroke

$950,000 settlement—liver injury from gall bladder surgery

Securing your future after serious injury

I am dedicated to the pursuit of justice and appropriate compensation for the victims of serious and catastrophic personal injuries.  Contact me online or call 877-450-3648 for a free consultation to discuss the specifics of your situation.  When I accept your case, you owe nothing out of pocket until I recover compensation for you.