Collective Results
Federal Court Jury Verdict Obtained for Misdiagnosed HIV
A US District Court jury announced a verdict in a medical malpractice case awarding Sean Stentiford $18,400,000 against two doctors associated with Lahey Clinic. The two physicians, Dr. Southard and Dr. Hreib attended to Mr. Stentiford while he was a patient at the Lahey Clinic. Mr. Stentiford was a gay man who had complained to his physicians about illnesses and symptoms consistent with HIV
Some representative record setting million dollar results of Swartz & Swartz, P.C.
Fire, Explosion and Electrocution Injuries
$24.8 Million
PONCIN V. BAY STATE
(2 deaths and 6 injuries in gas explosion resulting from improper gas line locating)
$ 17.0 Million
CAREY V. NSTAR
(Deaths of two children in house explosion resulting from failure of gas company to replace corroded fitting)
$ 9.25 Million
VOLKMAN V. EL PASO NATURAL GAS
(Severe burns to child from camping trailer propane fire in New Mexico)
$ 5.6 Million
ALLISON V. WORKWEAR
(Burns from flammable uniforms sustained in Texas factory explosion)
$ 5.4 Million
NUGENT V. SEARS ROEBUCK
(Burns sustained in fire caused by electric blanket)
$ 4.2 Million
MARTEL V. COMMERCIAL UNION INSURANCE CO.
(Burns sustained by 3 employees in Rhode Island factory explosion)
$ 3.5 Million
DOE V. CONDO OWNER
(Death of college student resulting from fire in condominium with inadequate fire detection devices)
$ 2.6 Million
SABEAN V. MARSHALL’S
(Burns resulting from flammable bathrobe)
$ 2.3 Million
DOE V. DOE
(Propane Fire – plaintiff burned after lighting cigarette in house where he was aware gas had accumulated.
$ 1.5 Million
DOE V. STERLING-CLARK-LURTON
(Death resulting from explosion of denatured alcohol in cooking stove)
$ 1.4 Million
ROSENBERG V. EASTERN ISLES
(Burns sustained when relighting candle ignited child’s flammable nightgown)
$ 1.4 Million
WHITE V. ROBERTSHAW
(Burns caused by propane flash fire in New Hampshire)
$ 1.4 Million
HINKLEY V. EASTMAN KODAK
(Burns to children from flammable comforter)
$ 1.2 Million
PORTER V. BROCKTON EDISON
(Death of child from downed wires in hurricane)
$ 1.1 Million
JETTE V. ARLAN’S DEPT. STORE
(Burns from flammable child poncho)
$ 1.025 Million
DOE V. DOE GAS COMPANY
(Death from propane flash fire in mobile home)
$ 1.0 Million
GAUTHIER V. DOE STOVE MANUFACTURER
(Burns to child from defectively designed stove)