Collective Results

Federal Court Jury Verdict Obtained for Misdiagnosed HIV

August 22, 2018|0 Comments

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)