Case Summaries & Results

The following are examples of Personal injury results for our clients.

$16 million settlement (present value) when semi-truck rear ended car resulting in quadriplegic paralysis. Largest known settlement in state history for motor vehicle personal injury. Future payout will top $20 million and could reach as high as $37 million. MJG

$256,000 settlement for passenger, from negligent driver, in car rollover for internal injuries. SZG

$585,000 for burn injuries suffered by plaintiff while rescuing another individual who had contacted high tension electrical wires. MJG

$100,000 verdict for tenant who injured ankle jumping from balcony to avoid fire in apartment without working smoke detector. Verdict successfully defended in Appellate and State Supreme Court. SZG

$580,000 settlement for aggravation of prior condition closed head injury when defendant driver ran red light and hit tow-truck driver. SZG

$400,000 Ohio settlement when car veered into wrong lane during snowstorm, resulting in multiple bone fractures. SZG

$120,000 settlement for postal carrier who slipped on icy steps while delivering mail, resulting in rotator cuff injury. SZG

$600,000 settlement for pedestrian hit by limousine during multiple car pileup, on highway as a result of black ice, resulting in loss of leg muscle tissue. SZG

$225,000 settlement for family of elderly relative who drowned in camp lake. SZG

$210,000 settlement for semi-truck driver who suffered two fractures to dominant arm when another truck driver pulled onto highway. Accident reconstruction necessary as plaintiff had no memory of collision. SZG

$150,000 verdict for sexual harassment for woman groped by temporary manager, upheld by trial court judge and Michigan Appellate Court , but overturned by Michigan Supreme Court. SZG

$198,000 verdict in breach of contract case involving counter claims over manufacture of specialized machinery. MJG

$550,000 arbitration award in motor vehicle collision case for back disc injuries. Accident reconstruction necessary to prove defendant crossed center line. MJG

$100,000 verdict for hip fracture when city bus door closed on passenger as she attempted to exit. SZG

$500,000 verdict in favor of service manager for age discrimination against dealership and auto manufacturer. MJG

$300,000 settlement against landlord for death of family member on second floor of house for fire started by third party who set fire to get even with drug dealers on first floor. SZG

$150,000 settlement for wrist fracture, torn tendons and chest lacerations to motorcyclist hit by negligent auto driver. MJG

$1.3 million medical malpractice settlement for botched delivery of new born resulting in neuromuscular deficits, ventilator dependency and C-2 spinal injury. MJG

$90,000 retaliatory discharge settlement for loan officer for wrongfully terminated from employment after being hurt on job and requesting worker’s compensation benefits. MJG

$100,000 settlement for pelvic and vertebral fractures in two car collision. MJG

$100,000 dramshop settlement against drunk driver and bar that served him, after drunk driver crossed centerline and hit plaintiff resulting in patella, hip and clavicle fracture. A toxicologist was used to prove the drunk driver was served alcohol while visibly intoxicated at the defendant bar. MJG

$700,000 uninsured motorist arbitration award for death of family member killed by drunk driver. Defendant’s parent’s insurance company disputed coverage based on fact that defendant was in military. Arbitration panel found that coverage still applied. MJG

$100,000 medical malpractice settlement for death of child whose head injury after a sledding mishap was not diagnosed by a small northern Michigan hospital. Largest known child death verdict or settlement for that county. SZG

$265,000 settlement for slip and fall on broken baby food jar at supermarket resulting in comminuted distal femur fracture. MJG

$100,000 policy limits settlement for closed head injury in auto crash. No fault carrier paid $125,000 in addition to 1st party benefits. MJG

$100,000 policy limits settlement for death of passenger in car driven by fellow high school student. SZG

$153,000 settlement plus three years lost wages for motorcyclist chased off road by car. MJG

$457,000 settlement for passenger injured when driver lost control of vehicle on dirt road due to intoxication. SZG

$100,000 policy limits settlement against homeowner’s insurance company for drowning of 3 year old child negligently supervised when left in their care. SZG

$125,000 Ohio settlement for car driver struck by truck which ran red light in resulting in fracture of leg requiring surgery and insertion of pins. SZG

$120,000 policy limits settlement including $100,000 underinsured insurance for motor vehicle collision resulting in ankle , forearm and elbow fracture. SZG

$3 .5 million medical malpractice settlement for traumatic forceps delivery resulting in skull fracture, and brain damage to newborn child. SZG attorney for minor’s estate.

$750,000 settlement against municipality for arm injury at water treatment plant. SZG

$100,000 against road commission for rollover accident caused by potholes. SZG

$270,000 medical malpractice for failure to timely diagnose lung cancer in X-rays before it metastasized. SZG

$845,000 present value of settlement for minor with closed head injury when poorly maintained truck's brake's failed. Structured settlement. SZG

$230,000 verdict against officer of corporation for stock fraud. Set record for district court at time of award. SZG

$463,000 condemnation suit awards against township. JJG

$240,000 settlement for motorcyclist hit by negligent driver who failed to stop at stop sign. Settlement was record for Washtenaw County in 1973. JJG”