Representative Settlements And Verdicts
Kopelman Sitton Law Group, LLC has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars over the years for clients. Trial lawyer Richard Kopelman is a member of the Multimillion-Dollar Advocates Forum and has practiced law for 35 years. Below is a sample of verdicts and settlements across a broad range of cases.
- $248,000 settlement on behalf of man who was one of eight people injured in a tractor-trailer collision where there was only $1 million in liability coverage.
- $150,000.00 policy limits settlement of elderly woman who suffered neck and back injuries in rear-end collision.
- $350,000.00 lawsuit settlement on behalf of 43-year-old man who suffered non-surgical shoulder injury in crash on highway exit ramp.
- $300,000.00 chiropractic malpractice lawsuit settlement on behalf of 34-year-old woman with pre-existing conditions.
- $275,000.00 pre-suit settlement on behalf of family whose pond filled with silt and sediment due to runoff from nearby construction site.
- $600,000.00 lawsuit settlement on behalf of 25-year-old man who suffered soft tissue injuries when his car was stuck from behind by a tractor-trailer.
- $600,000.00 pre-suit settlement on behalf of 62-year-old man who suffered non-surgical neck injury in car crash, where at-fault party’s insurance company, Allstate, had only $100,000.00 in coverage. Allstate was forced to pay six times its policy limits due to evidence of bad faith failure to settle.
- $1.25 million policy limits lawsuit settlement on behalf of woman who suffered neck and back injuries in rear-end collision. Case was challenging because it was pending in a very conservative venue.
- $450,000.00 nursing home neglect case settlement on behalf of elderly woman who was injured when she fell from her bed when attendant failed to follow proper patient protocol.
- $550,000.00 nursing home neglect case settlement on behalf of elderly woman who suffered rectal injuries due to improper administration of enema.
- Confidential settlement of disputed causation medical malpractice case on behalf of elderly woman who underwent amputation of her leg after doctors/nurses failed to diagnose blood clot.
- $1,750,000 recovered for 55-year-old man, with significant pre-existing injuries, who suffered neck and back injuries in a minor impact tractor-trailer accident
- Confidential (7-figure) settlement of environmental disaster case following three-week trial on behalf of homeowners whose properties were contaminated by toxic chemicals that migrated from nearby factory
- $7 million recovered for 21-year-old man ejected from pickup truck
- $3.5 million recovered for 72-year-old woman who died after being prescribed wrong medication dosage while hospitalized for routine surgery
- $2.5 million recovered for small business owner whose business was flooded due to city maintained nuisance
- $1.15 million recovered for 42-year-old woman who injured her back after falling down outside stairs at a hospital
- $2 million recovered by parents of 39-year-old man who died after jumping out of the back of an ambulance while being transported for psychological treatment
- $1.55 million recovered for five family members injured in head-on collision
- $1.35 million recovered for 26 homeowners who suffered flooding due to city maintained nuisance
- $950,000 recovered for homeowner whose home suffered repeated flooding due to state maintained nuisance
- $725,000 recovered for 66-year-old man who badly injured his shoulder when he tripped over an IT printer cable installed at his place of employment
- $725,000 for 47-year-old man who suffered back injury in work-related car accident
- $673,000 for 19-year-old woman sexually assaulted at apartment complex
- $600,000 recovery for a 28-year-old man injured in a collision with a tractor-trailer
- $500,000 recovered for 34-year-old woman who suffered neck injury in car accident
- $500,000 for 31-year-old woman who suffered multiple leg injuries in car accident
- $480,000 recovered for homeowners whose home suffered repeated flooding due to city maintained nuisance
- $414,750 recovered for widow of NFL hall-of-fame player who died with CTE
- $400,000 recovered for 45-year-old man who suffered a DVT due to chiropractor’s misdiagnosis
- $375,000 recovered for 52-year-old woman who slipped and fell in icy, improperly maintained, county parking lot
- $350,000 recovery for 44-year-old man injured in a highway collision
- $300,000 recovered for 34-year-old woman who suffered back injury in car accident
- $300,000 recovered for 51-year-old man who suffered back injury in work-related car accident
- $300,000 recovered 25-year-old woman who suffered hip injury in car accident
- $273,255 recovered for family of NFL hall-of-fame player who died with CTE
- $286,000 recovered for 44-year-old woman who suffered back injury in car accident
- $277,226 recovered for 47-year-old woman who suffered neck injury in car accident
- $270,000 for 74-year-old woman who suffered shoulder injury in car accident
- $250,000 recovered for 46-year-old man who suffered shoulder injury in work-related car accident
- $250,000 recovered for 43-year-old man who suffered neck injury in work-related car accident
- $250,000 recovered for 51-year-old woman who suffered aggravation of pre-existing neck injuries in car accident
- $250,000 for 23-year-old man who suffered leg injury in car accident
- $248,000 ($148,000 in liability coverage and another $100,000 in underinsured motorist coverage) recovered for 34-year-old man injured in a collision with a tractor-trailer in a multi-vehicle pile-up (NOTE: the recovery we obtained for our client exceeded the recoveries of any of the 7 additional claimants who were injured in the collision)
- $225,000 policy limits wrongful death settlement for 49-year-old woman struck by car
- $221,500 recovered for 48-year-old woman who suffered shoulder injury in motorcycle accident (hit pothole on city street)
- $200,000 recovered for elderly homeowner whose home suffered sewage back up due to city maintained nuisance
- $175,000 recovered for 25-year-old man who suffered neck injury in car accident
- $175,000 recovered for homeowners whose home suffered repeated flooding due to city maintained nuisance
- $160,000 recovered for 56-year-old woman who suffered neck injury in car accident
- $150,000 (policy limits) recovery for 70-year-old woman injured in a car crash with disputed liability
- $140,000 recovered for 29-year-old woman who suffered bilateral elbow injuries in car accident
- $140,000 recovered for homeowners whose home was damaged due to sinkhole caused by county maintained nuisance
- $136,350 recovered for woman who developed breast cancer after taking defective prescription medication
- $101,000 for 21-year-old woman who suffered multiple injuries in dog attack