Verdicts & Settlements

Here are some of Mansmann & Moore's verdicts and settlements:

Auto Accident - $550,000 settlement for work related accident wherein a wire cable failed resulting in serious bodily injury to our client. A third party case against another subcontractor was filed and eventually settled. Venue: Westmoreland County, PA.

Wrongful Death - $1.2 million dollar settlement for a wrongful death action involving a serious accident that occurred on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Venue: Allegheny County, PA.

Product Liability - $1.0 million dollar settlement for the negligent misrepresentation of a food product. The food product contained seafood which was improperly labeled which then resulted in an acute allergic reaction in decedent-plaintiff. The case settled for the insurer’s policy limits prior to trial. Venue: Allegheny County, PA.

Wrongful Death - $1,842,000 million dollar verdict for a wrongful death accident that occurred in Texas. All parties were sued in federal court in the Western District of Pennsylvania. The verdict was rendered after trial. Venue: Western District of Pennsylvania, Federal Court.

Underinsured Motorist Arbitration - $660,000 verdict in an Underinsured Motorist Arbitration case. Client was involved in an accident which resulted in a significant wage loss which was the  subject of the litigation. Venue: Westmoreland County.

Underinsured Motorist - $275,000 settlement for an Underinsured Motorist Claim. M&M became involved after the minor’s parents had obtained a settlement of policy limits of the underlying bodily injury coverage.

Civil Rights - Excessive force - Confidential Settlement. Civil Rights case involving excessive use of force wherein a police officer fired upon and killed plaintiff-decedent. Case settled before trial. Venue: Case filed in United Stated District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania.

Civil Rights - Excessive force - Confidential Settlement. Civil Rights case involving excessive use of force by a police official on a prisoner in hand cuffs. The case stemmed from officers speaking out about the case and then being subjected to discipline in violation of the First Amendment. Venue: Case filed in United Stated District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania.

Civil Rights - Excessive force - Confidential Settlement. Search warrant incorrectly executed. Injury to client during unlawful arrest.

Railroad Accident - Confidential Settlement. Plaintiff struck by Norfolk Southern train in an area where pedestrians regularly cross the railroad tracks. Plaintiff lost his left leg. Case settled prior to the filing of a lawsuit. Venue: Allegheny County, PA.

Product Liability - $750,000.00 settlement in a product liability case wherein an airbag failed to deploy thereby causing serious bodily injury to plaintiff. The case settled pre-litigation. Venue: Allegheny County, PA.

Negligent Supervision  - $225,000.00 settlement for a minor plaintiff who was seriously burned with gasoline while being supervised by a third party. The action was a negligent supervision claim which was settled by the defendant’s home owner’s insurer.

Personal Injury - $1,715,167.00 million dollar verdict for pedestrian who was struck by a motor vehicle while nearing his postal box. Our client lost his right leg in the accident. The verdict was rendered in after trial. Venue: Fayette County, PA.

Personal Injury - $1,942,700.00 million dollar verdict for a pedestrian who was struck by a motor vehicle while changing a tire on the berm of the road. Venue: Washington County, PA.

Personal Injury - $700,000 Settlement for a pedestrian struck by a van. Venue: Washington County, PA.

Auto Accident - $250,000 Settlement for an injured client who as a passenger in a car. Settlement totaled both liability and underinsured motorist benefits. Case settled just prior to trial. Venue: Carroll County, Ohio.

Personal Injury - $140,000 Settlement for a retired woman who was injured when her chair collapsed at a college commencement ceremony. Case settled prior to trial: Venue: Armstrong County, PA.

Personal Injury - $100,000 policy limits settlement after long contentious pre-trial discovery period wherein a driver struck our client while under the influence of drugs.

Underinsured Motorist - $250,000 underinsured settlement of policy limits prior to trial for an auto accident. Venue: Washington County, PA.

Personal Injury - Confidential settlement wherein an elderly couple living in HUD housing were forced to use their gas powered oven to provide heat due to chronic heating failures at their building . The couple sustained serious injuries because of carbon monoxide poisoning. The case settled prior to trial. Venue: Allegheny County, PA.

Personal Injury - $142,500 settlement for chair collapse at a restaurant. Chair collapsed on client and he sustained various fractures and back injuries. Case settled prior to trial. Venue: Allegheny County, PA.

Auto Accident - $800,000 settlement regarding a disputed liability case involving the issue of whether brakes were operating correctly in defendant truck. Client was rear-ended and sustained critical injuries. Venue: Allegheny County, PA.

ERISA/Long Term Disability -  Mansmann and Moore regularly files suit for clients in Federal Court to enforce ERISA – LTD policies. The cases typically are either litigated before the court on legal issues or are settled via a lump sum. All lump sum settlements have been confidential and thus cannot be listed herein. Settlements range from $20,000 to well in excess of $100,000.00 and most settle before trial in the Federal District Courts.

Workers Compensation Settlements/Awards: At Mansmann & Moore, we have handled hundreds of Pennsylvania and Ohio workers' compensation claims on issues of work place injury dispute, temporary total disability, permanent disability, termination of wc benefits, return to work disputes and work place accommodation disputes.

Compromise and Release Settlements: We have also handled numerous Compromise and Release settlements in Pennsylvania workers' compensation courts. The following are notable Compromise and Release settlements from Pennsylvania:

• $70,000.00 lump sum settlement for a Triangle Bike messenger who suffered permanent facial scarring as a result of a downtown Pittsburgh accident.
• $110,000 lump sum settlement for an iron worker with a severe herniated disc in his back.
• $70,000 lump sum settlement for a strained back that resulted in a reduced earning capacity at his job.
• $105,000 lump sum settlement for a delivery driver who sustained serious injuries to his cervical spine while making deliveries.
• $90,000 lump sum settlement for a restaurant worker who injured her pelvis in a fall at work.
• $85,000 lump sum settlement for a restaurant worker from West Virginia injured at the Pittsburgh Airport.
• $65,000 lump sum settlement for a home health care worker who was injured in an auto accident while going to a client's home.
• $85,000 lump sum settlement for a hotly disputed case involving the aggravation of a pre-existing injury. Our client was a gentlemen who was coming off a spinal fusion when he injured his back at a new job.
• $125,000 lump sum settlement for an iron worker who injured his spine on the job.
• $90,000 lump sum settlement for a mason who injured his back on a job wherein the employer argued the injury happened elsewhere.
• $97,500 lump sum settlement for a home health care worker injured while moving a patient.
• $175,000 lump sum settlement for an iron worker who sustained severe back injuries while traveling to a job location in Western Ohio.
• $115,000 lump sum award for a client who sustained severe head and hearing disabilities from a work environment that did not properly protect against excessive sound and noise.
• $95,000 lump sum settlement for a carpenter injured while working for his brother's construction company.
• $157,000 lump sum settlement for a client injured while demolishing a building in downtown Pittsburgh.

Social Security Appeals - Mansmann and Moore has successfully tried hundreds of Social Security Disability cases before administrative law judges in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia before the Office of Hearings and Appeals.

To find out if Mansmann & Moore can help you recover, contact us or call: Toll Free: 1-800-727-4878