Case Studies

• $30.5 million jury verdict in Gloucester County for a man rendered a ventilator dependent quadriplegic in a car crash (reduced by 30% for his failure to wear a seatbelt)
• $11 million dollar recovery for the family of a union carpenter who was killed while driving to work.
• $7.685 million jury verdict in Camden County for a woman broadsided by the driver of an SUV who ran a stop sign, causing catastrophic injuries. She was rendered totally and permanently disabled as a result of the crash.
• $6.1 million jury verdict for the traumatic amputation of a pedestrian's leg who was struck by a SUV. Both Mr. Kaplan and Mr. Jarve were involved in this trial in Camden County
• $2.9 Million jury verdict for a defective seatbelt retractor. The defective seatbelt of her car failed to restrain this 71 year old woman, causing her to break both legs.
• $2.7 Million recovery for a products liability/medical malpractice/premises liability case. This truck driver was delivering Coca-Cola to a grocery store when an overhead door in the receiving area fell and struck him in the head. Surgery to restore function to his right arm and shoulder was unsuccessful and he could no longer work.
• $2.1 million recovery for 8 year old boy who sustained serious brain injury resulting from actions of a drunk driver.  Recovery was from both the driver and the establishment that served the alcoholic beverages.
• $2 Million recovery involving products liability/medical malpractice/premises liability arising from a work place injury. Mr. Jarve was co-counsel in this Pennsylvania matter. A 65 year old man suffered a closed head injury when he slipped and fell at work due to a leaky eye wash faucet. He was further injured while he was a patient at a rehabilitation hospital in Philadelphia.
• $1.75 million recovery for a 20-year-old motorcyclist who lost his leg in an accident caused by a pothole on a country road that had been negligently maintained.
• $1.7 million recovery for a 17 year old who was injured when the vehicle he was driving rolled over. Suit was instituted against the automobile manufacturer as well as the county and adjacent property development for failing to maintain the roadway.
• $1.625 million dollar recovery for a truck driver struck by a pallet being hoisted by an overhead crane.
• $1.5 Million settlement for orthopedic injuries caused by an auto accident in New York City. Mr. Jarve was admitted pro hac vice (for this one case) in the State of New York.
• $1.35 million recovery for a carpenter who fell off a roof while performing new home construction without adequate fall protection resulting in fractures of the spine. The recovery came from the insurance company for the general contractor, as well as substantial personal contribution from the general contractor, and Errors and Omissions carrier with another contractor on the job.
• $1.25 million dollar jury verdict for an operating engineer who developed thoracic outlet syndrome as a result of a work place injury.
• $1.2 million dollar recovery for injury of a municipal worker involving hand injury while operating a leaf blower.
• $1.14 million settlement for the wrongful death of a tow truck operator who was struck by a hit and run vehicle while assisting a disabled car on the shoulder of I-95 in Philadelphia.
  
• $1.07 Million verdict against a farm worker for the wrongful death of a 14 year old boy operating a dirt bike on a farm in Cumberland County, New Jersey.
• $1 million recovery for iron worker who sustained serious neck and back injuries on construction site as a result of falling concrete.  Recovery was from the general contractor and concrete subcontractor for failing to comply with OSHA requirements.
• $1 Million recovery for a defectively designed piece of heavy equipment that caused serious orthopedic injuries in a work related accident.
• $1 million dollar recovery against manufacturer of an excavator where a municipal employee fell while servicing the equipment and severely injuring his back.
• $975,000 settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit arising from a car accident on the New Jersey Turnpike. Mr. Jarve was co-counsel with New York attorneys in this federal district court case.
• $900 thousand dollar recovery for the family of a painter who was electrocuted while power washing. Recovery was against the property owner as well as against the manufacturer of the hose the being used to power wash.
• $800 thousand dollar recovery for a union iron worker who slipped and fell while attempting to rig a steel joist while injuring his back and arm. In addition to the recovery there was a waiver of repayment of $400 thousand dollars in Workers’ Compensation benefits.
• $800 thousand dollar recovery for a union truck driver who slipped while making a delivery and injured his lower back.
• $750,000 award to 8 year old passenger injured in an auto rear ended by a dump truck.  The child sustained permanent facial and dental injuries.
• $725,000 binding arbitration award arising from an ambulance accident. The plaintiff Emergency Medical Technician was forced to give up her profession due to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder caused by the accident.
• $700,000 recovery for waste treatment employee exposed to toxic vapors inside plant as a result of system designer’s failure to provide proper ventilation.
• $700,000 recovery for the wrongful death of a 4 year old boy killed in an auto-truck accident on the Ohio Turnpike. Mr. Jarve was admitted pro hac vice in the State of Ohio to litigate this matter.
• $691,840 gross jury verdict in Atlantic County, New Jersey involving a motorcycle-truck accident. The motorcyclist suffered serious orthopedic and internal injuries when he attempted to pass a truck making a left turn into a driveway.
• $610,000 recovery for insulation worker who sustained back injury on a construction site where general contractor and primary contractor failed to comply with OSHA requirements.
• $600 thousand dollars for a 16 year old boy who was involved in a bicycle accident who had fractures of the pelvis and a closed head injury.
• $600,000 judgment for a herniated cervical disc caused by a bicycle-auto crash.