Verdicts & Settlements

$45.5

million

Group home / Wrongful Death

jury verdict

26 year-old woman who suffered from severe developmental delays drowned in bathtub after being left unsupervised by caregiver.

$11

million

Assisted Living Facility/Resident Neglect & Wrongful Death Lawsuit

jury verdict / Neglect Of Resident Lawsuit

Earl Scherrer suffered from a traumatic brain injury and required 24 hour care. Liberty Manor, an assisted living facility, failed to properly supervise Earl and train its staff to understand and meet his care needs. Earl died at the age of 36 from complications associated with eating foreign objects. At autopsy, the medical examiner found numerous plastics bags, ketchup packets, paper towels, and candy wrappers in his stomach and small intestines. The assisted living facility refused to accept responsibility for his death.

$3.5

million

Nursing Home / Neglect of Resident Lawsuit

Settlement

Client suffered severe burns causing death.

$3

million

Nursing Home / Pressure Sore Death Lawsuit

Settlement

Multiple bed sores led to osteomyelitis and death.

$2.5

million

Cervical Cancer/Wrongful Death

Settlement

At the young age of 27, our client died from cervical cancer. Sadly, her Pap smear was misread by her healthcare provider. The error caused a delay in her diagnosis and treatment resulting in the cancer spreading to other organs.

$2

million

Product Liability/Pharmaceutical Drug Injury Compensation

Settlement

Drug caused primary pulmonary hypertension.

$2

million

Nursing Home/Malnutrition Death Case

settlement

Failure to ensure proper nutrition and hydration

$1.6

million

Auto Accident/DUI Wrongful Death Case

Jury Verdict, Cochise County (Garcia v. Adcock)

Defendant was intoxicated traveling 72 mph (32 mph over the speed limit) and ran a stop sign causing his vehicle to t-bone our client’s truck. Mr. Garcia was killed instantly. The defendant survived with minor injuries. Mr. Garcia left behind a wife, two boys, and one daughter.

$1.5

million

Auto Accident/Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Settlement (insurance policy limit)

Defendant ran a red light and t-boned our client’s vehicle causing her death. She was 27 years-old. We filed a lawsuit on behalf of the surviving mother. The case settled 3 months before trial.

$1

million

Infant Drowning/Landlord-Tenant Case

Settlement (insurance policy limit)

Baby Doe, 16 months old, drowned in a swimming pool in the backyard of a home. He got out of the home through a doggy door. The owner (landlord) failed to install a pool fence or door alarms as required under Arizona law. The case settled before a lawsuit was filed.

$1

million

Nursing Home/Diabetic Shock Death Case

Settlement (insurance policy limit) Mendez vs. Immanuel Campus

Our client, 75, was found at the nursing home unresponsive and foaming from the mouth. The nurses chose not to call 911. She died one week later from prolonged hypoglycemic neglect. The staff failed to properly monitor her blood sugar level and follow doctor’s orders for her diabetic medication.

$900,000

Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Settlement

Failure to diagnose a heart attack.

$825,000

Nursing Home/Misplaced Feeding Tube Case

Settlement during trial

Failure to diagnose misplaced feeding tube resulting in peritonitis and death.

$650,000

Assisted Living/Neglect and Consumer Fraud Case

Settlement

Fall and death from failure to meet resident needs.

$500,000

Nursing Home/Neglect of Resident Case

Settlement

Fall/death of 83 year-old nursing home resident caused by faulty bed rails.

$450,000

Product Liability/Pharmaceutical Drug Injury Compensation

Settlement

Drug caused heart valve damage.

$400,000

Auto Accident/Broken Bone Injury Compensation

Settlement

Fractured Vertebrae of 40 year-old construction worker hit by commercial truck.

Millions

Product Liability/Breast Implant Litigation Compensation

Millions recovered for the 300 clients Knapp & Roberts represented who suffered from connective tissue diseases and other complications relating to their breast implants.