Product Defects
Avery Denison
In a products liability case against manufacturer of name tags, Bob Hicks obtained a $900,000.00 settlement for an eleven year old girl for an eye injury caused by the elastic strap of a hanging name tag.
Summary:
Javerbaum Wurgaft obtains $900,000.00 products liability settlement for eye injury.
OWENS CORNING
In a case against the manufacturer of a bath tub, Bob Hicks obtained a settlement of $250,000 for women who fractured her arm by proving that the design of the bath tub led to the women falling when she stepped out of the tub.
DAIMLER CHRYSLER
Jack Wurgaft obtained a $2.54 million settlement for a child who, while seated in a child seat directly behind the driver of a Chrysler Voyager van, suffered permanent head injuries when the driver’s seat snapped and struck the child following impact with a truck. $1.7 million of the settlement was placed into an annuity, to be worth about $17 million over the child’s lifetime.
E.W. BUSCHMAN COMPANY, ET ALS
In an action for negligence in the design and post installation inspection of a conveyor system, Ken Javerbaum obtained a $4.1 million settlement on behalf of a client paralyzed when caught between the conveyor and a transporter.
KICE METAL PRODUCTS
Jack Wurgaft obtained a $1.3 million settlement on behalf of a spice mill employee who suffered amputated fingers while working on the defendant-manufacturer’s rolling mill machine.
CAROL CABLE
Jack Wurgaft obtained a $2.2 million jury verdict against the manufacturer of a drop light for a man burned when the drop light ignited and spilled gasoline, proving the manufacturer had made a defective product by not providing a warning that the light should not be used near flammable liquids.
JOHN DOE TRUCK COMPANY
Bob Hicks obtained a $675,000 settlement for a truck driver injured when he fell from a step board on the trailer of the truck, proving the design of the step board caused it to droop at an angle leading to the driver's fall. (Note: the defendant's true name is withheld pursuant to a confidentiality agreement.)
ERSHEL
Jack Wurgaft obtained a $675,000 settlement against the manufacturer of a vegetable slicing machine for a women who had several fingers amputated, proving the slicer lacked adequate safety guards.
PITMAN MANUFACTURING
Bob Hicks obtained a $500,000 settlement for the wife of an electrician killed by a crane that collapsed, proving that the accident could have been prevented by having a pressure relief on the crane's hydraulics system.
UNNAMED AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER
In a lawsuit for the estate of a driver killed when he was ejected and dragged from his vehicle by the driver of a stolen vehicle in a high-speed police chase, David Wikstrom obtained a settlement of $1 million proving that the door latch on the client's vehicle was defectively designed contributing to his ejection from the vehicle. (Note: the defendant's true name is withheld pursuant to a confidentiality agreement)