The lawyers at Sylvester & Brow have handled over 1000 cases in their collective 100 years+ of practice. A sampling of some of the more notable cases is as follows:
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$5,400,000.00 Recovery for wrongful death caused by the negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
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$4,925,000.00 Recovery in a dram shop claim against the driver and liquor server for injuries received in a single car accident.
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$4,850,000.00 Recovery for wrongful death claims against the operator of a motor vehicle driving at excessive speeds.
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$2,800,000.00 Recovery for wrongful deaths due to Carbon Monoxide poisoning caused by the defective condition and negligence in the manufacture, sale, installation and service of the gas fired unit.
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$2,500,000.00 Recovery for wrongful deaths in a recreational boating accident.
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$2,500,000.00 Jury Verdict in a wrongful death claim against a trucking company in United States Federal District Court. The defendant claimed the middle age decedent had a very shortened life expectancy due to prostate cancer.
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$2,000.000.00 Recovery for a birth injury against an obstetrician, pediatrician, and hospital for negligent care and treatment before, during, and after birth
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$1,800,000.00 Recovery for wrongful death against the manufacturer of an automobile, the supplier of parts, and the operator of a motor vehicle.
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$1,750,000.00 Recovery for failure to warn of the dangers in a recreational diving accident.
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$1,500.000.00 Recovery for negligence of ski area in maintaining its premises.
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$1,500,000.00 Recovery for failure to warn of the dangers in a recreational diving accident.
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$1,500,000.00 Jury Verdict for a beginner/low intermediate skier for injuries caused by the negligent maintaining and grooming of its trail.
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$1,100,000.00 Recovery for the wrongful death of a 68 year female pedestrian.
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$1,000,000.00 Recovery for delay in diagnosing and treating cancer.
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$1,000.000.00 Recovery for failure to monitor a hospitalized patient.
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$1,000,000.00 Settlement for a child age 10 who suffered head injury when struck by a vehicle while crossing a state road.
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$900,000.00 Recovery in a case involving an accidental shooting.
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$850,000.00 Recovery for failure of hospital to adequately monitor, care, and treat patient.
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$775,000.00 Recovery against the negligent operator of a motor vehicle who caused a fractured and dislocated hip and fractured ankle to the two occupants of a vehicle he struck.
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$750,000.00 Settlement for a motorcyclist who suffered a broken leg due to the failure of a motorist to maintain a proper lookout.
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$750,000.00 Settlement for failure of anesthesiologist to provide adequate care.
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$500,000.00 Settlement against a ski area for negligence in failure to properly inspect its trails, and remove hidden unsafe conditions.
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$500,000.00 Settlement for a wrongful death case due to Carbon Monoxide poisoning for failure to properly install and provide adequate warnings relating to a gas fired hot water boiler.
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$500,000.00 Settlement against a ski area for not closing an unreasonably dangerous trail after it had notice of the dangerous condition.
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$350,000.00 Settlement for injuries caused by a defective condition and unreasonably dangerous printing press.
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$350,000.00 Settlement for woman who suffered back injury.
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$300,000.00 Settlement for low back and shoulder sprains caused by the failure of the operator of his motor vehicle to keep his car under proper control.
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$250,000.00 Settlement to a pedestrian who suffered two broken ribs when hit by a motor vehicle in a crosswalk
We have also successfully represented and recovered for our clients in hundreds of other cases. A small sampling of additional types of cases we’ve handled are:
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Recovery for the wrongful deaths of four passengers in a commercial airplane that crashed due to the negligence of the pilot.
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Settlement during trial for the wrongful death of a motorcyclist caused by the negligence of a railroad, town, and city in designing, warning, and operating a railway crossing area.
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Settlement during trial in United States District Court for the Wrongful Death of a passenger in a Motor Vehicle.
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Jury verdict in United States Federal District Court in a case alleging pajamas worn by a young plaintiff were unreasonably dangerous and in a defective condition due to their flammability. Defendant claimed they were safe since they passed the Federal Flammable Fabrics Act test. Plaintiff countered by showing that a copy of the New York Times newspaper could also pass the Federal Flammable Fabrics Act test.
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Jury verdict in United States Federal District Court for injuries sustained by a bus driver who was driving in the passing lane of the Interstate when he was blinded by a fog type cloud of mist from a State snow plow that was spewing hot hydraulic oil onto the cold pavement. Plaintiff alleged and proved the hydraulic system was in an unreasonably dangerous and defective condition.
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Jury verdict in United States Federal District Court for negligence of a surgeon in failing to adequately monitor and treat a patient after surgery.
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Recovery for wrongful death due to the failure of emergency room physicians and surgeons to timely diagnose and treat a life-threatening condition.
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Recovery against hospital for failure to properly interpret test results.
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Settlement for wrongful death in an electrocution case.
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Jury verdict for injuries due to the failure of the physician to properly monitor a patient during experimental drug treatment.
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Recovery for failure of hospital to adequately monitor, care, and treat a full term baby in utero,
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Recovery for injuries caused by the negligence of the primary care physician in not properly monitoring and treating patient while on a potentially dangerous prescribed drug.
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Recovery against healthcare providers for failure to timely diagnose and treat cancer relating to a woman’s reproductive system.
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Recovery against a surgeon for serious burn injuries sustained during surgery.
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Recoveries for drug prescription errors.
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Recovery against the operators of a summer camp for failing to properly monitor and supervise plaintiff while in the camp pool.
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A bad faith recovery from an insurer which arose out of a refusal by the insurer to pay its policy limits to a child who was a pedestrian hit by an automobile. The insurer paid twice the amount of insurance it provided.
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Recovery for a skier who was injured during an evacuation from a ski lift.
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Jury verdict in United States Federal District Court involving a customer who slipped and fell on a foreign substance hurting her back while shopping at a supermarket.
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Numerous recoveries for people who slipped and fell on snow covered ice.
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Jury verdict in United States Federal District Court for the failure of a ski area to safely operate and maintain its ski lift equipment.
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Recovery against a collection agency for the wrongful death of a debtor due to a fatal heart attack caused by the agency’s harassing and intimidating tactics.
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Numerous recoveries for back, neck injuries and/or nerve injuries sustained as a result of automobile accidents.