R E C E N T   V E R D I C T S AND SETTLEMENTS:

$21,000,000 Verdict: England v. SME Steel Contractors, Inc. and Swinerton Builders, Inc. for a family whose husband was rendered a paraplegic at a construction site in San Mateo. The case was tried in San Francisco

$14,000,000 Verdict, plus $2,100,000 comp payment: For construction worker who fell on job site. Tried in San Francisco.

$11,000,000 Settlement for failure to give CPR resulting in brain damage.

$10,500,000 Verdict: Gorewitz v. Toyota Transport for family of Airborne Express driver killed by a Toyota transport truck while driving to work. Case tried in Alameda County.

$10,500,000 Verdict: Vargas v. Carmel Development Company for ironworker who became a paraplegic as a result of construction site injury. Case was tried in Santa Clara County and is one of the highest verdicts ever in this county.

$10,000,000 Confidential Settlement arising out of construction site collapse.

$7,500,000 Verdict: Confidential Case for union worker with leg injury. Case was tried in Stanislaus County and is one of the highest verdicts ever in this county.

$7,000,000 Settlement for ironworker injured when beam held by crane swept him off the iron and he fell 30 feet.

$6,500,000 Verdict: Minert v. UCI Construction for carpenter receiving brain injury. Highest personal injury verdict in counties history.

$5,500,000 Settlement for worker who lost a leg in crane collapse case at San Francisco Airport.

$4,000,000 Settlement for injured child struck while crossing the street.

$3,500,000 Settlement for ironworker injured while riding motorcycle.

$3,300,000 Settlement for construction worker where joist fell on foot.

$3,000,000 Settlement for Medical Malpractice overdose leading to coma.

$3,000,000 Settlement for injury occurring when co-employees dropped a beam on causing plaintiff to fall from scaffolding.

$3,000,000 Settlement of case where faulty wooden joist failed causing worker to fall 20 feet to the ground.

$3,000,000 Settlement after two days of trial for construction worker who fell 15 feet onto his head.

$2,900,000 Settlement for wrongful death of 19 year old son, who was a union construction worker killed while working.

$2,765,000 Settlement for carpenter who fell when gluelam beam failed underneath him.

$2,500,000 Settlement of construction foreman's case against contractor who negligently covered a hole. Plaintiff was injured when plywood gave away causing him to fall into the hole.

$2,150,000 Settlement of claim against property owner for dangerous hatch to roof that closed on plaintiff causing him to fall 15 feet to the ground.

$2,100,000 Verdict: Barnes v. Capp for death of 18 year-old boy in automobile incident. Case was highest result in county for wrongful death verdict.

$2,050,000 Verdict: Paterson v. RMC Pacific Materials for worker with back injury caused by fall from catwalk.

$2,000,000 Settlement for claim of injury when 4x4 board fell eight stories striking plaintiff on the head.

$2,000,000 Settlement for Construction workers injured during explosion at refinery.

$2,000,000 Settlement for ironworker who fell 45 feet when crane pulled him off platform.

$1,875,000 Settlement to worker pinned by a backhoe while working.

$1,800,000 Settlement of claim against general contractor for failing to have proper scaffolding for work resulting in back injury.

$1,750,000 Verdict: Molloy v. Thompson & Rich Crane Company for worker with broken leg.

$1,600,000 Settlement for products liability claim and negligence claim against owner of broadcast tower for injuries sustained by plaintiff while climbing tower.

$1,550,000 Settlement for wrongful death of husband in collapse of building during construction.

$1,500,000 Settlement for products liability claim against food warmer manufacturer.

$1,500,000 Settlement after three days of trial in case of union painter injured by contractor who negligently operated lift. Plaintiff suffered injury to foot and ankle.

$1,450,000 Settlement for family of ironworker killed during construction

$1,400,000 Settlement of Construction worker injured in automobile incident.

$1,300,000 Wrongful death settlement to family of worker killed during a new construction project in Santa Clara.

$1,250,000 Settlement for case where rail-road worker injured while swinging a sledge hammer.

$1,200,000 Settlement for family of construction worker killed during construction in Sacramento.

$1,200,000 Settlement for family of construction worker killed during construction collapse in Oregon.

$1,150,000 for construction worker injured when rigging collapsed causing injury.

$1,125,000 Verdict: Becerra v. Jonce Thomas for non surgical back injury with $25,000 pre-trial offer.

$1,050,000 Verdict: Sigfrid v. Bear High Reach for person injured by faulty equipment. Offer before trial was $10,000.

$1,040,000 Settlement for injured railroad engineer who struck parked truck on tracks.

$1,035,000 Settlement for ironworker injured by falling angle iron

$1,000,000 Settlement for lather who was injured when he stepped into uncovered floor drain and injured wrist.

$1,000,000 Settlement of claim against general contractor for failing to cover hole that scissor lift fell into.

$1,000,000 Settlement for medical malpractice resulting in paraplegia.

$1,000,000 Settlement for construction worker struck in head by 2x4.

$1,000,000 Settlement for ironworker who fell 27 feet to floor below.

$1,000,000 Settlement for construction worker injured when crane struck column.

$1,000,000 Settlement for worker injured by falling tools at job site.