Thousands of personal injuries occur all around the world, and most of them are settled before reaching court. At the same time, some personal injury cases are taken to court and the verdicts announced include some heavy payouts. The point is that you never know what will happen to you in the next moment. You could be the victim of an accident, or you might be the one who caused it also. Sometimes injuries and accidents are totally inevitable, but what you should do is take some proper precautionary measures and have someone like Frekhtman & Associates at your side to help you get through such cases.
Speaking of personal injury cases, we now list some of the biggest payouts for personal injury verdicts:
1- Walmart Truck
A Walmart truck hit comedian Tracy Morgan, causing a severe head injury, and the comedian was awarded an amount of $90 million. It was a big shock to Walmart despite the fact that it’s a big name.
2- Robert Middleton
In the year 1998, an eight year old boy, Robert Middleton, was sexually abused, doused in gasoline and lit on fire by a 12 year old boy. Twelve years later, in the year 2010, Robert Middleton died due to skin cancer, and that’s when his family pointed a finger at the perpetrator, Don Willburn Collins, claiming that because of the burns, Robert got skin cancer and died. Collins was charged at an adult age for the death of Robert, and Robert’s family was awarded $150 billion by the court.
3- Gas Station Case
In the year 2000, Donald French, a gas station owner, was awarded an amount of $60 million when a train in Gainesville hit his gas station and destroyed everything. Not only was the station destroyed, but French also suffered a major head injury.
4- Gloria Aguilar Hit by Transit Bus
Gloria Aguilar was hit by a transit bus in the year 2005, in which she lost her leg. She was given an amount of $27.5 million.
5- Pharmacy Truck Case
Shirley Miller was hit by a pharmacy truck in New York in the year 2008, suffering a massive brain injury in that incident. For this, she was awarded $22 million. This was no less than a shock to the pharmacy company, but as they had to play by the rules set by the law, they paid the huge amount awarded to Miller.
These are some major personal injury cases and their verdicts. However, the list doesn’t end here, and there are thousands more cases out there. If you ever suffer from a personal injury due to someone’s negligence or some brand or company or even a truck belonging to a company, take it to court and ask your desired amount. Your case must be strong and you should have a strong lawyer or a firm behind you, working for you. If you have a strong law firm or a strong lawyer at your end, consider it a win-win case already.
