Man gets $6.2 million after falling into empty pool 
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: January 27, 2011
Tags: negligence, paralysis, pool, quadriplegic, safety, Texas
A Travis County, Texas jury has awarded $6.2 million to a former Austin musician who, after drinking at a private party, was paralyzed when he dove into an underfilled apartment complex pool in 2005.
Fraternity sued by injured pledge
By:
Associated Press
Published: January 10, 2011
Tags: college, fraternity suits, Kansas, paralysis
An eastern Kansas man has filed suit against a University of Kansas fraternity over injuries he suffered at a party in September.
Paralyzed man receives $8 million settlement from city
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: September 27, 2010
Tags: accident, football, high school, New York, paralysis
Blake Hunt, the Flushing, N.Y. High School football player who was paralyzed during a scrimmage and has spent the past three years at a nursing home, has received a settlement in his lawsuit against the city in the amount of $8 million.
Woman paralyzed in park accident receives $8 million
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: September 2, 2010
Tags: Connecticut, paralysis
A young woman who was paralyzed in a sledding accident at Fulton Park has received $8 million in a settlement with the city.
High school football player’s injury case settled
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: July 13, 2010
Tags: football, high school, negligence, paralysis, Vermont
A former Spaulding High School, Vt. football player whose suffered a broken spine when he tried to tackle an opposing player in 2005 has reached a settlement with the Barre Supervisory Union, which he sued for negligence in a civil case filed more than two years ago.
Woman awarded $36 million malpractice verdict
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: May 10, 2010
Tags: Florida, medical malpractice, paralysis
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Deerfield Beach woman who was left partially paralyzed after a botched steroid injection has won a $36 million malpractice verdict.
$14.7M settlement in school trampoline case
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: February 26, 2010
Tags: paralysis, trampoline
The Chicago Board of Education is set to pay out the lion’s share of a record $14.7 million settlement reached this week in the case of a student left a quadriplegic after a trampoline accident at a South Side elementary school in 1992. The payout is believed to be the largest ever by the Board of Education in a personal-injury suit, attorneys in the case said Thursday.
Paralyzed man wins $18.5 million in DUI case
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: February 18, 2010
Tags: drunk driving, paralysis
A Colorado man was awarded $18.5 million yesterday for catastrophic injuries he suffered when a driver drunk on alcohol and high on marijuana left a mountain road and slammed into him as he was changing the oil on his wife’s car in their driveway.
Man paralyzed in refinery accident gets $12.1M
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: February 5, 2010
Tags: paralysis
A Texas jury on Wednesday awarded $12.1 million to a man left paralyzed in a Big Spring refinery accident and found a local refinery contractor and two other companies negligent because safety measures weren’t followed to prevent it.
Firm pays $8M for accident that ended football career
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: July 27, 2009
Tags: paralysis
A paving company has agreed to pay $8 million to settle a lawsuit over an accident that destroyed the career of a promising South Carolina college football player and left him an invalid.
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