Verdicts and Settlements
Some of Knapp & Roberts winning verdicts and settlements include:
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE/Wrongful Death
Failure to diagnose a heart attack.
$900,000 - Settlement
ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY/RESIDENT NEGLECT & WRONGFUL DEATH
Earl Scherrer suffered from a traumatic brain injury and required 24 hour care. Liberty Manor, an assisted living facility, failed to properly supervise Earl and train its staff to understand and meet his care needs. Earl died at the age of 36 from complications associated with eating foreign objects. At autopsy, the medical examiner found numerous plastics bags, ketchup packets, paper towels, and candy wrappers in his stomach and small intestines. The assisted living facility refused to accept responsibility for his death.
$11 Million - Jury Verdict/Scherrer vs. Liberty Manor
GROUP HOME/Wrongful Death
26 year-old woman who suffered from severe developmental delays drowned in bathtub after being left unsupervised by caregiver.
$45.5 million - Jury Verdict.
NURSING HOME/Neglect of Resident
Client suffered severe burns causing death.
$3.5 million - Settlement
NURSING HOME/Diabetic Shock Death
Our client, 75, was found at the nursing home unresponsive and foaming from the mouth. The nurses chose not to call 911. She died one week later from prolonged hypoglycemic neglect. The staff failed to properly monitor her blood sugar level and follow doctor's orders for her diabetic medication.
$1 Million - Settlement (insurance policy limit) Mendez vs. Immanuel Campus
PRODUCT LIABILITY/Pharmaceutical Drug
Drug caused primary pulmonary hypertension.
$2 million - Settlement
AUTO ACCIDENT/Broken Bone
Fractured Vertebrae of 40 year-old construction worker hit by commercial truck.
$400,000 - Settlement.
INFANT DROWNING/Landlord-Tenant
Baby Doe, 16 months old, drowned in a swimming pool in the backyard of a home. He got out of the home through a doggy door. The owner (landlord) failed to install a pool fence or door alarms as required under Arizona law. The case settled before a lawsuit was filed.
$1 Million - Settlement (insurance policy limit)
NURSING HOME/Pressure Sore Death
Multiple bed sores led to osteomyelitis and death.
$3 million - Settlement
NURSING HOME/Malnutrition Death
Failure to ensure proper nutrition and hydration
$2 Million - Settlement
PRODUCT LIABILITY/Breast Implant Litigation
Millions recovered for the 300 clients Knapp & Roberts represented who suffered from connective tissue diseases and other complications relating to their breast implants.
NURSING HOME/Neglect of Resident
Fall/death of 83 year-old nursing home resident caused by faulty bed rails.
$500,000 - Settlement.
NURSING HOME/Misplaced Feeding Tube
Failure to diagnose misplaced feeding tube resulting in peritonitis and death.
$825,000 - Settlement during trial.
PRODUCT LIABILITY/Pharmaceutical Drug
Drug caused heart valve damage.
$450,000 - Settlement
ASSISTED LIVING/Neglect and Consumer Fraud
Fall and death from failure to meet resident needs.
$650,000 - Settlement.
AUTO ACCIDENT/Wrongful Death
Defendant ran a red light and t-boned our client’s vehicle causing her death. She was 27 years-old. We filed a lawsuit on behalf of the surviving mother. The case settled 3 months before trial.
$1.5 million – Settlement (insurance policy limit)
