An Indiana woman who suffered severe brain injuries and partial paralysis when the car she was riding in struck a jackknifed tractor-trailer on an icy road at night in January 2006 has been awarded a $32.5 million verdict by an Indiana jury. The victim, Kristen Zak, who was 31 years old at the time of…

A 42-year-old bicyclist has reached a $2.6 million settlement from several defendants after he was struck and seriously injured by a mattress truck as he was riding his bicycle on a street in Radnor Township, Pa., in March 2012. Chester McKee had come to a stop sign at an intersection and had the right of…

The Memorial Day holiday weekend is symbolically the official start of the summer season as Americans take time to honor our nation’s heroes of wars past and take time to relax with family and friends. We here at MyPhillyLawyer wish you a wonderful weekend, but we also want to remind you to be careful as…

A former school bus driver who underwent spinal surgery in July 2008 has been awarded a $4.88 million verdict in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas after a post-surgical infection left her paralyzed. After a seven-day trial and three hours of deliberations, the jury in the case determined that her medical treatment was substandard. The…

A Delaware County man who suffered from a stroke in May of 2010 after his doctor allegedly failed to treat his high blood pressure has been awarded a $7.4 million verdict by a Delaware County jury. Finis Cuff, 61, of Darby, had gone to see his physician, Dr. Douglas L. Keagle, on April 16, 2010,…

The family of a 24-year-old Omaha, Neb., woman who was killed in a 2010 crash when her vehicle slammed into a city maintenance truck while its crew was working on a street has agreed to a $300,000 settlement with the city and the state of Nebraska to resolve their claims. The settlement between the family…