Verdicts & Settlements

At Jugo & Murphy, we pride ourselves in recovering the maximum compensation possible for your losses.  Although each case is unique, we treat every case with the same amount of attention and professionalism.  We have over thirty years of experience with trials and settlement of personal injury and wrongful death cases.

(Due To Space Considerations, We Have Posted A Representative List Of Verdicts And Settlements In Some Of Our Cases)


$24 Million

Settlement For
Automobile Negligence

41 year old mother of two was paralyzed and sustained a brain injury resulting in severe emotional trauma after her car was struck in the rear by a drunk driver.


$6 Million

Settlement For
Premises Liability

80 year old rendered quadriplegic following trip on tile in elevator of apartment complex.


$3.4 Million

Settlement For
Product Liability

Defective vehicle design of Jeep causes a rollover crash. 32-year-old husband suffered brain damage.


$2 Million

Settlement For
Nursing Home Negligence

A 75-year-old woman with untreated urinary tract infection developed sepsis, multiple organ failure and eventually died. Six surviving adult children. Policy limit $2,000.000.00


$1.35 Million

Settlement For
Negligent Staffing

Private school with inadequate ratio of staff to students results in the sexual molestation of one student by another.


$1.3 Million

Settlement For
Medical Malpractice

Obstetricians failed to complete termination of pregnancy resulting in a child born with brain damage and disabilities.


$1.275 Million

Settlement For
Product Liability

18-year-old rendered quadriplegic following SUV rollover. Lawsuit alleged that better window glazing would have prevented ejection.


$1.1 Million

Settlement For
Product Liability

Tire tread separation of an SUV resulted in a loss of control and vehicle rollover. The client sustained cervical fractures, shattered hip and femur fracture.


$1 Million

Settlement For
Medical Negligence

65 year old woman presented at the emergency room complaining of headaches and back ache. Defendant doctor denied that plaintiff made complaints of headache and failed to diagnose a brain aneurysm. Plaintiff suffered a stroke.


$1 Million

Settlement For
Automobile Negligence

Retrieval and downloading of black box data from defendant’s vehicle proves excessive speed and failure to respond to stopped vehicle ahead. Bilateral leg fractures to 9 year old and knee injury to her twin sister. Policy limit $1,000,000.00.


$1 Million

Settlement For
Medical Malpractice

Failure to recognize a lacerated liver following CPR leads to wrongful death of 43-year-old husband and father of one.


$1 Million

Settlement For
Automobile Negligence

Uninsured motorist suit for 35-year-old father of six who was killed when struck by a drunk driver while unloading his work van. Policy limit $1,000,000.00.


$1 Million

Settlement For
Automobile Negligence

Truck struck and killed a 52-year-old pedestrian with one adult surviving son.


$975K

Settlement For
Medical Malpractice

Wrongful death of 19 year old following elective surgery to remove a benign brain tumor.


$825K

Settlement For
Automobile Negligence

Wrongful death of a 75 year old and a 45 year old when a car crossed over the center line, causing the clients’ vehicle to lose control and hit an oncoming truck. Settlement and verdict.


$820K

Settlement For
Medical Malpractice

Doctor negligently performed a tummy tuck procedure resulting in permanent scarring.


$800K

Settlement For
Electrocution

44 year old sustained psychological injury following electrocution at home.


$750K

Settlement For
Dramshop Liability

Suit against a tavern owner who served alcohol to a patron which resulted in an automobile crash that killed a 26-year-old son and a 33-year-old wife and mother. Policy limit $750,000.00.


$750K

Settlement For
Automobile Negligence

31 year old under the influence of cocaine and hitchhiking on an expressway is struck by car swerving around a truck that stopped to pick up client. Claim against truck driver for blocking a through lane. Client sustained a below the knee amputation.


$675K

Settlement For
Product Liability

Defectively designed latch on hatchback of vehicle results in ejection of passenger. 42-year-old wife sustained hemiparesis.


$600K

Settlement For
Slip & Fall – Premises Liability

Tenant of an apartment building fell in water in a stairwell, sustaining a dislocated shoulder and possible torn labrum. Defendant offered $15,000.00 before trial and $30,000.00 during trial. The jury returned a verdict for $542,000.00 and the defendant appealed.


$600K

Settlement For
Negligent Security

18 year old shot and killed in Drive-through lane of fast food restaurant. Policy limit $600,000.00.


$600K

Settlement For
Industrial Forklift Accident/Product Liability

35 year old sustained serious ankle fracture requiring surgery when forklift he was operating while loading a truck fell after truck moved away from loading dock. Policy limit $600,000.00.


$550K

Settlement For
Motorcycle Accident

21 year old injured when driver violated the right of way. Policy limit of $100,000.00 offered but our firm alleged that the insurance company acted in bad faith.


$475 Million

Settlement For
Automobile Negligence

52 year old suffered herniated cervical disk and mild traumatic brain injury as a result of rear-end crash.


$400K

Settlement For
Dog Bite

5-year-old girl bitten on face by dog with history of prior bites.