Verdicts & Settlements
Spohrer & Dodd has over thirty five years of experience representing plaintiffs in a wide range of liability claims. Our attorneys have an outstanding record for bringing cases to a positive conclusion, through both trials and settlements. We have obtained numerous multi-million-dollar recoveries for clients, helped to promote new laws and changed the way things are done in business and industry. The firm's work and advocacy has benefited not only our clients, but the community at large.
The cases highlighted in each of our practice areas are representative of the firm's noteworthy verdicts and settlements. Some cases were resolved and must remain confidential by agreement of the parties. This is just a sample of the verdicts or settlements:
Military Medical Malpractice
- Burch v. United States: $2,000.000 Verdict
Serious injury due to misdiagnosis, inappropriate surgery - Foster v. United States: $1,000,000 Settlement
Negligent surgical complications lead to death of mother of two - Hines v. United States: Confidential Settlement
Medical negligence causes death of former Navy Signalman's wife - Lloyd v. United States: $1,500,000 Settlement
Hospital's failure to diagnose/treat Navy wife results in death - Pearson v. United States: $250,000 Settlement
Improper diagnosis process leads to removal of healthy reproductive organs - Perez v. United States: $ 750,000 Settlement
Woman injured by series of medical mistakes during/following unnecessary hysterectomy - Graziani v. United States: $150,000 Settlement
Lack of diagnosis and treatment for expectant mother causes death of baby in the womb - Rivera v. United States: $950,000 Settlement
Mother and baby die due to failure to diagnose and treat fetal distress - Tevington v. United States: $1,200,000 Judgement In Federal Tort Claim
Injury to patient following delayed diagnosis of breast cancer
Aircraft Accidents
- McMahon v Presidential Aviation [Blackwater]: Confidential Settlement
Three servicemen killed in a civilian plane crash in the mountains of Afghanistan - Kam Air: Confidential Settlement
Woman working for NGO in Afghanistan following crash of airliner on approach to land - Plaintiff v. Charter Flight Operator: Confidential Eight-Figure Settlement
Passenger injured in charter flight crash during landing - Rhodes, et al v. United Tech: $22,900,000 Verdict
Design defects caused fatal crash of Army UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter in Wiesbaden, Germany - Weidner, et al. v. United States: $9,480,000 Verdict In Federal Tort Claim
Faulty Air Traffic Control information led to fatal crash in Jacksonville, Florida - Sincavage, et al. v Bombardier Aerospace, et al.: Confidential Seven-Figure Settlement
Modified Sherpa military transport plane crash killed Florida & Virginia National Guardsmen - Olivier v. United States: $4,500,000 Settlement
Civilian pilot killed in mid-air collision with Air Force F-16 near Tampa, Florida - Chiavola v. LL Aero Corp.: Confidential Settlement
Piper Malibu Meridian accident in Vero Beach, Florida, resulted in death of passenger - Smith v. Universal Air Service of Florida: $2,800,000 Settlement
Single mother killed in chartered helicopter crash near Daytona, Florida - Brooks, Clark, Van Slyke v. Flightlines: Confidential Settlement
Metroliner charter crash in Spain resulted in death of three US businessmen - Marasia v. Blue Heron Aviation: Confidential Seven-Figure Settlement
Passenger killed by general aviation crash in Ft. Stewart, Georgia - Smith v. Sikorsky: Confidential Settlement
Component failure caused crash of Navy Sikorsky CH 53 in Jacksonville, Florida - King v. United States: Confidential Settlement In Federal Tort Claim
Crash of Piper Cherokee in New Port Riche, Florida, caused death of pilot - Romesburg v. Sikorsky: Confidential Settlement
Main rotor failure caused crash of CH53 near Virginia Beach, Virginia - Powell and McNair v. United States: Multi-Million-Dollar Judgement In Federal Tort Claim
Air Traffic Control negligence at Gainesville, Florida, caused multiple deaths in crash of Piper PA32 - Stimpson v Schumann: Confidential Seven-Figure Settlement For Passenger Against Owner/Operator
Cessna Citation crashed on approach to landing in Dexter, Maine - Doerr v. Avco: Confidential Settlements For Family On Board
Jacksonville, Florida, crash caused by catastrophic engine failure in Piper PA 32 - DeLoach v. United States: Confidential Settlement In Federal Claim Tort
Passenger died in Glynn County, Georgia, crash of DEA UH-60 Blackhawk due to wire strike - Austin v. Rogers and Coastal Helicopters: Confidential Settlement
Panama City, Florida passenger died in crash of Bell 47G helicopter that was negligently operated by an unlicensed pilot - Souder v. Air Amigos: Confidential Settlement For Family Of Passenger
Heroic passenger killed while saving others in Leesburg, Florida, crash of Beechcraft Bonanza caused by pilot error - Guidal v. RAC, Ltd.: Confidential Settlement
Passenger killed in crash of twin Cessna on approach into Melbourne, Florida - Plaintiffs v. MillonAire: Confidential Seven-Figure Settlements
Boeing 707 crash on departure near Manta, Ecuador, resulted in ground fatalities and injuries - Rodenberry et al. v. CJ Systems Helicopters: Confidential Settlement
Two medivac paramedics injured in rollover crash of Eurocopter Twinstar air ambulance helicopter - Anonymous v. Anonymous: Confidential Settlement
Schweitzer SA2-37 crash resulted in two fatalities - Espenship v. Eberhard: Confidential Settlement
Fatal crash in Sebastian Inlet, Florida, of vintage North American AT-6 war bird enroute to air show - Durden et al. v. Hartzell Propeller and SunState Propeller: Confidential Settlements For All Passengers
Crash of Piper PA 32 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, resulted from in-flight propeller failure
The case results reported are unique to each case and not indicative of the results of any other case.