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ESTATES RECEIVE VERDICT OF $17 MILLION AFTER PLANE CRASH

Estates of a pilot and her daughter who both died in a small plane crash received a verdict of $17,283,000 in a product liability suit. See Details

PATIENTS OF RETIRED DENTIST AWARDED $35 MILLION

A Judge awarded $35,000,000 to multiple patients who claimed a dentist performed unnecessary dental procedures to increase his own financial gains, and his inadequate dental work resulted in significant dental problems to his patients. See Details

DOCTOR FOUND NOT LIABLE FOR PATIENT’S BRAIN INJURY

A man claimed a doctor’s treatment fell below the standard of care when he failed to diagnose a brain abscess, resulting in cognitive limitations; the jury found the doctor’s treatment met the standard of care. See Details

NAVY VETERAN RECEIVED $6 MILLION VERDICT AGAINST CATERPILLAR AFTER ASBESTOS EXPOSURE

A King County jury awarded $6,031,928 to the family of a Navy veteran who died from mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos from working with farm equipment and heavy machinery. See Details

RESTAURANT PAYS $1 MILLION AFTER SLIP & FALL WITH NO WITNESSES

An Everett, Washington, restaurant agreed to pay $1,000,000 after a 7-year-old slipped and struck her head while alone in the women’s restroom. See Details

JURY AWARDS $17 MILLON TO TEENAGER LEFT PARALYZED AFTER COLLISION

A jury awarded $17,400,000 to a 16-year-old passenger in a vehicle that crashed after fleeing from police. See Details

OREGON

MAN RECOVERS OVER $6 MILLION AFTER BEING CRUSHED IN HAY BALE SLICER

A Multnomah County jury found that an agricultural machinery manufacturer was 60% responsible for the injuries a man sustained after being pinned and crushed into the framework of the machinery; man was awarded $6,199,091 after 40% reduction for contributory negligence. See Details

TRANSIT COMPANY AND BUS MANUFACTURER TO PAY $4 MILLION AFTER TRAGIC BUS ACCIDENT

TriMet and New Flyer of America each agreed to pay $2,000,000 after a bus accident that killed two pedestrians and caused critical injuries to others. See Details

WOMAN RECEIVES $18.5 MILLION VERDICT AGAINST EQUIFAX

A federal jury awarded $18,580,000, including $18,400,000 in punitive damages, to a woman after Equifax failed to correct errors on her credit report. See Details

IDAHO

TEENAGER KILLED IN DRIVERS ED CLASS, PARENTS AWARDED $3.5 MILLION

A Blaine County jury awarded $3,500,000 to the parents of a 15-year-old student who was killed in a collision that took place during a driver’s education class that took place after a snow storm and before dawn. See Details