Verdicts & Settlements

The attorneys at Silverman Thompson regularly obtain million-dollar plus verdicts and settlements for clients who have been seriously injured. In fact, they have been trial counsel in some of the largest multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements in the area. The following are some of the settlements we have obtained:

Our Results

$190,000,000 Settlement

Medical Malpractice / Invasion of Privacy / Class Action
Case: Jane Doe No. 1, et al. v. The Johns Hopkins Hospital, et al.
Court: Circuit Court for Baltimore City; Case No. 24-C-13-001041
Settlement Date: September 19, 2014

Confidential Amount Settlement

Professional Sports/ Concussion Litigation/ Class Action
Case: In re: National Hockey Lead Players’ Concussion Injury Litigation, MDL US District
Court, District of Minnesota
Settlement Date: November, 2018

$36,224,076 Settlement

Breach of Contract and Fraud
Defendant’s settlement offer prior to trial: $350,000
Case: Issac, et al. v. AIM-U Medversity, et al.
Court: Circuit Court for Montgomery County; Case No. 369791V
Verdict Date: October 1, 2014 (Amended Verdict), January 29, 2015 (Upheld)

$14,250,000 Settlement

Invasion of Privacy / Class Action
Case: Jane Doe 2, et al. v. The Georgetown Synagogue-Kesher Israel Congregation, et al.
Court: Superior Court for the District of Columbia; Case Nos. 2014CA7644B, 2014CA8073B, 2015CA7814B
Settlement Date: October 24, 2018

$7,600,000 Verdict

Medical Malpractice – Failure to Properly Interpret and Report Prenatal Sonogram
Defendant’s settlement offer prior to trial: $0.00
Case: Doe. v. American Radiology, et al.
Verdict Date: February 8, 2006

$7,000,000 Settlement

Motor Vehicle Collision
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: March 2019
Venue: Baltimore City

$5,013,130 Settlement

Premise Liability – Drowning of a minor
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: September, 2003

$5,000,000 Settlement

Wrongful Death – Failure to Diagnose Pulmonary Embolism
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: January, 2012

$4,844,184.20 Settlement

Product Liability – Wrongful Death – Defectively Designed Shipping Crate & Handle
Case: Sardis v. Overhead Door Corporation
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Richmond Division), Case No. 3:17-cv-818
Verdict Date: July 11, 2019

$4,486,123 Verdict

Wrongful Death – Resulting From Automobile Collision
Defendant’s settlement offer prior to trial: $0.00
Case: Freimiller, et al. v. The Estate of Stanly Fleming
Court: Circuit Court for Cecil County: Case No.: 07-C-02-000389
Verdict Date: September 3, 2004

$4,000,000 Settlement

Medical Malpractice – Failure to Diagnose Spinal Cord Condition
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: May, 2012

$3,852,192 Verdict

Trucking Collision / Personal Injury – Surgical Injury
Case: Martin Seman v. Horace Brown and Samuel Coraluzzo, Co.
Settlement Date: November, 2018

$3,500,000 Settlement

Medical Malpractice – Paralysis Caused by Negligent Implantation of Spinal Cord Stimulator
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: December, 2009

$3,500,000 Verdict

Wrongful Death – Failure to Treat Hospital-Acquired Infection
Defendant’s settlement offer prior to trial: $0.00
Case: Gomez et al. v. University of Maryland Medical System, et al.
Court: Circuit Court for Baltimore City : Case No.: 24-C-04-004434
Verdict Date: January 25, 2006

$3,100,000 Verdict

Medical Malpractice – Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Lymphoma
Case: Sklar v. Mann
Court: Circuit Court for Baltimore County: Case No.: 03-C-98-006482
Verdict Date: November 5, 1999

$2,900,000 Settlement

Medical Malpractice/Failure to Diagnose and Treat Infection Resulting in Leg Amputation
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: March, 2016

$2,881,785 Settlement

Defendant’s settlement offer prior to trial: $0.00
Case: Riddick L. Bowe v. Jeffrey Jackson
Court: Circuit Court for Prince George’s County; Case No. CAL-02-28520
Settlement Date: December 16, 2002

$2,881,784 Judgement

Breach of Contract
Defendant’s settlement offer prior to trial: $0.00
Case: Riddick L. Bowe v. Jeffrey Jackson
Court: Circuit Court for Prince George’s County: Case No.: CAL-02-28520
Date: December 16, 2002

$2,823,046 Verdict

Wrongful Death – Resulting From Automobile Accident
Defendant’s settlement offer prior to trial: $1,400,000.00
Case: Funchion, et al. v. Klingensmith, et al.
Court: Circuit Court for Calvert County; Case No.: 04-C-13-001443
Verdict Date: April 30, 2015

$2,500,000 Verdict

Medical Malpractice – Stroke After Vascular Surgery
Case: Diane Kelly v. Louis Queral, M.D.
Court: Circuit Court for Baltimore City: Case No.: 24-C-98181112
Verdict Date: November 30, 1999

$2,500,000 Settlement

Medical Malpractice/Infection and Amputation Following Surgery
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: June, 2018

$2,300,000 Settlement

Wrongful Death and Survival Action/Commercial Truck vs. Pedestrian Death
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: July, 2016

$2,000,000 Settlement

Medical Malpractice – Failure to Diagnose Genetic Disorder / Chromosomal Abnormality After chorionic villus sampling (CVS)
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: June, 2012

$2,000,000 Settlement

Medical Malpractice – Assault, Battery, Improper Restraint
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: July, 2004

$1,800,000 Settlement

Automobile Collision – Truck Pulling Tractor Trailer Collided With Car
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: June 18, 2006

$1,782,898 Verdict (Jury Trial)

Commercial Litigation / Financial Adviser Malpractice
Defendant’s settlement offer prior to trial: $30,000
Case: Thompson, et al. v. UBS Financial Services, et al.
Court: Circuit Court for Baltimore City; Case No. 24C08005476
Verdict Date: November 26, 2012

$1,600,000 Settlement

Medical Malpractice / Wrongful Death – Failure to Diagnose and Treat Aortic Dissection
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: May, 2011

$1,466,392 Settlement

Wrongful Death and Survival Action / Tractor Trailer and Automobile Collision
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: October, 2018

$1,400,000 Settlement

Medical Malpractice / Wrongful Death – Surgical Injury
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: 2013

Confidential Settlement

Negligence Case Against Two Major Air Carriers
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: January, 2014

$1,300,000 Settlement

Negligence
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Court: Circuit Court for Baltimore City
Settlement Date: December 13, 2013

$1,250,000 Settlement

Motorcycle Collision – Resulting in Paraplegia
(Settled for Policy Limits)
Case: Dreier v. Gabri
Court: Pennsylvania
Settlement Date: March, 2010

$1,250,000 Settlement

Medical Malpractice / Wrongful Death – Improper Restraint of Patient
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Resolution Date: September, 2003

$1,227,500 Settlement

Wrongful Death – Improper Restraint of a Juvenile
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: November, 2009

$1,150,000 Settlement

Medical Malpractice – Brachial Plexus Injury to Newborn Caused During Birth
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: February, 2011

$1,101,152 Settlement

Wrongful Death – Motor Vehicle Striking a Bicyclist
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: June, 2011

$1,100,000 Settlement

Medical Malpractice – Failure to Diagnose and Treat a Stroke
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: May, 2009

$1,050,000 Settlement

Wrongful Death and Survival Action/Death at Construction Site (Baltimore City)
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: November, 2017

$1,050,000 Settlement

Wrongful Death and Survival Action/Commercial Truck vs. Pedestrian Death (Baltimore City)
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: March, 2018

$1,000,000 Settlement

Wrongful Death and Survival Action – Shooting Death due to Inadequate Security at a Bar
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: September 6, 2019
Venue: Prince George’s County

$1,000,000 Settlement

Automobile Collision – Passenger Injured in Motor Vehicle Collision
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: May, 2009

$1,000,000 Settlement

Product Liability – Hospital Bed Fire Caused by Design Defect
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: February, 2009

$975,000 Settlement

Uninsured Motorist Action – Driver Killed in Collision Caused by Uninsured Motorist
Case: Estate of Hunter v. Nationwide Insurance
Settlement Date: October 9, 2020
Venue: Baltimore City

$950,000 Settlement

Wrongful Death and Survival Action/Boat Propeller Death
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: June, 2018

$875,000 Settlement

Liability and Underinsured Motorist Action – Pedestrian Killed by Underinsured Motorist
Case: Estate of McKinnon v. Bowyer, et al.
Settlement Date: October 4, 2019
Venue: Prince George’s County

$875,000 Settlement

Motor Vehicle Collision – Pedestrian Collision / Person Injury – Surgical Injury – Injury to a Pregnant Woman
Case: Kealy v. Winn
Settlement Date: December, 2018

$850,000 Settlement

Medical Malpractice / Failure to Diagnose and Treat Spinal Infection
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: October, 2018

$750,000 Settlement

Bicycle Collision – Motor Vehicle Striking a Bicyclist
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: November, 2010

$730,000 Settlement

Automobile Collision – Injuries to a Minor
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Court: Pennsylvania
Settlement Date: August, 2011

$700,000 Settlement

Medical Malpractice/Wrongful Death and Survival Action/Failure to Diagnose Cervical Fracture
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: February, 2018

$675,000 Settlement

Product Liability – Product Caused Burn Injuries to a Minor
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: November, 2011

$650,000 Settlement

Medical Malpractice – Failure to Diagnose and Treat Bone Cancer
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: February, 2010

$601,500 Settlement

Negligence – Propane Explosion Resulting in Burns
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: November 25, 2019

$600,000 Settlement

Personal Injury – Negligent Provision of a Generator Causing Burns
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: March, 2011

$600,000 Settlement

Medical Malpractice – Failure to Diagnose Ruptured Appendix
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: May, 2009

$590,000 Settlement

Medical Malpractice / Wrongful Death – Failure to Treat a Bed Sore
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: March, 2008

$525,000 Settlement

Medical Malpractice – Failure to Diagnose Pulmonary Embolism
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: September, 2011

$500,000 Settlement

Medical Malpractice – Negligent Discharge of Suicidal Patient
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: September, 2008

$500,000 Verdict

Motor Vehicle Collision – Bicycle Collision / Person Injury – Facial Scarring
Case: Johnson v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Settlement Date: November, 2017

Confidential Settlement

Wrongful Death – Negligent Failure To Have Working Automated Electronic Defibrillator (“AED”)
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: 2013

Confidential Settlement

Medical Malpractice / Wrongful Death Case alleging that a hospital over-prescribed and administered to a patient an unsafe amount of pain medications, including Tramadol, Morphine, Percocet and Dilaudid, which caused the patient’s death.
Case: Anonymous v. Anonymous (Confidential Settlement)
Settlement Date: 2013

The settlements and verdicts above reflect actual injury cases handled by STSW, Andrew Slutkin and/or the law firm of Silverman Thompson. Of course, each case is different and the past record is no assurance that the lawyer will be successful in reaching a favorable result in any future case