Case Results
Verdicts and Settlements
For more than 50 years, Anderson Trial Lawyers has been advocating for eastern Connecticut residents in personal injury and wrongful death claims. The following is a partial list of verdicts and settlements we have won on behalf of our clients.
Disclaimer: Past results are no indication or guarantee as to the value or results likely to be obtained in any present or future claims.
Dog Bite/Knockdown
- $1,000,000 recovered for 73 year old man attacked and knocked down while walking in his neighborhood. Injuries to left leg and right hip. Complications involving kidney after hospitalization.
Products Liability
- Confidential settlement of a complex products liability case where the plaintiff suffered severe burns and disfigurement due to a borane-based chemical explosion in an industrial setting
- Confidential settlement against Toyota
- $2 million settlement in a products liability case against the foreign manufacturer and distributor of a contaminated over-the-counter sleep aid. A 57-year-old gentleman, a former Boston Marathon runner, became wheelchair dependent following the use of this product.
- $550,000 recovered for 61 year old woman who tripped and fell due to disrepair in a church sidewalk. Injuries to left and right shoulders, left elbow and neck.
- $650,000 recovered for 49 year old woman who slipped and fell on a loading dock during work due to defective delivery. Injuries to low back and right knee.
- $450,000 recovered for 58 year old woman who tripped and fell on defective sidewalk/entryway to a private school. Injuries to right shoulder, neck and face.
Motor Vehicle Accidents
- $1,000,000 recovered for 44 year old woman rear-ended by passenger vehicle. Injuries to head and neck.
- $300,000 recovered for 17 year old male t-boned at an intersection by someone who ran a red light. Injuries to head and neck.
- $270,000 recovered for 61 year old woman rear-ended while delivering mail for the US Postal Service. Injuries to head, chest, low back and left hip.
Trucking Collision
- $850,000 recovered for 44 year old man rear-ended by a commercial car transport truck carrying one can and towing another. Injuries to low back and neck.
- $550,000 recovered for 61 year old man rear-ended by triaxle dump truck on highway. Injuries to head, low back and an aggravation of left shoulder pain.
- $350,000 recovered for 65 year old man rear-ended by triaxle dump truck on city road. Injuries to head, neck and low back.
- $310,000 recovered for 35 year old man rear-ended by tractor trailer on highway. Injuries to head, neck and low back.
Motorcycle Collision
- $200,000 recovered for 52 year old man who was forced to lay down his motorcycle due to a car pulling out of a side street in front of him. Injuries to left hip, left knee, right leg, right scapula and lungs.
Premises Liability
- $1.8 million jury verdict (resulting in a $2.5 million settlement) for a veterinarian who fractured his right ankle in three places after slipping and falling on ice located near the entrance of a local motel
- $375,000 settlement from a slip and fall incident which occurred within the common parking/driveway area of an apartment complex due to the accumulation of snow and ice
- $325,000 settlement for a 27-year-old woman injured when her apartment door fell on her head as she was leaving her apartment
- $237,500 settlement for a slip and fall incident on government property that resulted in injuries to the plaintiff’s lower back and right upper extremity
- $75,000 settlement in a claim against the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority on behalf of a 40-year-old woman injured when the front door of a slot machine fell open onto her knee
Industrial Accidents
- Confidential settlements in multiple personal injury and emotional distress claims resulting from the explosion of natural gas in an industrial settlement
Construction Site Accidents
- $1 million settlement for a construction worker who suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was hit in the head by a metal stud that fell from the second floor of a building
- $300,000 settlement for a construction worker who suffered a torn rotator cuff when he slipped and fell on a local school building project.
- $133,000 settlement for a construction worker who suffered a shoulder dislocation and rotator cuff tear when a chimney collapsed and fell on him.
Workers’ Compensation Claims
- $750,000 settlement for a contractor injured on a job site when an unsupported roof truss fell onto him
- $282,000 settlement for a 63-year-old man who suffered a back injury due to a work-related slip and fall on ice
- $249,000 settlement for a 59-year-old woman with neck and back injuries due to a work-related slip and fall on cleaning solution
- $185,000 settlement for a 44-year-old man with neck and shoulder injuries due to a work-related fall
- $162,000 settlement for a 55-year-old man with neck, shoulder, lower back, and hip injuries due to a work-related slip and fall
- $300,000 settlement for a 43-year old woman who suffered a knee injury at work which turned into complex regional pain syndrome.
- $258,000 settlement for a 55-year old man who suffered a finger amputation at work which turned into complex regional pain syndrome rendering him unable to work.
- $275,000 settlement for a 35-year old woman who suffered a back injury
at work requiring multiple surgeries. - $180,000 settlement for a 44-year old man who suffered elbow, knee and back injuries in a fall from a ladder. Employer contested the case claiming he was an independent contractor and back injury was pre-existing.
Wrongful Death Claims
- $250,000 settlement for the estate of a woman who died after allegedly jumping from her boyfriend’s moving vehicle
Contact Our Connecticut
Injury Compensation Lawyers
If the negligent actions of another person have left you trying to cope with medical bills, lost wages, or a change in your daily activities, call Anderson Trial Lawyers, at 860.886.8845, or send us an email. Your initial consultation is free, and we can meet you at your home or other convenient location if you are unable to come to our Norwich office.