| Injured Children Verdicts & Settlements | Click on case name to purchase report | |
| Verdict & Settlement Disposition | Description | Case Name |
| $32,228,747 | Boy, 10, rendered quadriplegic after jumping out of load area of moving pickup truck. He claimed driver told him to jump, but driver contended he didn't know boy was in the truck. | Elkins v. Murchison San Bernardino Co., Calif.; Super. Ct.; No. CIVBS 800171 (6/4/10) |
| $13,510,000 | Boy, 7, died in house fire. Estate alleged portable fan's motor overheated because of lack of fuse. Defense suggested fire may have been due to boy playing with matches. |
Thompson v. Lasko Products Inc. Philadelphia Co., Pa.; Ct. C.P.; No. 2007-000391 (10/14/09) |
| $8,000,000 | Tot sustained paralyzing injury in car crash when she banged heads with passenger whose seat snapped. Suit alleged seat was poorly designed. Defense blamed speeding driver. | George v. Johnson Controls Inc. Platte Co., Mo.; Cir. Ct.; No. 09AE-CV01513 (8/6/10)) |
| $3,000,000 | Girl, 7, lost eye after bumping into protruding edge of metal display stand in store. Suit alleged protrusion was situated at dangerous height. Store contended girl was running. | Tran v. Old Navy D.N.J.; No. 2:07-cv-05653-KSH-PS (6/15/10) |
| $950,000 | Boy, 4, underwent kidney transplant after E. coli infection that was blamed on undercooked beef at restaurant. Defense disputed link between food and infection. | Syed v. Food Expressions, LLC Middlesex Co., N.J.; Super. Ct.; No. MID-L-5555-07 (6/15/10) |
| $775,000 | Girl, 3, struck by falling radiator in apartment, sustained fractured foot. Mother alleged radiator wasn't properly secured to wall. Landlords blamed repairman, who was unlicensed. | Perez v. Casper Kings Co., N.Y.; Sup. Ct.; No. 6060/05 (9/10/09) |
| $216,435 | Girl, 8, hit by ball while standing on paved area near church's ball field, allegedly sustained brain damage. Suit alleged field was improperly situated. Defense argued girl wasn't supervised. | McQueen v. Our Savior Lutheran Church Alameda Co., Calif.; Super. Ct.; No. RG07313276 (5/4/10) |
| Defense | Girl, 11, broke elbow performing cartwheel in gym class. Parents claimed cartwheels weren't permitted and that teacher wasn't watching. Defense argued incident was too sudden to prevent. | Strianese v. Haverstraw Stony Point Central School District Rockland Co., N.Y.; Sup. Ct.; No. 9198/08 (6/14/10) |
| Defense | Tot fell through apartment balcony's railing, sustained head injury. Suit alleged child crawled through large opening in railing, but defense suggested child was pushed by sibling. | Torres v. 2856 Fruitvale Properties Alameda Co., Calif.; Super. Ct.; No. RG08400784 (3/11/10) |
| Defense | Boy, 5, burned by candle while out of view of babysitting grandmother. Parents argued child shouldn't have been let near candle. Grandmother contended she was only momentarily absent. | Villareal v. Isas Harris Co., Texas; Dist. Ct.; No. 2006-79874 (11/17/09) |
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