| Amputation Verdicts & Settlements | Click on case name to purchase report | |
| Verdict & Settlement Disposition | Description | Case Name |
| $11,160,309 | Motorcyclist lost his arm in collision with oncoming truck turning left in front of him. | Cote v. Murphy Warren Co., Sup. Ct., No. 47107/05 |
| $7,500,000 | Pedestrian hit by tractor-trailer at construction site had to have leg amputated above the knee. |
Bristman v. Garden Communities San Diego Co., Super. Ct., No. GIC855357 |
| $6,000,000 | Man knocked off his motorcycle by side-swiping semi had left hand amputated. | Browning v. Colonial Freight Systems Inc. W.D., Texas, No. W-06-CA-181 |
| $5,100,000 | Complete leg amputation was needed after bicyclist collided with tractor-trailer. | Newcomer v. Armstrong World Industries Lancaster Co., Pa., Ct. C.P., No. CI-05-03911 |
| $4,800,000 | Worker's arm was amputated at the shoulder after getting trapped in crushing mechanism of baling machine. | Melendez-Natal v. Maren Engineering Corp. N.Y. Co., Sup. Ct., No.101862/04 |
| $4,000,000 | Man whose hand was pulled into grinding machine while he was cleaning it had hand and part of forearm amputated. | Hammond v. California Pellet Mill Co. D.N.J., 05-CV-2932 |
| $4,000,000 | Gangrene from post-surgery complications necessitated above-the-knee amputation of both the patient's legs. | Bonaguro v. Staten Island University Hospital Richmond Co., N.Y. Sup. Ct., No. 12957/03 |
| $1,925,000 | Teenager lost his dominant hand when he lost his balance while operating a meat grinder at his part-time job. | McDade v. Hobart Corp. Queens Co., N.Y. Sup. Ct., No. 8745/05 |
| Defense | Repairman alleged he was startled by rat while servicing elevator, causing fall that resulted in loss of three fingers. Defense claimed building used an exterminator and repairman should have deactivated elevator. | Lubina v. 21-31 37 Wallace Avenue Corp. Bronx Co., N.Y. Sup. Ct. No. 7752/01 |
| Defense | Premature newborn had leg amputated weeks after birth due to post-surgery infection. Defense contended infection was not result of negligence and was treated appropriately. | Barboza v. Borg Tarrant Co., Dist. Ct., No. 67-196536 |
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