| School & Campus Accidents Verdicts & Settlements | Click on case name to purchase report | |
| Verdict & Settlement Disposition | Description | Case Name |
| $19,082,581 | Student fractured skull when TV fell off of rolling stand he was moving. Boy suffers hemiparesis. Liability was conceded; parties debated extent of residual injuries. | Hernandez v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago Cook Co., Ill., Cir. Ct., No. 03L13945 (9/25/07) |
| $2,500,000 | College student died of asphyxiation while being raped in school's dormitory. Parents alleged negligent supervision; university denied liability. |
Family of Dickinson v. Eastern Michigan University Washtenaw Co., Mich., Cir. Ct. (12/1/07) |
| $1,800,000 | Teen mauled by pit bull on school grounds, sustained facial injuries. Parents claimed that school didn't properly address continual problem of dogs roaming campus. | Decembre v. Orange County School Board Orange Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., No. 05CA3861 (5/19/08) |
| $900,000 | Teen claimed she injured her back when school's elevator plummeted two stories. She alleged negligent maintenance, but school argued that third party serviced the elevator. | Torres v. City N.Y. Bronx Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 26179/97 (1/29/08) |
| $510,000 | Students collided while running in schoolyard. Parents of 9-year-old who broke leg claimed that one adult was observing some 400 kids. School cited budgetary problems. | Windley v. Paterson Board of Education Passaic Co., N.J., No. PAS-L-2982-06 (6/11/08) |
| $500,000 | Drunken college student was electrocuted after mistakenly walking into campus's high-voltage utility room. Family claimed room should have been locked. | Estate of Steffey v. Purdue University Matter not filed, Indiana (8/20/07) |
| $350,000 | Teen's leg severely fractured when struck by falling grease boards that were leaning against closed classroom door. Defense claimed that student positioned the boards. | Villery v. Los Angeles Unified School District Los Angeles Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. BC 363316 (11/14/07) |
| $145,000 | Teen claimed she slipped on ice at drain of school's retaining wall, injuring shoulder. School contended freezing weather meant water couldn't have seeped out of drain. | Mason v. Waterford-Halfmoon Public School Saratoga Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 13/06 (3/20/08) |
| Defense | Student ran into door, lacerated forehead, while playing kickball in school's yard. Father claimed yard was too small; defense contended yard was appropriate size. | Boniske v. Arista Academy Inc. Broward Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., No. CACE04013432 (10/31/07) |
| Defense | Woman claimed she injured knee after tripping on defect created by missing cobblestone in university's courtyard. University contended defect was trivial. | Cabaniss v. State of New York Albany, N.Y., Ct. of Claims, No. 111727 (10/18/07) |
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