Noteworthy Cases

Aviation Negligence

  • Confidential settlement for family of 60-year-old woman who died in commuter plane crash.
  • Confidential settlement for family of man who died when ambulance helicopter crashed.

Motor Vehicle Accidents

  • $3,000,000.00 settlement in the Federal Court in St. Louis, Missouri for a 63-year old Missouri man who sustained a brain injury in a motor vehicle collision with a tractor-trailer truck. 
  • $3,000,000.00 settlement for a Jefferson County man who sustained a brain injury in a motor vehicle accident causing him to lose his sense of taste and smell.

  • $250,000.00 settlement for a 60-year old St. Louis County man who was rear-ended by a dump truck causing permanent back and neck injuries.
  • $1,250,000.00 settlement in Franklin County for a 21-year old man who was rendered a quadriplegic in a motor vehicle accident with a drunk driver driving a vehicle in which he was a passenger.
  • $1,060,000.00 settlement for a man who suffered a brain injury when rear-ended by a tractor trailer truck in a motor vehicle accident.
  • $1,000,000.00 settlement for a wrongful death of an 18-year old boy in a motor vehicle accident.
  • $600,000.00 verdict for a Jefferson County man who fractured his leg and hip in a motor vehicle accident.
  • $500,000.00 settlement for a Jefferson County man rear-ended by a sign company truck suffering a fracture of his thoracic spine, a collapsed lung and fractured ribs.
  • $400,000.00 settlement for the wrongful death of a Jefferson County couple involved in a motor vehicle accident.
  • $400,000.00 settlement in the city of St. Louis in a motor cycle accident with an automobile resulting in the death of a 45-year old man.
  • $325,000.00 settlement for a Jefferson County man who was ejected from a vehicle at an intersectional accident at Highway 67 and Meyer Road causing a fractured leg and a brain injury.
  • $250,000.00 settlement for a Lincoln County 75-year old woman who was rear-ended by a dump truck in the motor vehicle she was driving suffering injuries to her back and leg.
  • $250,000.00 settlement for a St. Louis city resident who was rear-ended at a stoplight causing a herniated disc in his neck.
  • $250,000.00 settlement to a 20-year old Jefferson County man who was involved in a motor vehicle accident when he was a passenger and ejected from a vehicle fracturing his hip requiring surgery.
  • $200,000.00 settlement for a 45-year old St. Louis County woman who was involved in a motor vehicle accident injuring her right leg (Karen Nondorf).
  • $200,000.00 settlement for a Jefferson County elderly woman who fractured her hip while being transported by an OATS transport vehicle when her wheelchair was improperly secured causing her wheelchair to overturn.
  • $180,000.00 settlement for a 75-year old woman who sustained a fractured hip in a motor vehicle accident in Jefferson County.
  • $120,000.00 for a St. Charles County man who was involved in a motor vehicle accident when his vehicle was caused to overturn by an uninsured motorist causing a fracture to his thoracic spine.

Tractor Trailer Accidents

  • $3,000,000.00 settlement in the Federal Court in St. Louis, Missouri for a 63-year old Missouri man who sustained a brain injury in a motor vehicle collision with a tractor-trailer truck. 
  • $3,000,000.00 settlement for serious orthopedic injuries sustained in tractor trailer accident. 
  • $1,325,000.00 settlement for a Jefferson County family rear-ended by a tractor trailer in Madison County, Illinois causing a brain injury and severe orthopedic injuries.
  • $1,000,000.00 verdict for closed-head injury to 25-year-old man in tractor trailer accident. 
  • $1,000,000.00 settlement for a man who had below knee amputation as a result of a trucking accident.
  • $1,000,000.00 settlement for brain injury sustained in accident with fuel truck.
  • $300,000.00 settlement for a Jefferson County man who was rear-ended by a tractor trailer on Highway 55 causing him to be ejected from his vehicle and fracturing his shoulder.

  • $250,000.00 settlement for a 60-year old St. Louis County man who was rear-ended by a dump truck causing permanent back and neck injuries.

Construction Accidents

  • $4,500,000.00 settlement for construction worker partially paralyzed when struck in the head by a falling beam.
  • $4,000,000.00 verdict for two wrongful death claims involving two males electrocuted while moving a grain auger striking a telephone line.
  • $2,300,000.00 judgment for a bricklayer seriously injured on a job site due to the negligence of his co-employees causing him to fall.
  • $2,000,000.00 recovery for an ironworker who was injured on a job site while erecting a cellular tower and the crane he was riding fell to the ground.
  • $1,000,000.00 settlement for ironworker who injured his leg when a train struck a bridge on which he was working.
  • Confidential settlement for foot injury sustained by construction worker for the employer’s failure to maintain a crane, which caused the crane to flip and resulted in injury to the construction worker.
  • $1,000,000.00 judgment for the wrongful death of a Jefferson County man killed when he was caused to fall from a forklift due to the negligence of his co-worker.
  • $300,000.00 settlement for a man who suffered a brain injury as a result of a faulty pipe that broke while he was trying to undo the pipe.
  • $200,000.00 settlement for a Dunklin County man who was killed while operating a cotton module and the farmer did not have sufficient workers to assist him with his activities while unloading the cotton module builder.

Product Liability

  • $5,000,000.00 settlement for an 18-year old boy who died in a fire after a motor vehicle accident caused by a product defect.
  • $1,250,000.00 settlement for the wrongful death of a 75-year old St. Louis County man who was killed as a result of a defective pickup truck.
  • $300,000.00 settlement for a man who suffered a brain injury as a result of a faulty pipe that broke while he was trying to undo the pipe.

Workers' Compensation

  • $350,000.00 settlement for a St. Louis County man who sustained several orthopedic injuries in a work accident rendering him permanently and totally disabled.
  • $150,000.00 settlement for a Jefferson County man who was permanently and totally disabled from his work-related injuries due to his back.
  • $150,000.00 settlement for a Jefferson County man who was permanently and totally disabled as a result of a work injury to his back.

  • $120,000.00 settlement for a 60-year old man who sustained a brain injury and numerous fractures in a work-related motor vehicle collision.

The Padberg & Corrigan Law Firm has been successful in obtaining permanent total awards for numerous workers throughout the state of Missouri which have resulted in lifetime payments to their clients.

Medical Malpractice

  • $1,500,000.00 settlement for the family of 45-year-old man who died as a result of a healthcare provider’s failure to diagnose bacterial meningitis.

  • $660,000.00 verdict in the city of St. Louis for an ironworker injured during rehab as a result of nursing malpractice
  • $660,000 verdict for permanent hand injuries caused by healthcare provider’s failure to manage bacterial infection.
  • $475,000.00 settlement for a St. Francois County man who developed a severe infection in his arm when his doctor's office ignored his calls for medical treatment.
  • $400,000.00 settlement for a 70-year old man who suffered injuries due to medical neglect by a nursing home causing him to fall and break his hip and develop decubitus ulcers.
  • $388,000.00 verdict in St. Louis County, Missouri for the death of an elderly woman who died from medical mismanagement.
  • $350,000.00 verdict in Iron County for a 70-year old woman in a medical malpractice claim against her physician who improperly administered a stroke medication.
  • $350,000.00 verdict in St. Louis County, Missouri for a 45-year old woman who sustained damage during a shoulder surgery.
  • $300,000.00 verdict in the city of St. Louis for a woman against her physician for improperly operating in the wrong area on her foot causing permanent nerve damage.

  • $200,000.00 verdict in St. Louis County, Missouri for the wrongful death of a woman who died as a result of her physician negligently managing potassium levels.

Wrongful Death

  • $5,000,000.00 settlement for an 18-year old boy who died in a fire after a motor vehicle accident as a result of a product defect in the motor vehicle he was riding in as a passenger.
  • $4,000,000.00 in the city of St. Louis for the wrongful death of two men electrocuted while moving a grain auger and striking a telephone line with the grain auger.
  • $1,500,000.00 confidential settlement for the death of a 45-year old man who died as a result of a healthcare provider's failure to diagnose bacterial meningitis.
  • $1,250,000.00 settlement for the wrongful death of a 75-year old St. Louis county man who killed as a result of a defective device on the motor vehicle he was riding as a passenger.
  • $1,000,000.00 judgment for the wrongful death of a Jefferson County man killed when he was caused to fall from a forklift due to the negligence of his co-worker.
  • $1,000,000.00 for the wrongful death of an 18-year old boy killed in a motor vehicle accident in St. Charles County.
  • $900,000.00 settlement in a medical malpractice claim of a 25-year old woman who died when there were complications involving her pregnancy.
  • $400,000.00 settlement for the wrongful death of a St. Louis city resident killed when his motorcycle was struck by an automobile.
  • $350,000.00 settlement for a Jefferson county married couple killed in a motor vehicle accident when the vehicle was struck by a vehicle that crossed over the median on Highway 55 in Jefferson County, Missouri.
  • $250,000.00 settlement in a medical malpractice claim for the death of an infant.
  • $200,000.00 settlement for a Dunklin County man who was killed while operating a cotton module and the farm did not have sufficient workers to assist him with his work activities while unloading a cotton module builder.

Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect

  • $400,000.00 settlement for a 70-year old man who suffered injuries due to medical neglect by a nursing home causing him to fall and break his hip and develop decubitus ulcers.
  • Confidential settlement for an elderly woman who was neglected and abused by another resident at a St. Louis County nursing home.

Premises Liability

  • $750,000 verdict for a woman who sustained neurological injuries from the inhalation of a dangerous chemical.
  • $350,000.00 settlement for a female who fell on and fractured her knee.
  • $150,000.00 settlement for a St. Louis county man who fractured his shoulder and leg while using a dangerous inflatable slide.
  • $120,000.00 settlement for a 30-year old St. Louis woman who fractured her elbow requiring surgery while walking down dangerous steps causing her to fall.

 

Disclaimer: Results are not guarantees. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future results. The value of each case depends upon the facts circumstance of that claim.

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