Michael Scott Morgenstern's Legal Cases (4)

Personal injury

Kumar v. Toyota

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OUTCOME: $59.7 million verdict for plaintiff

Prashant Kumar, a 26-year old Maryland resident, was a passenger in a Toyota car when the Toyota was struck head-on by an oncoming car. Prashantâ€™s seat was reclined and he slid under his seat belt. H ... is legs were crushed and they had to be amputated. Prashantâ€™s friend, the driver, did not have his seat reclined and he walked away from the accident unharmed. In May of 2000, a jury awarded Prashant $59.7 million finding that Toyota failed to adequately warn Prashant about the danger of riding with his seat reclined while the car was moving.

Personal injury

Mary Best v. Metrobus

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OUTCOME: $3.3 million settlement

Mary Best, a 64-year old District of Columbia resident, had been waiting at a bus stop when a Metrobus driver lost control of the vehicle and struck her. Both of her legs were crushed. Ms. Bestâ€™s $3. ... 35 million settlement was the largest that MetroBus ever had to pay.

Car accident

Jane Doe v. Trash Truck Company

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OUTCOME: $1.9 million settlement

Jane Doe, a 58-year old bookkeeper, was broadsided by a 26 ton trash truck whose driver drove through a red light. Jane Doe was comatose for a month and hospitalized for five months. She was unable to ... return to work. In addition to obtaining the trash truck companyâ€™s $1.9 million policy limits, we were also able to negotiate large reductions with Jane Doeâ€™s health insurance company and medical providers. These savings helped to fund an annuity that replaced Jane Doeâ€™s loss of income.

Personal injury

John Doe v. Concert Arena

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OUTCOME: $2 million settlement

A 19-year old construction employee attended an outdoor rock concert during which a large rain storm occurred. He, along with a large group of patrons, â€œbody surfedâ€ down a muddy hill, an activity ... that is popular among concert-goers whenever it rains at the arena. Unknown to the body-surfing patrons, the concert arena owner had installed a vertical overflow pipe to drain the water at the bottom of the hill. When the young man slid down the hill, his head struck the overflow pipe which had become submerged under the muddy rain water. He was seriously injured and now is confined to a wheelchair. By investigating the long history of concerts at this location, we were able to show that the concert arena owner knew that the hill would be used by patrons to body surf during rainy weather and that appropriate notice should have been posted about the newly installed overflow pipe.

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