Menapace v. Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County
Oct 05, 2018OUTCOME: 10.165 Million Dollar Damages Verdict
Jackson, WY
Personal injury Lawyer at Jackson, WY
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OUTCOME: 10.165 Million Dollar Damages Verdict
OUTCOME: 5.19 Million Dollar Damages Verdict ($2.3M+ against Merit)
The case was brought by Blake Horr against Merit Energy for injuries Blake received while working on a Wyoming oil rig. When Blake was injured, he was working for Basic Energy . Merit blamed Basic fo ... r Blake's injury, but the jury found that both Basic and Merit were at fault assigning 45% of the responsibility for the accident to each. The jury found the damages at $5.19M, of which Merit will have to pay its 45% share.
OUTCOME: 28.5 Million Dollar Damages Verdict
On February 1, 2011, a 32-year-old unmaintained furnace poisoned Amber Lompe with carbon monoxide gas as she slept in her apartment. Defendant Sunridge owned the apartment where Lompe was living. The p ... roperty was managed by AMC. Sunridge and AMC ignored repeated warnings and had actual knowledge that the apartment complex's furnace fleet was too old to be safe. AMC also rejected employees' requests that the furnaces be inspected, cleaned, and maintained by HVAC professionals. As a result of the defendants' negligence, Amber suffered acute carbon monoxide poisoning and permanent brain injury.
OUTCOME: 13.67 Million Dollar Damages Verdict