Case Results

A 39-year-old man was given the wrong prescription by a nationally well-known pharmacy for approximately 10 months. He suffered significant cardiac and mental damages as a result of the negligence by both the pharmacy and his medical caregivers who failed to appreciate the error. A $600,000 dollar settlement was reached.

The Claimant was working for his employer undoing an expansion tank when he sustained injuries to his lumbar spine which led to chronic lower back and leg pain and surgical intervention to address his medical maladies. Although the matter was hotly contested Kocian Law Group resolved the matter for $558,828.00.

Medical malpractice involving an 80-year-old nursing home resident who was fed “by mouth” despite contrary orders. The patient developed a serious and possibly fatal respiratory condition. The result was a judgment for the plaintiff for $506,000 dollars.

Nursing errors caused permanent damages to a 46-year-old man who was an insulin-dependent diabetic, and schizophrenic. While liability and causation were strongly contested, as an autopsy was never performed, the Kocian Law Group successfully pursued the matter to a resolution of $500,000 dollars.

Contested workers’ compensation claim for back fusion surgery. The injured worker sustained a back injury in 1997. Thereafter, the injured worker sustained two subsequent injuries to his back at different times for different employers. The insurer contested that the need for fusion surgery was due to the 1997 injury. The Commissioner ordered the fusion surgery and the matter was later settled for $145,000 dollars.

Motor vehicle accident / jury trial involving a shoulder injury. Liability was disputed. The pre-trial offer was $12,000 dollars. A Stamford jury awarded $138,000 dollars.

Contested workers’ compensation heart disability case. The injured worker retired, and 10 years later developed a heart condition leading to a heart attack and 40 percent disability of the heart. The insurance company claimed that the heart attack was not related to the original claim. The Commissioner awarded $135,000 dollars in heart disability payments and sanctioned the employer, awarding $24,000 dollars in attorneys’ fees for an unreasonable contest of the claim.

Motor vehicle accident / jury trial involving $5,000 dollars in chiropractic bills and a $7,000 dollar offer. The defendant’s policy was $25,000 dollars. The jury awarded $26,981 dollars.

Highway defect case against a city about a sidewalk fall down accident involving a crack in sidewalk. The plaintiff sustained a closed fracture of the fourth (“pinky”) finger. Judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $20,000 dollars plus costs and pre-judgment interest.

Workers’ compensation claim where the employer alleged that our client’s workplace injury did not actually occur and produced two witnesses who testified that our client’s injury did not occur despite the fact that our client testified during the formal hearing that those two witnesses had actually observed the injury take place. Based on the persuasive and professional presentation of the claim by Kocian Law Group attorneys the Commissioner found our client credible and found the claim to be a compensable workers’ compensation claim.