Personal Injury Attorneys
Personal Injury Verdicts & Settlements
Adam Strickland v. Edna H. Pagel, Inc.
Plaintiff: Adam Strickland
Defendant: Edna H. Pagel, Inc.
Court: Superior Court for the County of Los Angeles
Plaintiff's Attorneys: Joseph J. Cappelli
Case: Runaway 130-Ton Tanker Car Smashes into Locomotive - Union Pacific Settles with Engineer, Conductor and Switchman for $1.3 Million. A California jury awarded a $7.7 Million verdict.
Vincent Castillo v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Plaintiff: Vincent Castillo
Defendant: Union Pacific Railroad Company
Court: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California No. CV-03-5388 AHM
Plaintiff’s Attorneys: Joseph J. Cappelli, Shawn M. Sassaman
Settlement: $1.2 Million - August 17, 2004
Michael Granese v. PECO Energy
Plantiff: Michael Granese
Defendant: Peco Energy
Court: Common Pleas Court of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1999)
Plaintiff’s Attorney: Joseph J. Cappelli
Case: Mr. Granese was injured when the jackhammer he was operating struck a live electrical line that was not properly marked by PECO Energy. Mr. Granese suffered severe electrical burns as a result of the electrical discharge.
Settlement: Confidential
Gregory Colucy v. American Trans Freight
Plaintiff: Gregory Colucy
Defendant: American Trans Freight
Court: Court of Common Pleas, Wayne County Ohio (2000)
Plaintiff’s Attorney: Joseph J. Cappelli
Case: Mr. Colucy was a railroad engineer operating a freight train when a tractor trailer owned by American Trans Freight ignored a flashing railroad crossing warning signal and pulled onto the tracks in front of the locomotive. The locomotive struck the trailer and Mr. Colucy was injured as a result of the collision.
Jury Verdict: $250,000
Milton Higgenbotham v. Union Pacific Railroad
Plaintiff: Milton Higgenbotham
Defendant: Union Pacific Railroad
Court: U.S. Distric Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Plaintiff’s Attorney: Shawn Sassaman
FELA Case: Conductor injured when the train he was riding in came to an abrupt halt due to improper braking by the engineer.
Settlement: $313,750
The firm has members who are permitted to practice before the following courts;
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court
- Third Circuit Court of Appeals
- Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Sixth Circuit Court of appeals
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee