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Verdicts & Settlements of Timothy S. Schafer/Timothy Schafer II/Todd Schafer

* Represents cases where the attorneys recovered the statutory cap on damages pursuant to the Indiana Medical Malpractice Act.

$32,500,000.00 - 31 year old women who suffered brain damage as a result of a truck accident

$30,700,640.00 - traumatic brain injury of a 10-year-old child, wrongful death of an 11-year-old twin, and psychological trauma to the surviving twin as a result of failure to warn the children of hazardous condition on the defendant’s property

$30,000,000.00 - husband injured when hit by a semi-truck causing brain damage, fractured pelvis, fractured ribs, and fractured spine. 

$25,000,000.00 - traumatic brain injury sustained in an auto accident. 

$12,000,000.00 - Illinois medical malpractice birth injury case regarding brain damage and cerebral palsy as a result of the doctor and hospital’s failure to monitor fetal distress and stop the administration of Pitocin resulting in lack of oxygen to the brain

$12,000,000.00 - physically and mentally handicapped man who suffered third-degree burns when placed in scalding hot water by a home care agency resulting in additional brain damage due to complication from the burns

$10,800,000.00 - rear-end semi-truck accident resulting in a mild traumatic brain injury to a college student

$9,600,000.00 - Illinois medical malpractice birth injury case resulting in brain damage and cerebral palsy

$8,000,000.00 - in a case of first impression in Indiana, plaintiff was able to establish liability against a trucking broker for a rear-end truck accident resulting in paralysis. The trucking company was small with only $1 million insurance coverage prompting plaintiff to look for unique avenues of recovery 

$7,650,310.00 - traumatic brain injury due to semi-truck accident

$7,500,000.00 - semi-truck accident causing mild traumatic brain injury, broken wrist, broken ribs, and collapsed lung

$7,100,000.00 – women injured in an accident with a semi-truck where she suffered a mild traumatic brain injury with resulting memory and problem solving impairments

$6,195,000.00 - failure to place proper warning signs, barricades, or barriers, as required by the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control resulting in a car driving off bridge that had been demolished resulting in death of wife

$6,000,000.00 - wrongful death of a mother due to a semi-truck accident

$5,750,000.00 - truck accident resulting in multiple fractures and a traumatic brain injury

$5,542,000.00 - wrongful death of a husband and father due to an industrial accident

$5,000,000.00 - policy limit settlement for the wrongful death of a mother and closed head injury to a child due to a semi-truck accident

$5,000,000.00 - wrongful death of a mother due to medical malpractice

$4,750,000.00 - young man slipped and fell at a gas station causing shoulder injury and traumatic brain injury

$4,600,000.00 - industrial accident where cylinder gas cart fell on young man’s leg causing nerve damage, vascular damage, and breaking multiple bones

$4,500,000.00 - policy limits settlement for the wrongful death of a wife hit by a semi-truck

$4,000,000.00 - young girl struck on her moped causing head injury

$4,000,000.00 - wrongful death of a young woman hit by a semi-truck

$3,100,000.00 - wrongful death of a husband due to semi-truck accident

$3,000,000.00 - wrongful death of a child due to an automobile accident

$3,000,000.00 - women fell fell off stairs with no railing in violation of building code causing brain injury

$2,840,000.00 - car accident resulting in herniated disc, nerve traction injury, and shoulder surgery

$2,830,000.00 - women suffered fractured femurs in car accident

$2,750,000.00 - rear-end car accident resulting in a herniated vertebral disc. The crash occurred at approximately 15 mph and the defendant’s final offer before trial was merely $80,000

$2,250,000.00 - semi-truck accident resulting in a mild traumatic brain injury

$2,250,000.00 - infiltration of an IV in the right arm resulting in permanent nerve damage and loss of use of the right hand to a 64 year old car mechanic

$2,141,220.00 - negligent epidural injection during labor resulting in chronic neurologic pain and discomfort in the right leg

$2,000,000.00 - car accident resulting in an L2 vertebral burst fracture and surgery

$2,000,000.00 - rear-ended by semi-truck in Illinois resulting in mild traumatic brain injury

$2,000,000.00 - truck accident resulting in concussion, neck injury, and back injury

$1,750,000.00 - misdiagnosis of a trans ischemic attack (TIA) resulting in a stroke

$1,575,000.00 - improper dosage of medication to baby at NICU resulting in birth injury

$1,565,000.00 - failure to timely diagnose fetal distress and perform an emergency C-section resulting in death of baby

$1,500,000.00 - policy limit settlement for father and two sons who were rear-ended resulting in multiple injuries including torn rotator cuff, fractured spine, and concussion

$1,425,000.00 - death of a husband due to inadequate blood supply during by-pass heart surgery

$1,400,000.00 - negligently stocked mirror fell on women neck while shopping resulting in a cervical fusion surgery

$1,400,000.00 - death of a wife caused by excessive administration of iron I.V. for anemia

$1,300,000.00 - negligent security resulting in a man being attacked and suffering a brain injury and dying

$1,250,000.00* - complication during delivery using vacuum extraction resulting in brain damage

$1,250,000.00 - failure to diagnose laryngeal cancer resulting in removal of larynx and impairment of speech

$1,250,000.00* - complications during delivery resulting in brain damage to baby

$1,250,000.00* - cauda equina injury to the spinal cord due to failure to diagnose and treat a hematoma following surgery.

$1,250,000.00* - failure to diagnose and treat coronary artery disease resulting in death of a husband.

$1,250,000.00 * - negligent delay in performing cesarean section during failed VBAC with obvious fetal distress resulting in cerebral palsy and death of newborn child

$1,250,000.00 * - inappropriate administration of Mobic, a platlet inhibitor, resulting in a bleed which caused damage to the spinal cord.

$1,250,000.00 * - failure to diagnose coronary artery disease resulting in the death of a husband and father of three.

$1,250,000.00 * - medical negligence during surgery resulting in blindness

$1,250,000.00 * - cerebral palsy of a baby due to negligent delivery and deprivation of oxygen resulting in brain damage

$1,250,000.00 * - cerebral palsy of a baby due to failure to properly monitor and diagnosis fetal distress during labor resulting in deprivation of oxygen and brain damage

$1,250,000.00 * - mild brain injury and cerebral palsy following birth complications

$1,250,000.00 * - mild brain injury and cerebral palsy due to a hospital’s failure to monitor fetal distress and stop the administration of Cervidil

$1,250,000.00 * - wrongful death of a father following angioplasty

$1,250,000.00 * - death of a wife due to misdiagnosis of cancer

$1,250,000.00 * - death of a husband and father due to the misdiagnosis of a cardiac condition

$1,250,000.00 * - misdiagnosis of cancer which delayed treatment and shortened life expectancy

$1,250,000.00 * - numbness and weakness due to the improper placement of a spinal cord stimulator

$1,250,000.00 * - death of a child with meningitis due to the failure to administer antibiotics in the Emergency Room

$1,250,000.00 * - death of a husband due to the failure to protect against blood clots following disc surgery

$1,250,000.00 * - wrongful death of a 4 year old child due to the failure to provide proper antibiotics after suffering a basilar skull fracture after a fall resulting in undiagnosed and untreated meningitis

$1,250,000.00 * - complications occurring during an angioplasty resulting in the death of a husband and father of two

$1,225,000.00 - the death of a mother due to improper intubation in the Emergency Room

$1,225,000.00 - misdiagnosed a trans ischemic attack (TIA) in a 74 year old man as bells palsy resulting in a stroke and loss of use of the right side of his body

$1,225,000.00 - failure to diagnose and properly treat hypotensive patient in septic shock with IV fluids and appropriate medication resulting in death of a mother

$1,220,000.00 - failed to diagnose classic symptoms and risk factors of trans ischemic attack (TIA), failed to admit into hospital, failed to treat resulting in stroke and left sided hemiparesis

$1,211,844.00 - death of an elderly wife due to the failure to recognize an air emboli during hip replaced surgery

$1,200,000.00 - wife died as a result of pulmonary cement emboli during surgery

$1,200,000.00 - delay in diagnosing recurrent ovarian cancer resulting in a reduced life expectancy of a mother and wife.

$1,200,000.00 - failure to properly monitor blood pressure during shoulder surgery resulting in blindness in the right eye

$1,200,000.00 - loss of an eye due to golf course injury

$1,200.000.00 - policy limit settlement for the wrongful death of 62 year old house wife who was killed as a result of a drunk driver crossing the center line

$1,187,500.00 - paralysis of the diaphragm due to damage of the phrenic nerve during surgery

$1,187,500.00 - improper position during surgery resulting in permanent nerve damage in the arm

$1,187,500.00 - nurse improperly flush porta Cath with resulting air emboli and death

$1,174,000.00 - improperly perform elective surgery on dialysis patient without checking potassium level and the untreated hypercalemia resulted in cardiac arrest and death

$1,165,000.00 - death of a child due to surgical complications

$1,150,000.00 - death of child due to the misdiagnosis of a shunt obstruction

$1,150,000.00 - damage to the trachea and esophagus due to improper intubation

$1,150,000.00 - 21 month delay in diagnosing lung cancer with denial of proper treatment resulting in reduction of life expectancy of a 78 year old man

$1,125,000.00 - failure to recognize a twin pregnancy causing a denial of proper care and treatment resulting in the death of a twin

$1,110,961.00 - damage to the small bowel following abdominal surgery

$1,068,480.00 - impairment of vision in one eye due to a BB gun accident

$1,050,000.00 - total knee replacement with improper prosthesis inserted

$1,015,840.00 - auto accident resulting in a shattered hip with pins, plated and screws

$1,000,250.00 - product liability case where toilet bowl cleaner exploded causing injury to both eyes and loss of vision

$1,000,000.00 - semi-truck accident resulting in neck and back injuries requiring steroid injections

$1,000,000.00 - policy limit settlement after client hit by a semi-truck which slide through a red light in icy conditions causing herniated disc which required cervical fusion surgery

$1,000,000.00 - policy limit settlement for 23-year-old killed by negligent pizza delivery driver

$1,000,000.00 - nerve damage of in arm due to improper IV infiltration.

$1,000,000.00 - policy limit settlement for gentlemen who suffered multiple broken bones in an automobile accident

$1,000,000.00 - policy limit settlement for women who lost her hand in an accident with a truck

$1,000,000.00 - negligent horse confinement resulting in horses roaming at large and running over plaintiff causing a complete distal bicep tendon rupture requiring surgery

$1,000,000.00 - elderly lady hit by a corporate vehicle resulting in rotator cuff tear and brain injury

$1,000,000.00 - car accident resulting in a traumatic brain injury 

$1,000,000.00 - T-bone accident resulting in fractured wrist with surgery

$1,000,000.00 - rear-end by a tractor trailer semi-truck resulting in a labrum tear of the hip and arthroscopic surgery

$990,000.00 - elderly man slipped and fell on water at a grocery store causing a mild traumatic brain injury

$975,000.00 - 73 year old man rear-ended by a semi-truck resulting in a mild traumatic brain injury

$969,000.00 - young man rear-ended by a semi-truck causing back pain

$950,000.00 - train accident at the Mill resulting in death

$950,000.00 - death of elderly gentleman due to negligence of semi-truck driver

$937,000.00 - death of a 73 year old husband due to medical negligence

$930,000.00 - semi-truck crash resulting in mild brain damage

$920,308.00 - failure to diagnose and properly treat coronary disease resulting in death

$867,500.00 - construction site accident where contractor negligently covered a stairwell opening with Styrofoam which caused plaintiff to fall approximately 12 feet and resulted in a severely fractured ankle with permanent impairment and loss of function.

$860,000.00 - for facial scars and impairment of hearing due to an auto accident

$855,000.00 - semi-truck accident resulting in the death of an elderly man

$850,000.00 - defective stairs resulting in fall and fracture of lumbar spine

$844,500.00 - industrial accident resulting in burns to arms and legs

$795,000.00 - elderly man trip and fell at a restaurant and fractured his leg 

$775,000.00 - death of a elderly women due to a semi-truck accident

$772,800.00 - loss of vision in one eye of a 70 year old man due to negligent cataract surgery

$750,000.00 - husband rear-ended by a tractor trailer semi truck causing shoulder injury

$750,000.00 - policy limits settlement for a mild traumatic brain injury caused by a semi-truck accident

$750,000.00 - rear-end car accident resulting in a herniated disc, facet syndrome, and myofacial pain syndrome

$750,000.00 * - delay in treating eye condition resulting in permanent impairment of vision

$750,000.00 * - death of a baby due to delay in delivery in response to fetal distress

$750,000.00 * - death of a mother due to damage to her bowel during gallbladder surgery

$750,000.00 * - death of a mother due to delay in Emergency Room care

$750,000.00 * - death of a husband due to the misdiagnosis of prostate cancer

$750,000.00 * - misplaced feeding tube resulting in infection of lungs requiring surgery

$750,000.00 * - negligent performance of an angioplasty resulting in a tear in the coronary artery

$750,000.00 * - death of a child due to improper intubation

$750,000.00 * - death of a father due to the misdiagnosis of colon cancer

$750,000.00 * - death of a husband due to negligent care in the Emergency Room

$750,000.00 * - failure to diagnose an enlarged heart on a chest x-ray resulting in death

$750,000.00 * - delayed performance of a c-section following fetal distress resulting in cerebral palsy to the baby

$750,000.00 * - failure to diagnose Wilson’s Disease (a liver disorder) resulting in a liver transplant

$750,000.00 * - negligent hiatal hernia surgery necessitating multiple subsequent surgeries

$750,000.00 * - failure to diagnose coronary artery disease resulting in death

$750,000.00 * - improper placement of a shunt resulting in hydrocephalus (fluid on the brain) and brain damage

$750,000.00 * - pathologist misdiagnosed of a tissue sample resulting in an unnecessary hysterectomy of a 47 year old women

$750,000.00 - semi-truck accident resulting in low back injury

$712,500.00 - young man struck by a negligent ambulance driver resulting in a broken leg

$690,000.00 - failure to diagnose coronary block resulting in a heart attack and permanent heart damage

$690,000.00 - improper performance of an abdominal surgery resulting damage to the spleen, gallbladder, and digestive tract

$675,000.00 - improper closing of a sternum following open heart surgery resulting in death

$600,000.00 - side swiped by semi-truck causing neck injury

$600,000.00 - young man struck by a police vehicle resulting in facial lacerations and brain injury

$575,000.00 - construction site accident resulting in a fractured leg requiring pins and plates

$560,706.00 - injury to knees requiring arthroscopic surgery due to auto accident

$550,000.00 - rear-end car accident resulting in herniated/protruded disc

$550,000.00 - truck accident resulting in herniated/protruded disc

$550,000.00 - internal injuries and multiple fractures due to train accident

$550,000.00 - herniated disc as a result of an auto accident

$550,000.00 - industrial accident resulting in compound fracture of the leg requiring pins and plates

$550,000.00 - death of an elderly man due to a doctor’s failure to diagnose and treat congestive heart failure

$529,376.00 - failure to diagnose a fracture of the cervical spine resulting in permanent numbness and loss of strength to the lower extremities

$525,000.00 - industrial accident resulting in electrical burns to both arms

$500,487.00 - failure to diagnose undisclosed fracture resulting in permanent damage to the hip necessitating a total hip replacement

 

Verdicts & Settlements of Francis Schafer

A sampling of the verdicts & settlements relating to medical malpractice, personal injuries and wrongful death -

$1,900,000.00 – Truck/auto accident / disk injuries

$1,250,000.00 – Medical malpractice / wrongful death

$1,250,000.00 - Medical malpractice / wrongful death

$1,150,000.00 - Wrongful death

$1,037,000.00 - Medical malpractice/misdiagnosis

$1,000,000.00 - Products liability

$975,000.00 - Truck / auto accident, leg fracture

$855,000.00 - Auto accident, wrongful death

$800,000.00 - Industrial accident-crushed fingers

$800,000.00 - Medical Malpractice / wrongful hysterectomy

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