$1.95 Million settlement for motor vehicle accident victims

March, 2002

In a confidential settlement of lawsuits commenced in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Feldman Shepherd attorney Alan M. Feldman recovered $1.95 million for a 30 year old woman and her two young children, following an accident in New Jersey caused by a careless truck driver. The woman sustained serious injuries, including permanent damage to her trachea, which required extended hospital and medical care, although she was able to return to her former job making sandwiches in a delicatessen six months after the accident. Her children recovered from their relatively minor injuries.

After investigating the facts, Feldman decided that claims should be made against both the trucking company and its driver (who were amenable to suit in Pennsylvania) and for negligent maintenance of the roadway where the accident occurred by state and municipal authorities (which could only be litigated in New Jersey). Accordingly, the firm pursued the unconventional approach of filing lawsuits in both jurisdictions. Exhaustive preparation of the cases in both jurisdictions brought about the substantial recovery for mother and children. The settlement was facilitated by a team of medical, vocational, economic and life care planning experts assembled by Feldman Shepherd trial counsel.