Results | National Trial Law

Record-Setting $230,000,000
Trial Win Sutherland Springs Mass Shooting
Highest Verdict and Settlement in FTCA History

Our attorneys led the charge in a $230m judgment for victims of the Sutherland Springs Church mass shooting. After a complex, two-part trial, Federal Judge Xavier Rodriguez found the United States Air Force 60% at fault and ordered them to pay $230 million in damages to survivors and family of the mass shooting.

Record-Setting $44,717,681
Trial Win Air Force Birth Injury

An infant was injured at birth as a result of pregnancy induced hypertension at the Sheppard Air Force Base Hospital, which resulted in a profound brain injury. Our client recovered $15,752,732 net-to-client with lifetime benefits.

$32,676,410
Trial Win Army Birth Injury

At Darnall Army Community Hospital in Fort Hood, Texas, a doctor’s improper use of forceps crushed a baby’s skull, leading to massive brain damage, requiring lifetime care. $23,250,000 was awarded on appeal and $18,967,710 was received by the clients, including lifetime benefits.

Record-Setting $21,592,643
Trial Win VA Medical Malpractice

This was the largest individual personal injury award in New Hampshire history. We won $21.5 million in damages for veteran Michael Farley and his family for medical malpractice.

$18,708,734
Trial Win Army Hospital Birth Injury

At Fort Hood Army Base in Killeen, Texas, providers failed to properly respond to a fetal heart rate monitor, causing the child to suffer a hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. A post-trial settlement resulted in $12,000,000 and $8,704,761 was received by the clients with lifetime benefits. Other fees include $3,000,000 in attorneys’ fees and $295,238 in litigation expenses

$13,690,648
Trial Win $13,690,648

Navy doctors failed to properly prescribe prenatal vitamins containing folic acid which resulted in our client suffering a devastating spinal cord injury known as spina bifida. We settled the case for $12,500,000 and the client received $9,183,752 including lifetime benefits. Other case fees include $3,125,000 for attorneys’ fees and $191,248 in litigation expenses.

Record-Setting $10,500,000
Settlement VA Medical Malpractice

We obtained a $10,500,000 settlement against the Department of Veterans Affairs for causing and then failing to treat a veteran’s renal failure in Missouri. This is the highest FTCA settlement in Missouri history and one of the highest pre-trial FTCA settlements nationwide (we believe in the top 10 for pretrial settlements).

$10,000,000
Settlement Military Medical Malpractice

During delivery, our client’s fetal monitoring alerted providers to multiple episodes of bradycardia that went ignored. Failure to properly interpret fetal monitoring and failure to properly resuscitate at birth caused global brain damage. Our client recovered $7,384,854 with lifetime benefits. Other case fees include $2,500,000 for attorneys’ fees and $115,143.23 in litigation expenses.

$8,750,000
Settlement Military Vehicle Accident

An Army employee fell asleep at the wheel of a car and rear ended a vehicle at 85 miles per hour. We settled the case for $8,750,000. Attorneys’ fees were $2,187,500 and case expenses were $228,448.