Blog: Settlements

Anapol Weiss’s $206 million verdict in “Kids for Cash” case is No. 1 in the Legal’s 2022 list of Top Verdicts and Settlements in Pennsylvania

Jan 3, 2023

Anapol Weiss has been featured at the top of The Legal’s Top Verdicts and Settlements in Pennsylvania of 2022. In this case, our firm secured a $206M verdict against two former judges for their involvement in the Luzerne County “kids-for-cash” scandal. U.S. District Judge Christopher C. Conner of the Middle District of Pennsylvania on Aug. 16 ordered defendants Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan to pay $106 million in compensatory damages and $100 million in punitive damages...

Anapol Weiss Class Action Settlement: McDonald’s/Chase

Sep 20, 2017

A Settlement has been entered to settle two lawsuits on behalf of all current and/or former hourly employees of one of the McDonald’s restaurants owned and operated by Albert/Carol Mueller T-A McDonald’s, Albert and Carol Mueller LTD Partnerships, Albert Mueller, and/or Carol Mueller who, between November 5, 2010 and July 2013, were required to and did receive payment of wages for their employment in whole or in part via a JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. “Payroll...

Anapol Weiss Vaccine Injury Lawyers Negotiate $2.05 Million for Victim

Apr 27, 2016

Vaccine injury lawyers with Anapol Weiss successfully negotiated $2.05 million in compensation on behalf of a man who suffered a rare and debilitating reaction to a flu vaccine. Anapol Weiss’s client was a healthy and hardworking man who bred and trained horses with his wife until a rare vaccine reaction suddenly rendered him disabled. Within 24 hours of receiving a flu vaccine, he began to experience mild weakness in his hands, severe pain in his wrists, thumbs,...

775k Settlement Obtained in Liquor Liability Motorcycle Accident Case

Apr 21, 2016

Anapol Weiss Partner Miriam Barish recently obtained a $775,000 settlement on behalf of the estate of a 29-year-old man who was killed in a single motorcycle accident after being continuously served alcoholic beverages while visibly intoxicated. To the shock of numerous eyewitnesses, the staff at a bar in Chester County Pa. continuously over served her visibly intoxicated client, and then allowed him to leave on a motorcycle despite exhibiting obvious signs of impairment. Tragically, he was...

Anapol Weiss Obtains $4 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict

Mar 28, 2016

Doctors, nurses and other health care professionals are expected to provide the highest quality care during a mother’s pregnancy, labor, and delivery of her baby. Failure to do so can result in lifelong birth injuries. For decades, Anapol Weiss has been committed to successfully advocating and obtaining justice for families whose children were harmed during birth. Attorneys at Anapol Weiss obtained a $4 million medical malpractice lawsuit verdict for a mother and her baby who both...

$2 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict

Mar 25, 2016

About 12 million American adults who visit outpatient settings are misdiagnosed every year — amounting to one patient in 20. Half of those errors could lead to serious harm, according to a study in the British Medical Journal. Incorrect, missed and delayed diagnoses are preventable. For decades, Anapol Weiss has successfully advocated for the victims of medical malpractice, especially patients who suffered the consequences of a medical misdiagnosis. Anapol Weiss attorneys obtained a $2 million verdict in July 2013 for the...

Anapol Weiss Attorneys Obtains $1.625M Settlement in Motorcycle Accident Case

Feb 9, 2016

Anapol Weiss Attorneys recently obtained a $1.625 million settlement on behalf of the estate of a 45-year-old man who was killed in a motorcycle accident in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The victim was riding his motorcycle on Hershey Park Drive in September 2014, when a man in a construction truck suddenly made a left turn into his path and caused the vehicles to violently collide. The victim died at the accident scene. After litigation had been filed in Philadelphia...

$3 Million Obtained for Man Suffering from Rare Vaccine Injury

Nov 19, 2015

A Nevada man who suffered a rare but severe reaction to a flu vaccine has been awarded a $3 million settlement by the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Weeks after receiving a flu vaccination, Jeffrey Pierce went to the hospital with complaints of weakness and numbness as well as nausea, vomiting, chest pain, and vertigo. He was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), an incurable disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks part of the nervous system...