Case Results.

$4.85

Billion

Pharmaceutical Liability

Vioxx Litigation (MDL 1657)

Merck & Co., Inc. agreed to pay $4.85 billion to resolve Vioxx-related claims involving heart attack, sudden cardiac death or stroke. Anapol Weiss Partner Sol Weiss served as Co-Liaison Counsel in the New Jersey Vioxx litigation.

$3.75

Billion

Pharmaceutical Liability

Fen-Phen Litigation (MDL 1203)

American Home Products Corporation agreed to compensate thousands of people who used the diet drugs and suffered heart valve disease.

$1.40

Billion

Medical Devices

Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Hip Implant Settlement

Stryker agreed to pay in excess of $1.4B for defective hip devices. The settlement negotiated by several lawyers, including Thomas Anapol, provided for a base award of $300,000 per case. To date, it is the highest base settlement in any metal-on-metal

$1.2

BILLION

Class Actions

Settlement in the NFL Concussion Litigation

This settlement contributes to immediate medical support to retired players in addition to funding new brain injury safety and research programs.

$530

Million

Assault/Abuse

Verdict Against Sexual Predator

34 verdicts against serial sexual predator Stuart Copperman, a pediatrician in New York.

$500

Million

Environmental Toxins

Asbestos Recoveries

Total of asbestos recoveries in 25 years.

$225

Million

Products Liability

INRE: Sorin Heater-Cooler Systems Products Liability Litigation MDL 2816

Sol Weiss was lead counsel in a $225,000,000.00 settlement for individuals who were seriously injured or died from a NTM infection caused by a defect in a heater cooler used during open heart surgery

$207

Million

Class Actions

Settlements in Luzerne County “Kids for Cash” Scandal

Sol Weiss served as co-lead counsel in this class action, which compensated minors whose civil rights were violated. $207,026,432.92 in damages — consisting of $107,026,432.92 in compensatory damages and $100 million in punitive damages.

$205

Million

Pharmaceutical Liability

Rezulin Settlement (MDL 1348)

Pfizer settled thousands of claims alleging the Rezulin diabetes drug caused severe liver damage and sometimes death.

$204.1

Million

Medical Devices

Defective Transvaginal Mesh Implant Cases

From 2015-2019 Anapol Weiss shareholder Kila Baldwin secured several substantial verdicts ranging from $12M-$80M for clients who sustained injuries due to defective transvaginal mesh implants.

$200

Million

Pharmaceutical Liability

Trasylol Settlement as Co-lead Counsel (MDL 1928)

Bayer agreed to settle lawsuits alleging the heart surgery drug Trasylol increased risk of kidney failure, heart attack, stroke and death.

$150

Million

Medical Devices

Biomet M2a Magnum Hip Implant Settlement

Biomet has agreed to pay in excess of $150M to people who needed their failed metal-on-metal hip implant replaced. The settlement, negotiated by lead counsel Thomas Anapol, provided for a $200,000 base award for eligible claimants.

$114.5

Million

Pharmaceutical Liability

Baycol Settlement (MDL 1431)

Bayer settled thousands of lawsuits alleging use of the drug Baycol led to kidney failure, the development of a disease that causes damage to muscle called rhabdomyolysis, and other injuries.

$109

Million

Personal Injury

Electrocution Accident / Wrongful Death

Anapol Weiss attorney Kila Baldwin was on the trial team that obtained a $109 million verdict in a wrongful death case in Allegheny County in favor of a woman who died three days after receiving an electric shock from a fallen power line in her yard.

$90

Million

Pharmaceutical Liability

Propulsid Settlement (MDL 1355)

Janssen Pharmaceutical, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, settled lawsuits alleging dangerous heartbeat irregularities associated with Propulsid, a drug used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease.

$80

Million

Class Actions

Johnson & Johnson

Verdict against Johnson & Johnson for woman injured by her Prolift transvaginal mesh implant

$57.1

Million

Class Actions

Johnson & Johnson

Verdict against Johnson & Johnson for woman injured by her TVT and TVT-S transvaginal mesh implants

$41

Million

Class Actions

Johnson & Johnson

Verdict against Johnson & Johnson for woman injured by her Prolift and TVT-O transvaginal mesh implants

$26

Million

Products Liability

Verdict Against General Motors

The defective design of a passenger’s seat back failed in a rear-end collision and rendered the passenger a quadriplegic.

$22

Million

Medical Malpractice

Spinal Fusion Surgery

Client was disabled by unnecessary spinal fusion surgery.

$20.7

Million

Auto Accidents

Verdict Against Honda Motor Company

Motorcyclist incurred catastrophic burns over 50% of his body when the gas cap of his motorbike popped off, dousing him with gas, which ignited.

$20

Million

Products Liability

Verdict Against Tractor-Trailer Company

Verdict against a tractor-trailer company for inadequate conspicuity and rear end under ride protection.

$20

Million

Medical Malpractice

Birth Injury

Catastrophic birth injury case in North Jersey.

$20

Million

Auto Accidents

Verdict Against a Trucking Company

A man suffered a brain injury after driving his car into the rear end of a tractor trailer stopped on the Schuylkill Expressway.

$19

Million

Construction Site Accidents

Work Without Safety Equipment

Iron worker who fell 13 feet and was rendered a quadriplegic after the construction company permitted him and other employees to work without safety equipment at heights of up to 30 feet.

$15

Million

Medical Malpractice

Birth Injury

Settlement in birth injury malpractice case against a northern NJ hospital, obstetrician, and labor and delivery nurse.

$14

Million

Construction Site Accidents

Workplace Safety Lawsuit Verdict

Largest verdict ever rendered in a workplace safety case in Delaware.

$13.5

Million

Class Actions

Johnson & Johnson

Verdict against Johnson & Johnson for woman injured by her TVT transvaginal mesh implant.

$12.5

Million

Class Actions

Johnson & Johnson

Verdict against Johnson & Johnson for woman injured by her Prolift transvaginal mesh implant.

$12

Million

Products Liability

Verdict Against Football Helmet Company

Verdict against a football helmet company for a spinal cord injury; the largest known verdict against a football helmet company for a spinal cord injury sustained by a user.

$10.6

Million

Vaccine Claims

Brain Damage

Child suffered brain damage from the Varicella vaccine.

$10.2

Million

Products Liability

Verdict Against Volkswagen

Verdict against Volkswagen in a products liability case for lack of an anti-submarining ramp for a rear, center-seated occupant.

$9.7

Million

Medical Malpractice

Neurosurgical Medical Malpractice

Kila Baldwin obtained a $9.7 million verdict in a neurosurgical medical malpractice case—with the product liability portion of that case previously settling for $12.75 million—on behalf of a client who suffered permanent brain damage after a laser probe broke off during surgery.

$9.7

Million

Medical Malpractice

Neurosurgical Medical Malpractice

Verdict against Dr. Kevin Judy and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital for negligence in neurosurgery case, with $12.75M settlement in same case against Monteris Medical, Inc., manufacturer of defective device used in the neurosurgery.

$9.6

Million

Medical Malpractice

Birth Injury During Labor

Case involving a substantial birth injury during labor.

$9.0

Million

Vaccine Claims

Payout from Chicken Pox Vaccine

$9 million payout, with a lifetime payout of $40 million on behalf of a child who suffered a reaction to the chicken pox vaccine that left him with a developmental delay and seizure disorder.

$8.8

Million

Products Liability

Verdict Against Ford

Verdict against Ford in a product liability lawsuit on behalf of a person injured in a roll-over accident.

$8.75

Million

Products Liability

Ford Motor Company

Verdict against Ford Motor Company for defective parking brake.

$8.3

Million

Medical Malpractice

Medication Overdose

Client who suffered permanent brain injury due to a hospital pain medication overdose.

$7.25

Million

Environmental Toxins

Mesothelioma Victim

Philadelphia County verdict in 2014 on behalf of a mesothelioma victim.

$6.0

Million

Auto Accidents

Truck Accident Case

$5.0

Million

Products Liability

Settlement in House Fire Lawsuit

Settlement for a child who suffered catastrophic burn injuries in a house fire.  The fire was caused by a hair straightening iron that did not have an heat sensor that would have automatically turned off the straightener when the temperature got too hot and avoided the fire.

$5.0

Million

Construction Site Accidents

Elevator Shaft Fall Verdict

Verdict for the family of a man killed in an elevator shaft fall caused by violating state safety code and continuing to service a condemned elevator.

$4.5

Million

Vaccine Claims

Guillain-Barré Syndrome

A woman received $4.5 million with an expected lifetime payout of $11.6 million after developing Guillain-Barré Syndrome and becoming paralyzed.

$4.3

Million

Environmental Toxins

Tetra-Ethyl Lead Exposure Case

Settlement in a tetra-ethyl lead exposure case.

$3.75

Million

Products Liability

Settlement in Fatal Fire Lawsuit

Settlement in a fatal fire lawsuit for the loss of a mother and three sisters. The fire was caused by a heater that did not adhere to adequate inspection protocols and lacked certain features that decreases the likelihood of short-circuiting.

$3.5

Million

Vaccine Claims

Flu Vaccine

Man became permanently paralyzed after receiving a flu vaccine.

$3.0

Million

Personal Injury

Nursing Home Abuse

$3.0

Million

Products Liability

Settlement Against Safavieh in Fatal Products Liability Lawsuit

Settlement for the family of a man who died when a defective ceramic garden stool he had his leg on fractured and formed razor-sharp shards eviscerating his leg then causing his death.

$2.98

Million

Personal Injury

Nursing Home Abuse

Anapol Weiss attorney, Jordan Solarz, Esq., obtained a $2.975 million arbitration verdict in a nursing home case.

$2.5

Million

Auto Accidents

Auto Accident Case

Arbitration in an auto accident case in which a landscaper fractured his thigh, knees, lower legs and toes, and suffered the loss of his spleen.

$2.0

Million

Vaccine Claims

Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Woman was diagnosed with GBS and paralyzed as a result of an influenza vaccine.

$2.0

Million

Auto Accidents

Tractor-Trailer Accident

Client suffered brain injuries, permanent memory loss and personality changes when a tractor-trailer caused a serious accident.

$1.75

Million

Products Liability

Settlement for a Forklift Driver

Settlement for a forklift driver paralyzed when the boom of another forklift struck the rear of his seat and propelled him upward, into an overhead metal bar, breaking his neck and paralyzing him from the waist down.

$1.5

Million

Vaccine Claims

Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Woman developed Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) after receiving an influenza vaccine.

$1.3

Million

Medical Malpractice

Failure to Diagnose Cancer

Kila Baldwin's client was awarded the verdict by a Pennsylvania federal jury after her gynecologist failed to address her ovarian cyst that was later revealed to be cancerous and spread to other areas of the body.

$1.3

Million

Medical Malpractice

Delay in Diagnosis

Verdict during COVID in Middle District of Pennsylvania for medical malpractice case involved delay in diagnosis of ovarian cancer.

$1.2

Million

Securities

Verdict in Compensatory and Punitive Damages

Verdict in compensatory and punitive damages in a fraud case in which the client sued her husband for fraud in undervaluing the couple's jointly held stock.

$1.07

Million

Premises Liability

Verdict for an Injured Record Producer

Verdict for an injured record producer who was hit by a canoe and suffered hearing loss.

$325

Thousand

Products Liability

Tire Changing Machine

Verdict in which Anapol Schwartz established a precedent for imposition of liability against a manufacturer of a tire changing machine, whom the plaintiff agreed did not initiate events leading to the injury.