Defective Product Verdicts & Settlements

Male, age 19
Product liability and bad faith case
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

$9,000,000

Our client was working when he fell from an overhead conveyor and suffered multiple injuries that resulted in paralysis.

Results: After extensive litigation, Edgar Snyder & Associates settled our client's case for a confidential amount. Among other things, this money allowed our client's mother to become his full-time caretaker. Subsequently, a bad faith lawsuit against one of the insurance carriers in the initial litigation was filed and settled for an additional $9 million.

Male, age 39
Injured by a defective product
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

$700,000+

Our client was involved in a work-related construction site accident in which a contractor's air compressor exploded. He suffered shrapnel wounds, including extensive tissue and muscle loss in his thigh and buttocks.

Results: After litigation with the product manufacturer and compressor owner, Edgar Snyder & Associates settled our client's case for over $700,000.

Male, age 42
Injured by a defective product
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

$680,000

Our client, a painter, fell from a defective ladder rung. He suffered multiple brain and internal injuries.

Results: At trial, Edgar Snyder & Associates obtained a $680,000 verdict for this client in Federal Court.

Male, age 39
Personal injury and product liability case
Elk County, Pennsylvania

$500,000+

Our client was injured in an accident involving a garbage truck-tipping machine at a landfill. He suffered injuries that required surgery, titanium plates, and spacers.

Results: After litigation, Edgar Snyder & Associates settled our client's case for over $500,000.

Male, age 58
Injured by a defective product
Cambria County, Pennsylvania

$500,000+

Our client was riding a bicycle when one of the bicycle's pedals broke off, causing him to fall. It was alleged in the lawsuit that the bicycle's pedals were defectively designed and manufactured. Our client suffered a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain, and a closed head injury.

Results: Edgar Snyder & Associates obtained a settlement in excess of $500,000 for our client.