Smaller Verdicts & Settlements

The following are representative samples of some of the typical cases successfully handled by the lawyers at Cannon & Dunphy.

• $25,000 awarded to client for soft tissue injuries to the neck sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver failed to obey a red light and t-boned our client.

Location: Waukesha, WI

• $25,000 awarded to client for soft tissue low back and neck pain that continued over several months after an automobile accident where the defendant driver rear-ended our client’s vehicle with his semi-truck.

Location: Milwaukee, WI

• $25,000 policy limits awarded to client for a nasal fracture and laceration injuries sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way resulting in a collision with our client.

Location: Racine County, WI

• $25,000 policy limits awarded to client for a left wrist triquetral fracture and musculoligamentous lumbar sprain injuries sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way resulting in a collision with our client.

Location: Waukesha County, WI

• $27,000 awarded to client for osteochondral with micro fracture, 3rd MC fracture and traumatic whiplash injury to neck sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way resulting in a collision with our client.

Location: Kenosha County, WI

• $32,000 awarded to client for soft tissue low back pain that continued over several months after an automobile accident where the defendant driver violently rear-ended our client’s vehicle. The rear-end collision caused our client’s vehicle to spin out of control, thus causing it to be struck by other vehicles traveling on the highway.

Location: Deforest, WI

• $32,000 awarded to client for soft tissue neck pain that continued for approximately one year after an automobile accident where the defendant driver lost control of her vehicle, crossed over a freeway median, and struck our client’s vehicle which was traveling on the opposite side of the median

Location: Muskego, WI

• $33,500 settlement obtained for client who sustained soft tissue neck/back injuries resulting from an automobile accident in which the defendant driver rear-ended our client as she was stopped waiting to make a left turn.

Location: Waukesha, WI

• $35,000 awarded to client for headaches, neck, upper back, and shoulder pain sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver rear-ended our client.

Location: Waukesha County, WI

• $35,000 awarded to client for soft tissue injuries to the upper back and shoulder sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver side-swiped our client.

Location: Milwaukee, WI

• $35,000 awarded to client for soft tissue neck injuries resulting from an automobile accident in which the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way at an intersection.

Location: Milwaukee County, WI

• $37,500 awarded to client for soft tissue neck/back injuries resulting from an automobile accident in which the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way at intersection.

Location: Milwaukee County, WI

• $40,000 awarded to client for an acromioclavicular separation sustained in a trip and fall incident where the defendant failed to maintain the public walkway.

Location: Milwaukee County, WI

• $40,326.61 awarded to client for neck and right shoulder strains sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver rear-ended our client.

Location: Dane County, WI

• $41,000 awarded to client for permanent aggravation of asymptomatic degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine sustained in an automobile accident in which the defendant driver rear-ended our client’s vehicle.

Location: West Bend, WI

• $43,000 awarded to client for cuts to the forehead and hands, concussion and bruises to the leg sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver failed to obey a red light and t-boned the vehicle our clients were traveling in.

Location: Waukesha, WI

• $45,000 awarded to client for an acromioclavicular (shoulder) joint separation and soft tissue injuries sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant side-swiped our client.

Location: Waukesha, WI

• $45,000 settlement obtained for the operator of motorcycle who sustained broken bones in his foot as a result of an accident where the defendant driver made a right turn in front of him from the left lane.

Location: Milwaukee, WI

• $45,000 settlement obtained for client who sustained a separated shoulder as a result of being hit by a car while riding his bicycle.

Location: Thiensville, WI

• $45,000 verdict obtained for client who sustained rib fractures and a thoracic compression fracture as a result of an automobile accident in which the driver of the car in which our client was a passenger failed to yield the right-of-way and pulled out in front of an oncoming car.

Location: High Point, NC

• $47,000 awarded to client for permanent soft tissue neck pain sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver rear-ended our client’s vehicle.

Location: Pewaukee, WI

• $47,000 judgment awarded to client for soft tissue neck/back injuries resulting from an automobile accident in which the defendant driver failed to stop at a red light and yield the right-of-way.

Location: Racine, WI

• $48,000 awarded to client for soft tissue injuries to the neck and back sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver rear-ended our client.

Location: Milwaukee, WI

• $49,000 awarded to client for soft tissue injuries to the shoulder sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way at an intersection causing the driver of our client’s vehicle to t-bone the defendant driver.

Location: Milwaukee, WI

• $50,000 policy limits awarded to client for a lumbar spine disk protrusion/bulge and a chest wall contusion sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver disregarded a traffic signal resulting in a collision with our client.

Location: Kenosha County, WI

• $50,000 policy limits awarded to client for a cutaneous nerve injury left lower leg, chest contusion, left tibula/fibula contusion, and gross ligamentous laxity with chronic right forearm tendinopathies sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way to our client.

Location: Milwaukee County, WI

• $50,000 awarded to client for spinal strains, post traumatic stress disorder and temporal mandibular joint dysfunction sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver crossed over the center line resulting in a collision with our client.

Location: Milwaukee County, WI

• $50,000 awarded to client for soft tissue injuries to the neck sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way at an intersection causing our client to t-bone the defendant driver.

Location: Waukesha, WI

• $55,000 awarded to client for a head laceration, first and second degree right forearm burns, concussion, back pain, right knee pain, right leg pain and neck pain sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way to our client.

Location: Milwaukee County, WI

• $55,000 awarded to client for a thumb fracture sustained when frame of the bicycle our client was riding separated.

Location: Grafton, WI

• $55,000 awarded to client for a cut near the ear and soft tissue injuries to the legs sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way at an intersection.

Location: New Berlin, WI

• $55,000 settlement obtained for client who sustained a fractured tailbone as a result of an automobile accident in which the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way.

Location: Waukesha, WI

• $55,000 settlement obtained for client who sustained soft tissue neck/back injuries as a result of an automobile accident in which the defendant rear-ended our client.

Location: New Berlin, WI

• $57,158 awarded to client for soft tissue injuries to the neck sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver rear-ended our client.

Location: Pewaukee, WI

• $60,000 awarded to client for soft tissue injuries to the neck and back sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way at an intersection causing our client to t-bone the defendant driver.

Location: Racine, WI

• $63,000 awarded to client for soft tissue injuries to the neck, low back, and right shoulder following an automobile accident where the defendant driver suddenly backed into through traffic.

Location: Sheboygan, WI

• $67,500 awarded to client for permanent low back, soft tissue injuries sustained in an automobile accident where our client was rear-ended by a semi-truck.

Location: Milwaukee, WI

• $68,000 awarded to client for left shoulder, rotator cuff impingement, and damage to the ulnar nerve which caused intermittent tingling in our client’s fourth and fifth left-hand fingers sustained in an automobile accident in which the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way to our client by making an improper left-hand turn in front of our client’s vehicle.

Location: Franklin, WI

• $68,500 awarded to client for soft tissue, neck and back injuries following an automobile accident where the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way to our client by making an improper left-hand turn in front of our client’s vehicle.

Location: Milwaukee, WI

• $70,000 awarded to client for a lumbar spine disk herniation sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver lost control of his vehicle and crossed over the center line resulting in a head on collision with our client.

Location: Waukesha County, WI

• $70,000 awarded to client for soft tissue injures to the neck sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver rear-ended our client.

Location: Pewaukee, WI

• $70,000 awarded to client for left shoulder, rotator cuff impingement which was sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver rear-ended our client.

Location: Milwaukee, WI

• $74,500 awarded to client for a small rotator cuff tear of our client’s non-dominant shoulder which resulted from an accident in which the defendant driver turned left into through traffic, thus failing to yield the right-of-way to our client.

Location: Wauwatosa, WI

• $75,000 awarded to client for cervical spondylosis sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver rear-ended our client.

Location: Dane County, WI

• $75,000 awarded to client for cervical injuries sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver rear-ended our client.

Location: Dane County, WI

• $75,000 awarded to client for soft tissue neck and shoulder and temporal mandibular joint injuries sustained when the defendant driver opened the door of her parked vehicle, thereby causing our client’s bicycle to collide therewith.

Location: Milwaukee, WI

• $75,000 awarded to client for aggravation of an asymptomatic left-knee medial meniscus tear sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver improperly crossed into our client’s lane of traffic.

Location: Wauwatosa, WI

• $76,555 awarded to client for threatened preterm labor and the premature delivery of a healthy child as the result of an automobile accident where the defendant driver rear-ended and side-swiped our client.

Location: Milwaukee, WI

• $77,117 awarded to client for a right anterior cruciate ligament tear sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver disregarded a traffic signal resulting in a collision with our client.

Location: Milwaukee County, WI

• $80,000 awarded to client for soft tissue neck injuries following an automobile accident where the defendant driver entered the highway in the middle of a snowstorm at a speed too fast for conditions which caused the defendant’s vehicle to spin out of control and collide with our client’s vehicle.

Location: Milwaukee, WI

• $80,000 settlement obtained for client who sustained a fibula fracture as a result of slipping and falling on an ice patch on a sidewalk created by the defendant’s negligence in positioning drain spout so as to discharge precipitation and melted snow onto the sidewalk.

Location: Milwaukee, WI

• $80,000 settlement obtained for client who sustained a foot injury as a result of an automobile accident in which the defendant driver rear-ended a vehicle, propelling that vehicle into our client’s vehicle.

Location: Oak Creek, WI

• $85,000 awarded to client for soft tissue injuries to the neck, back and shoulder sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way at an intersection causing our client to t-bone the defendant driver.

Location: West Allis, WI

• $85,000 arbitration award obtained for our client who sustained a left shoulder rotator cuff impingement in an automobile accident where an uninsured driver rear-ended our client causing his truck to strike the car ahead of his. Our client’s lone residual symptom following arthroscopic surgery was pain with repetitive overhand throwing.

Location: Waukesha, WI

• $87,500 awarded to client for soft tissue injuries to the low back sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver rear-ended our client.

Location: Milwaukee, WI

• $95,000 awarded to client for a cervical disk herniation sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way resulting in a collision with our client.

Location: Milwaukee County, WI

• $95,000 settlement obtained for client who sustained a fractured jaw as a result of the negligence of the defendant’s employees in causing a binding strap to break during the unloading of pallets, striking client’s face.

Location: Waupaca, WI

• $100,000 policy limits awarded to client for a tear of her medial meniscus in the right knee and a tibial plateau fracture sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way resulting in a collision with our client.

Location: Waukesha County, WI

• $100,000 awarded to client for a torn right-wrist ligament which needed to be surgically repaired following an automobile accident where the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way to our client by making an improper left-hand turn in front of our client’s vehicle. The award constituted the defendant’s full insurance policy limits, however, full liability was initially denied by the insurance company.

Location: Kenosha, WI

• $100,000 awarded to our 53-year-old client, which constituted the defendant’s full insurance policy limits, following arthroscopic repair of our client’s right shoulder. The defendant driver caused the accident by failing to stop at a stop sign. The insurance company initially denied full liability, erroneously arguing that our client’s symptoms were inconsistent with how the accident happened.

Location: West Bend, WI

• $100,000 awarded to client for permanent soft tissue neck injuries and damage to cervical facet joints, following an automobile accident where the defendant driver rear-ended our client, forcing our client’s vehicle into the vehicle in front of her.

Location: Brookfield, WI

• $100,000 settlement obtained for client who sustained bilateral ankle fractures as a result of an automobile accident in which the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way at intersection.

Location: Slinger, WI

• $108,000 judgment awarded to client for soft tissue neck/back injuries resulting from an automobile accident in which the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way and made a left turn in front of our client.

Location: Sheboygan, WI

• $110,000 awarded to client for an intra-articular fracture of her right hip sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver disregarded a traffic signal resulting in a collision with our client.

Location: Dodge County, WI

• $110,000 settlement obtained for client who sustained a right heel fracture as a result of falling off of an unguarded edge of the second story of new home under construction.

Location: Dane County, WI

• $116,061 verdict obtained for client who sustained soft tissue neck and upper back injuries resulting from an automobile accident in which the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way at an intersection.

Location: Racine, WI

• $125,000 awarded to client who sustained soft tissue injuries to the neck in an automobile accident where the defendant driver rear-ended another vehicle, causing that vehicle to be pushed into our client’s vehicle.

Location: Milwaukee, WI

• $125,000 awarded to a husband and wife who sustained injuries in an automobile accident where the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way to our clients by making an improper left-hand turn in front of our clients’ vehicle. The husband tore a tendon in his right pinkie finger and the wife sustained a left humerus neck fracture.

Location: Germantown, WI

• $135,000 awarded to client for soft tissue injuries to the neck, foot and thumb sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver failed to yield the right-of-way when exiting a parking lot, causing our client to t-bone the defendant driver.

Location: Brookfield, WI

• $135,000 awarded to client for a tear of a thumb ligament sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver was intoxicated and crossed over into our client’s lane of travel on the freeway.

Location: Milwaukee, WI

• $138,000 awarded to client for an acceleration/aggravation of an osteoarthritic left knee resulting in a left knee replacement sustained in an automobile accident where a truck cap detached and flew into our client’s lane of travel. The defendant driver failed to properly attach, maintain and control his trailer.

Location: Jefferson County, WI

• $150,000 policy limits awarded for an L3 and L4 vertebral compression fracture sustained in an automobile accident where a truck cap detached and flew into our client’s lane of travel. The defendant driver failed to properly attach, maintain and control his trailer.

Location: Jefferson County, WI

• $150,000 awarded to client for soft tissue injuries to the back and neck and a clavicular fracture sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver failed to obey a red light and t-boned our client.

Location: Grafton, WI

• $150,000 settlement obtained for client who sustained a right ankle fracture in a slip and fall incident where the property owner failed to maintain the premises in a safe manner.

Location: Waukesha, WI

• $155,000 settlement obtained for client who sustained a left shoulder injury as a result of an industrial accident in which his cement truck fell down into a sink hole which formed due to the defendant’s negligent excavation activities.

Location: Milwaukee, WI

• $185,000 awarded to client for a fracture to the cervical spine sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver crossed the center line.

Location: Brookfield, WI

• $195,000 settlement obtained for client who sustained a left ankle fracture in a slip and fall incident where the property owner created a hazardous condition by having drain pipes discharge water onto its customer parking lot, creating ice patches.

Location: Milwaukee, WI

• $230,000 awarded to a husband and wife who sustained injuries in an automobile accident where an insured driver did an improper u-turn over a freeway median causing his vehicle to strike our client’s vehicle, which was traveling on the opposite side of the median. The husband’s main injuries were permanent soft tissue low back pain and a medial meniscus tear of his left knee which required arthroscopic surgery. The wife’s main injury was a right-hand ring finger fracture that required surgery.

Location: Chicago, IL

• $250,000 policy limits awarded to client for a cervical spine disk herniation sustained in an automobile accident where the defendant driver rear-ended our client.

Location: Milwaukee County, WI

• $250,000 settlement obtained for client who sustained broken bones in her foot and a tibial plateau fracture as a result of being struck by a car while she was attempting to cross the street.

Location: Milwaukee, WI


 

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*Cannon & Dunphy, S.C. has more $10 million and higher awards than any other personal injury law firm in Wisconsin. This information is based on published and publicly available information.