Verdicts & Settlements
The personal injury law firm of Doran & Murphy, PLLC works with clients to reach settlements in cases such as asbestos exposure, diesel fume exposure, railroad worker injury and wrongful death to obtain the best settlements for their clients. A representative sample of some of our trial court cases and settlements follows below. To find out more about our law practice and court record, please contact us at 800.374.2144 or completely our convenient contact form.
Read about our some of our successful verdicts:
Mesothelioma Settlements
- $15,250,000 - Verdict awarded September 6, 2006 for the family of a construction worker who died of mesothelioma in 2001.
- $1,500,000 - A 63 year old Ohio railroad engineer suffering from mesothelioma was granted this settlement.
- $825,000 - A retired conductor who developed mesothelioma was awarded this amount for a claim against Norfolk Southern Railway Company in St. Louis.
Diesel Fume Exposure Settlements
- $1,000,000 - An engineer diagnosed with aggressive lung cancer was granted a confidential settlement amount in excess of this amount.
- $837,000 - A 79 year old Ohio engineer and former smoker received this verdict when a jury found the railroad’s violation of federal regulations was a major contributing factor to his throat cancer and chronic lung disease.
- $750,000 - A former conductor, retired twelve years prior to his death and residing in Arizona, was granted this settlement in 2003 for lung cancer. The case was litigated against Conrail in Buffalo, New York.
Train Derailment Settlements
- $875,000 - Ohio engineer who sustained a mild closed head injury during a train derailment in Erie, Pennsylvania was awarded this settlement by jury verdict.
Personal Injury Settlements
- $1,800,000 - A brakeman suffered from occupational-related traumatic hearing loss was awarded this figure by a jury verdict in Portsmouth, Virginia. Michael Doran was admitted to the Million Dollars Advocate Society for this case.
- $1,294,000 - A 50 year old freight conductor who suffered a non-operated herniated lumbar disc, after falling from an elevated snow bank during an air brake inspection was awarded this figure by a jury verdict.
- $1,004,000 - A 62 year old Ohio machinist who suffered knee injuries when he tripped on a locomotive was awarded this by a jury verdict.
- $1,004,000 - A machinist who suffered a knee injury after a two-foot wrench fell on him received this settlement by jury verdict.
- $987,000 - A Pennsylvania conductor received this settlement for low back injuries sustained while setting a handbrake on a railroad car.
- $750,000 - A 60 year old Ohio railroad conductor tore both rotator cuffs while attempting to release a handbrake and received this settlement one day before jury selection.
- $750,000 - Ohio locomotive engineer who sustained soft tissue cervical injuries, after a gondola car struck his locomotive cab was awarded this by jury verdict.
- $650,000 - Ohio conductor who sustained knee injuries after slipping on iron ore pellets in a railroad yard.
- $600,000 - Ohio conductor who sustained shoulder injuries after falling on oil on locomotive stairs was awarded this settlement.
- $500,000 - Ohio conductor who sustained knee injuries in an accident on a locomotive received this figure.
- The landscape of asbestos settlement cases requires a law firm experienced in asbestos settlements and asbestos fund settlement recovery. Doran & Murphy is a highly seasoned law firm with attorneys who specialize in wrongful death settlements and personal injury settlements of all kinds. We work for the most successful verdict for our clients.
