— John F. Billera, Founder of Company
$15,212,930
Jury verdict against major shopping center – Fall from ladder, fractured pelvis, lumbar herniated disc, discectomy, lower back surgery, multiple code violations
$5,000,000
Settlement – Cruise line passenger trip and fall on cruise ship, brain injury, skull fracture, subdural hematoma, memory loss
$2,500,000
Settlement – Fall off ladder, compound fracture of leg, open reduction internal fixation, multiple surgeries
$2,000,000
Settlement – Failure to promptly treat cruise line worker, cauda equina syndrome, partial paralysis, incontinence, discectomy, back surgery
$2,000,000
Settlement – Wrongful death of 23-year-old, industrial crane accident
$1,425,000
Settlement – Slip and fall on wet ramp after rain, brain injury, lower back surgery, fusion
$1,250,000
Settlement – Wrongful death, trucking accident
$1,125,000
Settlement – Failure to promptly treat cruise line worker, Jones Act seaman, lower back fusion surgery, cervical fusion recommended, punitive damages claim allowed
$1,000,000
Settlement – Motor vehicle accident involving pedestrian, traumatic amputation of leg (insurance policy limits)
$975,000
Settlement – Motor vehicle struck pedestrian, shoulder surgery, cervical discectomy, lumbar discectomy
$750,000
Jury verdict – Rear end auto accident, minimum property damage, 22-year-old driver, lower back fusion
$665,000
Jury Verdict against Major Insurance Company – Dentist suffered herniated cervical disc
$500,000
Settlement – Jet Ski accident, head injuries, facial scarring
$500,000
Settlement – Automotive accident, lumbar fusion
$490,000
Settlement – Cruise ship worker dropped box on cruise line passenger, shoulder injury, neck injury, herniated cervical disc, neck surgery
$400,000
Settlement – Long line fisherman, Jones Act seaman, trip and fall, cervical discectomy, cardiac issues, maintenance and cure
$325,000
Settlement – Cruise ship passengers contracted infections on board cruise ship
$325,000
Settlement – Rear end motor vehicle accident, 51-year-old female, cervical discectomy and fusion, lumbar epidural injections
$320,000
Settlement – Motor vehicle accident, 35-year-old female cut off by phantom vehicle, lumbar laminotomy and cervical injections
$311,880
Arbitration Award against Celebrity Cruises, Ltd. – Varicose veins brutally stripped from legs, causing nerve damage, Jones Act seaman, head waiter
$300,000
Settlement – Cruise line passenger trip and fall down steps, hip fracture, hip replacement
$300,000
Settlement – Wrongful death (policy limits), motor vehicle accident, head on collision
$296,971.29
Jury Verdict against major insurance company – Motor vehicle accident, 57-year-old male, arthroscopic shoulder surgery and neck surgery recommendation
$285,160.22
Arbitration award against Norwegian Cruise Line – Failure to treat cruise line worker, Utility Galley, Jones Act seaman, lifting garbage bins, fired for violation of alcohol policy unrelated to injury, herniated lumbar disc, back surgery, failure to provide maintenance and cure
$283,500
Settlement – Cruise line passenger, trip and fall, fractured tibial plateau, partial knee replacement surgery
$276,706.82
Arbitration award against Norwegian Cruise Line — Failure to treat cruise line worker, Head Waiter, Jones Act seaman, carrying trays, fired for violation of alcohol policy, herniated lumbar disc, back surgery, failure to provide maintenance and cure
$275,000
Settlement – Cruise line passenger slip and fall in buffet area, lower back injury, inoperable rupture of hamstring
$275,000
Settlement – Cruise line passenger slip and fall in restaurant, lower back and hip injury, hip surgery
$260,000
Settlement – Trucking accident, 60-year-old-female rear-ended by dump truck, cervical fusion surgery
$255,000
Settlement – Yacht captain, foot injury, surgery, Jones act seaman, failure to provide maintenance and cure
$250,000
Settlement – Slip and fall at gas station, reconstruction of lateral collateral ligament of knee; repair of avulsion fracture; patellar stabilization
$250,000
Settlement – Burn injury, Medical Malpractice causing gangrene in leg
$250,000
Settlement – Cruise line worker, waiter, Jones Act seaman, slip and fall injury, lower back surgery
$240,000
Settlement – T-bone Auto accident, adverse ran stop sign, lower back surgery, discectomy
$240,000
Settlement – Burn injury, Cruise line worker, Galley Steward, Jones Act seaman
$225,000
Settlement – Cruise line worker, waiter, Jones Act seaman, failure to treat long term high blood pressure, kidney failure two months after retirement
$212,500
Settlement – Shrimp boat fisherman, Jones Act seaman, trip and fall, hip injury, total hip replacement
$200,000
Settlement – Sexual assault on cruise ship, Jones Act seaman, waitress beaten and assaulted by fellow crewmember
$200,000
Settlement – Motor vehicle accident, 18-year-old female, elbow tendon surgery
$190,000
Settlement – Motor Vehicle Accident, 46-year-old female rear-ended, neck surgery, cervical discectomy with Mobi-C instrument implantation
$185,000
Settlement – Cruise line worker, head waiter, Jones Act seaman, lifting trays, back surgery, discectomy
$175,000
Settlement – Cruise line worker, Galley Steward, Jones Act seaman, trolley accident, back surgery, discectomy and foraminotomy
$175,000
Settlement – Cruise line worker, assistant waiter, Jones Act seaman, slip and fall, foot injury, avascular necrosis, foot surgery
$175,000
Settlement – Long line fisherman, Jones Act seaman, lifting injury, back surgery
$175,000
Settlement – Cruise line worker, stateroom steward, Jones Act seaman, lifting mattress injury, back surgery
$175,000
Settlement – Trip and fall in department store, 73-year-old male, torn meniscus, arthroscopic knee surgery and potential future knee replacement
$175,000
Settlement – Motor vehicle accident, 25-year-old female, lower back surgery, lumbar laminotomy & microdiscectomy
$175,000
Settlement – Cruise line worker, waitress, Jones Act seaman, trip and fall, lower back surgery, discectomy
$174,000
Settlement – Cruise line worker, waiter, Jones Act seaman, twisting injury, lower back surgery
$160,000
Jury Verdict – Rear end automotive accident, herniated lumbar disc, recommendation for lower back surgery
$159,500
Settlement – Cruise line worker, assistant waiter, Jones Act seaman, lifting injury, lumbar discectomy
$152,500
Settlement – Cruise line worker, waiter, Jones Act seaman, trip and fall injury, lower back surgery
$150,000
Settlement – Cruise line worker, Galley Steward, Jones Act seaman, hand injury, tendon severed, surgery, scarring and disability
$150,000
Settlement – Cruise line worker, Galley Utility, Jones Act seaman, shoulder and knee injuries, meniscectomy and shoulder surgery
$150,000
Settlement – Cruise line worker, Galley Utility, Jones Act seaman, forklift accident during storing duties, shoulder surgery and knee surgery
$150,000
Settlement – Motor vehicle accident, 39-year-old female, cervical neurotomy a/k/a rhizotomy
$150,000
Settlement – Cruise line worker, Assistant Maitre d’, Jones Act seaman, lifting table, back surgery
$150,000
Settlement – Bicycle struck by car, back surgery.
$150,000
Settlement – Cruise line worker, Chef d’ Cuisine, Jones Act seaman, carrying heavy load in rough seas, back surgery
$145,000
Settlement – Rear-end auto accident, 49-year-old make, back surgery, lumbar laminotomy & microdiscectomy
$135,500
Settlement – Cruise line worker, Galley Utility, Jones Act seaman, forklift accident during storing duties, shoulder surgery and knee surgery
$130,000
Settlement – Cruise line worker lifting injury, Jones Act seaman, back surgery
$125,720
Arbitration award against Norwegian Cruise Line – Cruise line worker, Galley Utility, Jones Act seaman, tripped and fell in open drain, back surgery
$125,000
Settlement – Cruise line worker injured, Jones Act seaman, shoulder surgery
$125,000
Settlement – Fall from ladder, 39-year-old male handyman, broken leg, open reduction internal fixation
$125,000
Settlement – Motor vehicle accident, 57-year-old female rear-ended on I-95, lower back surgery, lumbar microdiscectomy
$125,000
Settlement – Motor vehicle accident, 48-year-old male rear-end collision, lower back surgery, laminotomy
$117,500
Settlement – Passenger van accident, 32-year-old male passenger, arthroscopic knee surgery
$112,500
Settlement – Cruise line worker injured, Galley Utility, Jones Act seaman, arthroscopic shoulder surgery
Settlements and verdicts of $100,000 or less were omitted due to space limitations
Other notable verdicts/settlements involving Billera Law Attorneys while Partnering with Other Firms:
$8,000,000
Settlement – Burn injury from exploding stove
$2,200,000
Jury Verdict – Automobile accident, neck surgery
$1,800,000
Jury Verdict – Bicyclist killed on church property, failure to maintain hedges creating visual hazard