Attorney Paul d'Oliveira and his Associates and Affiliate Attorneys have settled thousands of personal injury cases over the past twenty-one (21) years. Below are some of the larger settlements to date.
(Past results are no guarantee of future results. Every case is different and must be judged on its own merits.)
A young child was hit by a motor vehicle as a pedestrian and was killed. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with another trial attorney and the case settled before trial.
$3.5 Million settlement
Our client was injured in a rear-end collision with a tractor-trailer
truck and the vehicle burst into flames. She suffered a fractured
vertebrae in her spine, lacerations and burns. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with another trial attorney and the case settled before trial.
$1 Million settlement
Our client was a 25-year-old woman who was in a motor vehicle
accident and suffered a brain injury.
$964,000 settlement
Our client was struck by another vehicle as a pedestrian and suffered
a brain injury, facial fractures and permanent loss of vision.
$775,000 settlement
Our client was a passenger in a motor vehicle traveling at a high
rate of speed on a wet road when the driver lost control and struck
a large rock. Our client suffered severe head injuries, and permanent
paralysis.
$600,000 settlement
Our client was injured in an auto accident and suffered a broken
leg requiring pins and screws, a fractured pelvis, internal bleeding
and a laceration to their colon.
$550,000 settlement
Our client was injured as a passenger in a motor vehicle accident
and sustained a back injury which required surgery.
$500,000 settlement
Our client was a passenger in a motor vehicle accident and suffered
a brain injury.
$470,000 settlement
Our client was injured as a passenger in a motor vehicle accident
and suffered injuries to their back, neck and shoulder and underwent
spinal surgery.
$410,000 settlement
Our client was injured when their vehicle was struck head-on by
a truck and suffered multiple fractures and lacerations.
$400,000 settlement
Our client was a middle-aged woman who was injured in a motor vehicle accident. She suffered a broken ankle, lacerations and numerous bruises on her body.
$400,000 settlement
Our client is a 39 year old woman who was injured in a motor vehicle accident. She suffered a fractured ankle, lacerations and numerous bruising.
$395,000 settlement
Our client was injured while operating a motorcycle and suffered from broken
bones, road burns and multiple contusions.
$388,000 settlement
Our client was injured as a passenger in a motor vehicle in which
the driver fell asleep at the wheel. The vehicle struck a tree
and rolled over and our client suffered a severe fracture of the
wrist, which required surgery.
$350,000 settlement
Our client was involved in a motor vehicle accident and suffered
a broken pelvis, fractures to the arm and elbow, a dislocated hip
and lacerations. She had surgery on her hip and pelvis and underwent
extensive rehabilitation.
$347,500 settlement
Our client was injured as a passenger in a motor vehicle accident and suffered
lacerations and broken bones.
$325,000 settlement
Our client was a woman who was injured in a motor vehicle accident.
She sustained injuries to the neck and shoulder, which required
surgery and rehabilitation.
$320,000 settlement
Our client was involved in a rear-end collision and suffered a
back injury, which required extensive medical treatment.
$300,000 settlement
Our client was injured in a rear-end collision while stopped at
train tracks and sustained neck and back injuries that required
surgery.
$250,000 settlement
Our client was injured as a passenger in a motor vehicle accident
and underwent neck surgery.
$225,000 settlement
A middle-aged man broke his ankle. After undergoing surgery he
developed an infection in the bone and had to have his leg amputated
below the knee. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced medical malpractice attorney
who brought the case to trial.
$7.5 million settlement
Our client was a teenager whose neurological disorder went unnoticed and untreated by her doctors, even though the hospital performed a CT scan, which showed abnormal results. As a result of the misdiagnosis, the client suffered permanent brain injuries. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced medical malpractice lawyer who settled the case.
$2.65 million settlement
A child was taken to a local hospital. The parents were told the
child was only suffering from a cold. The child was sent home without
any tests being performed. The child was taken back to the hospital
and, was diagnosed with Meningitis. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced medical malpractice attorney who settled
the case.
$ 1.2 million settlement
A disabled person lost the use of their arm due to medical negligence.
The individual underwent surgery for a pinched nerve when a doctor
severed the wrong nerve causing paralysis of the arm. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with
an experienced medical malpractice attorney who settled the case.
$675,000 settlement
A baby suffered a head injury during a difficult delivery. Due
to distress an emergency c-section was performed. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with
an experienced medical malpractice attorney who settled the case.
$610,000 settlement
Our client was a young boy who was attacked by a dog while at
a friend’s home. The dog latched on to the boy’s nose
requiring him to undergo plastic surgery.
$400,000 settlement
Our client was attacked by a dog and suffered severe bites that
required surgery and skin grafts.
$350,000 settlement
Our client was bit on the ankle by a dog and sustained deep puncture
wounds and required physical therapy.
$300,000 settlement
Our client fell in the parking lot of a local motel. The lot was covered with a layer of ice, topped with a layer of snow. He suffered fractured vertebrae and ruptured disc in his lower back. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with a local attorney who settled the claim.
$300,000 settlement
A woman broke her ankle on ice in a parking lot. She eventually required ankle surgery. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with another trial attorney who settled the case.
$153,000 settlement
An 83 year-old woman developed severe bedsores while in a nursing
home and was hospitalized. Her daughter contacted our office. Our
firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced medical malpractice attorney who settled thecase.
$400,000 settlement
An elderly man developed bedsores, pneumonia and became severely
dehydrated while in a nursing home. His wife contacted our office
for assistance. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced medical malpractice attorney
who settled the case.
$450,000 settlement
A middle-aged woman sustained serious heart valve injury (i.e.
primary pulmonary hypertension) from taking a prescribed diet drug
Redux, which contains Fen/Phen. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced drug injury
firm who settled the case.
$2.5 million settlement
A wife and mother of two children died of a cerebral hemorrhage
after taking an over the counter diet drug diet drug containing
Ephedra. The deceased’s husband contacted our firm for help.
Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced product liability attorney who settled
the case.
$900,000 settlement
We were co-counsel in a case involving a dietary supplement with
PPA. The client suffered a stroke and had a brain bleed that required
two surgeries. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced product liability attorney
who settled the case.
$ 750,000 settlement
A teenager committed suicide after taking an anti-depressant drug
for several weeks. The young boy’s life was cut short just
one week before his birthday. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced product liability
attorney who settled the case.
$1.25 million settlement
Our client was the mother of a one year old child who was born with a complex cardiovascular condition. The child was diagnosed with arterial septal defect, ventricular septal defect and congestive heart failure, all conditions caused by the mother's use of Paxil during the first trimester of her pregnancy. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced drug injury firm who settled the case.
$800,000 Settlement
When Baycol was removed from the market in 2001, we were contacted by many Rhode Islanders who were injured by this medication. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced attorney in pharmaceutical litigation, who was successful in negotiating a multi-million dollar settlement for several clients.
$2 million in total settlements
Due to taking the drug zyprexa, a number of our clients developed type 2 diabetes as a side effect. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with a pharmaceutical litigation law firm, who was successful in negotiating a multi-million dollar settlement for our clients.
$3.8 Million in total
settlements
A Connecticut man was diagnosed with Type II diabetes after using the medication, Zyprexa. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced attorney in pharmaceutical litigation, and the case was settled out of court.
$500,000 settlement
Our client was a child injured in an ATV accident. Our client
was slammed into a brick wall and suffered scrapes on the neck
and back, an injured wrist, and a gash to the eye that caused permanent
blindness in one eye.
$300,000 structured settlement
Our client was a 45 year old woman who underwent shoulder surgery, and after the surgery, the surgeon administered to the client a shoulder pain pump, which was defectively designed, causing further injury to her shoulder. While our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced product liability lawyer,who settled the case out of court.
$1.5 Million Settlement
Our client used a defective contact lens solution to clean her contact lenses, which caused damage to her left eye, resulting in her having to undergo a corneal transplant. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced product liability attorney, who settled the case before trial.
$450,000 Settlement
Woman was injured due to a defective Vaginal Sling. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with
an experienced product liability attorney who settled the case.
$ 217,500 settlement
Lead paint has been a problem for many people in this area. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced lead paint attorney, who received over $500,000 dollars in total settlements thus far.
$500,000 in total settlements
A pipefitter, employed by a RI company (Electric Boat) was exposed to asbestos on the job. Mesothelioma, an injury caused only by exposure to asbestos, was the cause of his death. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced asbestos attorney, who was successful in pursuing settlements from numerous companies.
$1 million in total settlements
A boiler operator working for the US Navy was diagnosed with mesothelioma 6 years after leaving the Navy. Our firm maintained joint responsibility with an experienced asbestos attorney, who was successful in collecting over $1 million in settlements for the clients.
$1,250,000 in total settlements
Our client was an industrial painter who fell off of a roof inside a warehouse whereby he sustained multiple injuries including a fractured pelvis. Our firm co counseled with another firm on this case which settled at mediation.
$ 360,000 settlement