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Heiting & Irwin Case Results
We encourage you to explore a selection of our recent case outcomes to gain insight into our previous achievements and understand how we’ve assisted individuals facing circumstances like yours.
$35M
Drunk driver runs red light and t-bones young adult woman – lifetime care needed.
$29M
Little girl passenger in accident caused by street racing cars – brain damage.
$19.48M
Medical Malpractice: C-Section wound split open.
$4.5M
High power gas line ruptures after intersection auto accident. Plaintiff driver unlicensed and subject to proposition 213 (settled after liability trial) – $10 million payout over lifetime.
$3.575M
Slip and fall on stepping stones at client’s apartment complex.
$3.5M
Family practice physician delivers twins in high risk pregnancy. Twins injured.
$3.4M
Workplace injury to arm due to suction hose.
$3M
Motorcycle v. auto – Death.
$3M
Motorcycle accident — Death.
$3M
Truck accident; near complete recovery.
$2.5M
Arthroscopic surgery results in infection.
$2.5M
High school chemistry experiment injury.
$2.162M
Pizza delivery man rear ends motorcycle at stop sign — Death.
$2M
Bedsore injuries due to hospital neglect (jury).
$1.9M
Construction Accident: Backhoe drops trench plate on co-worker.
$1.7M
Pressurizing pipe caused it to blow — scalded face of worker.
$1.6M
Young man swimming and dives into water canal with buddies in rural area – vs. water district.
$1.5M
Homeowner’s association negligence (expected to pay out $4.5 million lifetime).
$1.5M
Sexual touching by preschool care giver (life time payout).
$1.5M
Early morning sudden burst of sun in eyes as defendant crosses intersection. Police attribute fault to homeless clients for jaywalking outside and past crosswalk.
$1.25M
Motorcycle accident — Death.
$1.208M
Slip and fall at car dealership.
$1.2M
Motorcycle accident injury.
$1.2M
Mystifying paralysis moving up body — delayed diagnosis.
$1M
*Spinal surgery gone bad – vs. orthopedic surgeon – settled after liability verdict for plaintiff and changed way spinal surgeries are performed.
$1M
High wire lineman injured in MVA – but killed by medical malpractice – unmarried; step-children only.
$955K
Screen between golfers at driving range causes richochet of ball back into eye of golfer
$938K
2 trucks come together on freeway
$925K
66 yr old autistic pedestrian living in assisted living knocked down by left turning car in intersection. Died of unrelated cancer 2 years into lawsuit. Successor in interest appointed and we were able to continue to prosecute.
$791.5K
Car battery blew up – expected lifetime payout $3+ mil.
$750K
Failure to diagnose urinary tract infection
$699K
Accident among young men goofing around on motorcycles
$650K
Motor vehicle accident – neck and soft tissue
$650K
Exploding ratchet tool injured Navy seaman
$650K
Lost tip of finger – pinched in crib
$600K
Disabled truck in previous accident on freeway; no warning lights – client ran into truck
$600K
Client’s truck drifts off freeway lane and hits parked truck on side of road.
$590K
Professor with prior back injury — soft tissue; rear ended on freeway (4 week trial).
$490K
Piping slides forward into cab of truck during sudden stop due to lack of guard built into trailer.
$481.5K
Defective hip prosthesis.
$395K
Rear end accident with neck pain. Defendant could have settled under $5,000 – jury trial.
$370K
Wrong eye drops cause vision problems.
$345K
Car wash attendant hits patron with car.
$343K
Medical malpractice – plastic surgery.
$300K
Flash bum to back of hand from electrical panel.
$300K
Kids throwing rocks at school – one hit and injured (vs. school).
$300K
Kids playing with gasoline and fire – negligent supervision.
$300K
Medical Malpractice – failure to diagnose.
$300K
Workplace injury to hand vs. 3rd party.
$250K
Dog jumped on lady taking a walk – broken arm.
$181K
School premises injury; facial lacerations.
$150K
Slip and fall in parking lot – facial injury.
*Regarding all medical malpractice cases referenced, maximum pain and suffering allowed by statute was limited to $250,000 at the time of the award/settlement.
