Verdicts / Settlements

We are proud of our record and our tradition of excellence on behalf of our clients. Courtroom presentations based on innovation, creativity and preparation are the keys to our success in achieving verdicts and settlements for those we represent. We take great pride in knowing that we have helped to win over 25 settlements and verdicts of one million dollars or greater, in the past several years alone. The following represents some of our successes:

Settlements and Verdicts*

$--- Confidential settlement for a birth injury caused by
medical malpractice.

$--- Confidential settlement against limousine company that failed to prevent one passenger from beating another despite having opportunity to stop or seek help.

$--- Confidential settlement against foreign resort for our client who was vacationing in Jamaica after resort shuttle bus made left turn into on-coming traffic causing fractured back.

$--- Confidential settlement for psychiatric malpractice that caused patient to become delusional and kill innocent child.

$7.5 billion settlement was awarded for the citizens of New Jersey against the Tobacco Industry. The suit sought to recover billions of dollars that the state and its taxpayers paid through the Medicaid program for health care costs attributable to smoking related illnesses. Lou DeVoto did extensive work on this landmark settlement, along with six other law firms and the State Attorney General.

$7.1 million settlement for the wife and children of a man who was tragically killed when a tractor trailer driver crashed into the family car on the NJ Turnpike. Andy Rossetti represented the family. Click here to read the published article of the settlement - One of the Top 20 Personal Injury Awards of the Year

$5.5 Million Jury verdict against General Motors.  Harold Tucker, 69-year-old Salem man, was paralyzed from the chest down in a car crash on November 28 1995. His attorneys argued that a defective seat belt was the cause of his injuries. The jury agreed and ordered General Motors to pay $5.5 million in damages. Andy Rossetti represented Mr. Tucker.

Over $4 million awarded by a jury for the plaintiff who has been disabled due to a poorly designed seat belt in a Toyota pick-up truck. Andy Rossetti assisted in representing the injured plaintiff.

$2.5 Million settlement several construction companies and a machine manufacturer paid $2.5 million to the worker for injuries he sustained on a construction site. He lost his leg and his vision in one eye after an unstable machine was allowed onto a job site and was assigned for use by the general contractor in an area for which it was not intended. Andy Rossetti represented the injured worker.

$2,300,000.00 Partial Settlement for Industrial Explosion
Three prominent law firms all turned case down
A Camden City resident will receive $2,300,000.00 in partial settlement of claims arising out of an industrial explosion that occurred in early 2002. Our client was 44 years old at the time when he was injured during the work place explosion. Lou DeVoto handled this high risk case. Click here to read the full article of the settlement

$2.3 Million verdict a Camden County Judge awarded $2.3 million to a 29-year-old Sewell, New Jersey mother and her 5-year-old daughter for damages arising from the death of their husband/father. The wife was only 24 years old and pregnant with the couple's first child when her husband was killed in a car crash. Another driver disregarded a stop sign and a red flashing light and collided into his van at 50 mph. Lou DeVoto represented the mom and her young daughter. Click here to read the published article of the settlement

$2,225,000 settlement paid by the City of Camden for deaths of three children who died as a result of a negligent police search after the children went missing.  Andy Rossetti represented the family.

$1.8 Million settlement for Texas truck driver who suffered mild brain injuries in New Jersey in Turnpike crash.  The case was settled after three days of trial in Middlesex County, New Jersey.  Lou DeVoto handled the case for R&D along with Texas co-counsel Coby Wooten.

$1.7 million for a 64 year old man injured as a result of anesthesia medical malpractice. Andy Rossetti represented the family.

$1.7 million settlement for anesthesiological malpractice after the anesthesiologist incorrectly inserted a tube in the plaintiff's esophagus when the plaintiff has a pre-exiting artificial opening in the neck from a previous laryngectomy, thirty years before. Andy Rossetti represented the family.

$1.8 million out-of-court settlement for the victim, a pedestrian injured while crossing a major intersection. Lou DeVoto assisted in representing the family.

$1.6 million Products Liability settlement for a 24 year old woman severely injured while riding in a reclined position in her vehicle. Andrew J. Rossetti brought national attention to the hidden dangers of reclining seats in a case against Chrysler.

$1.6 million awarded by a Gloucester County jury to a Woodbury Heights boy who lost most of his left hand in a 1995 fireworks explosion. The jury award included $372,590 for future medical bills, $300,000 for future lost wages and $927,410 for pain and suffering. Lou DeVoto represented the young boy and his mother. Click here to read the published article of the settlement

$1.5 Million  Paid by State of New Jersey to Injured Motorcyclist During Trial:  The State of New Jersey paid $1.5 million to a motorcyclist injured in a crash with a State Trooper on October 18, 2005. The settlement occurred on May 15, 2008 after three days of trial before the Honorable Martin Herman, JSC in Cumberland County.  Louis J. DeVoto of Rossetti & DeVoto, P.C. in Cherry Hill represented the plaintiff.
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$1.8 million settlement - N.J. Murder Victim's Family Settles With City
The city of Camden N.J. agreed to a $1.8 million settlement with the family of Christine Eberle, who was murdered in 2001.  Andrew J. Rossetti  of Rossetti & DeVoto, P.C. in Cherry Hill represented the plaintiff.
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$1.5 million medical malpractice settlement for the widow, of a 43 year old man, who died after being negligently treated by a doctor and nurse at a south jersey hospital in January 1999. Louis J. DeVoto uncovered grave medication errors made by a nurse and pulmonologist at a south jersey hospital which caused the death of the man. Click here to read the published article of the settlement

$1,500,000 settlement for a man who was severely injured in an industrial explosion when a manufacturer of a  regulator failed to warn users of the dangerous nature of its product. Andy Rossetti represented the injured man.

$1.4 million settlement for a 38-year-old Mays Landing laborer severely injured on a construction site in South Jersey. Andy Rossetti represented the man. $1.4 million jury verdict for the family of a man killed in a gasoline tanker explosion. Andy Rossetti and Lou DeVoto assisted in representing the family.

$1.35 million settlement for a 24-year-old Bridgeton man whose hand was amputated in a defective vegetable-processing machine. Lou DeVoto represented the young man. Click here to read the published article of the settlement$1.2 million out-of-court settlement, paid by various companies to the plaintiff, who contracted leukemia from exposure to a workplace chemical. Lou DeVoto assisted in the representation.

$1,300,000.00 settlement for a machinist in Millville, New Jersey, who was assigned to “upkeep” on a glass bottle manufacturing machine and as he was changing a neck ring his shirt became engulfed in flames when it came in contact with the 1500 degree bottles that are moved by conveyor.   View Details

$1.15 million for a 43 year old worker who lost part of his hand in a poorly guarded industrial machine. Lou DeVoto assisted in the representation.

$1,287,500 settlement paid by Rita’s Water Ice to the woman whose leg was amputated after being struck by a car while waiting in line for Water Ice. The company has since installed barrier poles to prevent cars from striking pedestrians. Lou DeVoto represented the women and her family.

$950,000 medical malpractice settlement for our client who died from the failure of a rehabilitation hospital to position a feeding tube correctly resulting in a massive infection, sepsis and eventual organ failure.  The defendant’s denied liability claiming that the patient was compromised before the feeding tube mishap claiming that the incident was not the cause of the death.

$900,000 Settlement for mild brain injury sustained by a fifty two year old British citizen who was visiting friends in the USA on July 5, 2002. Lou DeVoto represented the injured party.  Click here for full details of the settlement.

$900,000 settlement for a man who suffered amputations of his fingers when a punch press machine malfunctioned. Lou DeVoto represented our client.

$800,000 product liability settlement for a man who was killed when his truck caught fire after an impact with a tree.  Andy Rossetti handled this complex Product Liability case.

$800,000 settlement for a 32-year-old Vineland man whose hand was severely burned in a glass making machine. Andy Rossetti represented this hardworking family man.

$800,000 for a man injured in the workplace by a defective machine.

$750,000 settlement for a 35-year-old Paulsboro man whose leg was amputated below the knee in a heavy equipment accident. Lou DeVoto represented the gentlemen.

$750,000 for a women whose hand was partially amputated in a meat grinder while working. Andy Rossetti represented the young lady.

$775,000 settlement reached after one week of trial for a boy injured by a defective bicycle. Lou DeVoto represented the boy and his mother.

$750,000 settlement for the family of a man killed in a car accident. Lou DeVoto represented the wife and daughter (who went on to become a lawyer) in this tragic accident.

$700,000 for our client after she was injured in a car crash.

$650,000 for fractures to our client’s arm and hand in a car crash.  Client underwent multiple surgeries to correct the injuries and had limitations in function after the surgeries.

$650,000 for fractures to our client’s arm and hand in a car crash.  Client underwent multiple surgeries to correct the injuries and had limitations in function after the surgeries.

$600,000 settlement for the wrongful death of a Vietnamese immigrant who was killed when he was crushed by a roll of steel. The steel mill failed to incorporate OSHA safety practices into its handling of steel. Lou DeVoto handled the case.

$525,000 jury award against LA Fitness for failing to properly train a member who paid for separate fitness training services.  The member sustained a torn labrum in her shoulder and required surgery to correct the condition after her fitness trainer gave her an inappropriate exercise that caused injury to the shoulder.  Burlington County.

$500,000 Wrongful Death/Medical Malpractice settlement for a 21 year-old Rutgers student who died at North Jersey hospital after they failed to properly run a Code call.  The settlement reflects the fact that our client was a student and died without any dependents which in New Jersey severely limits allowable damages.  The settlement  also reflects the probability that a properly run code may not have saved her life.  Lou DeVoto handled the case with Ohio co-counsel James Kelley, III.  Trial was underway for several weeks in Essex County, New Jersey before a settlement was reached. 

$500,000 settlement for a 17 year old boy who was injured at birth by a doctor who mismanaged his delivery. Lou DeVoto represented the injured minor and his mother. Click here to read the published article of the settlement

$500,000 settlement for a man whose Hepatitis C infection was misdiagnosed for seven years before the proper referral was made to a hepatologist. Lou DeVoto represented the man. Click here to read the published article of the settlement

$486,000 verdict for a 35 year old Millville resident for injuries she sustained in a car accident.   VIEW DETAILS OF VERDICT

$475,000 settlement for a Portuguese immigrant who suffered a compound fracture of two bones in his arm and a torn rotator cuff after falling 25 feet in a construction fall from an unguarded work platform that violated OSHA guidelines. Lou DeVoto handled this case against Orleans Home Builders.

$471,589 Verdict - Negligent use of excessive force - defendant tavern's Manager/Bouncer causes spiral fracture and nerve damage to independent contractor go-go dancer when breaking up altercation started by other go-go dancer - failure to prevent other hostilities from escalating into physical assault by other dancer. Mr. Rossetti represented the dancer. 

$450,000 medical malpractice settlement for the failure to diagnose a heart attack.  This settlement came during jury deliberations. Andrew Rossetti represented the widow. Click here to read the published article of the settlement

$440,000 for injuries sustained by our client who was killed by the negligence of a drunk driver.  The settlement reflects the fact that there was insufficient insurance to pay for our clients injuries and those of the others in the car.

$400,000 medical malpractice settlement for negligent angioplasty procedure that caused a death to our client who was 67.  The settlement takes into account that our client was at higher risk for the procedure and had other health related problems that would have likely shortened his life.

$410,000 paid by Winslow Board of Education for Failure to Cancel Scrimmage
Our twenty year old client will receive $460,000 for orthopedic injuries and facial scars she received in a car crash after she and three car-loads of high school lacrosse players left school on a mad dash to pick-up their uniforms for a surprise scrimmage that was taking place shortly after school. Lou DeVoto, who handled the case, stated that “the driver of the car was definitely responsible for the crash but the kids would never have been in their cars had the school done its job and properly notified them of the scrimmage.” According to the students, they received their first notice at the end of school announcements. The coaches stated that they did not know of the scrimmage and found out at the same time. The Athletic Director disagreed maintaining that the scrimmage was scheduled before the season and was always on for that date. “Regardless of who you believed, the conflict in Winslow’s testimony definitely helped us”, said DeVoto. “Had the school acted properly and in accordance with proper procedures, none of the students would have left school let alone three car loads of kids dashing from house to house to get back in time for the scrimmage. We believed this greatly contributed to the crash.” Our client received the full insurance policy of $50,000 from the driver of her car and an additional $410,000 from the Board of Education.

$400,000 for 78 year old man who suffered from severe injuries at a local Nursing Home caused by pressure sores that developed from a poorly fitted foot brace.

$400,000 settlement for three Mexican immigrants injured when a bus crossed the center line and struck their van head-on. The most seriously injured client sustained a fractured pelvis.

$400,000 settlement for a man who sustained a crush injury to his foot when the liftgate to his truck malfunctioned. It was determined that the maintenance company put the wrong part on the liftgate three weeks earlier during a routine service. Lou DeVoto handled the case for our client.

$375,000 settlement for medical malpractice for negligent obstetrical care.

$350,000 for a doctor who fell on ice and snow outside a condominium complex.

$327,000 Jury award in motorcycle crash. 
A Camden County jury split liability 65% to 35% in favor of our client who was injured when his motorcycle crashed into the side of a car that was turning left in August of 2003. The collision took place at the dangerous Y intersection of Kettle Run Road and Braddock Mill Roads in Marlton. Our client was riding a Honda Magna on Kettle Run behind a car driven by a former Cherry Hill resident. Our client maintained that the car in front of him went too far beyond the turn onto Braddock Mill giving the appearance that he was going to continue straight. The car then had to make a sharp left to negotiate the left turn onto Braddock when our client struck the side of his car trying to avoid the accident. Our client was thrown 50 feet suffering a compound fracture of his leg. He was unable to return to work for two months. Andy Rossetti tried the case for R&D. Said Andy, “I am pleased that we were able to convince the jury that although my client was behind the defendant, he had less fault because of the way the defendant made the turn. It helped that our client was very believable.” The case was tried before Judge Irving Snyder and the jury deliberated several hours before reaching the verdict on June 12, 2007. 

$300,000 settlement for a Portuguese immigrant who fractured his hip after falling 20 feet from an unguarded floor of a construction site. The unguarded sides of the floor deck violated OSHA guidelines. Lou DeVoto represented our client.

$275.000 for our client who had neck and back injuries after a defective staircase crashed to the ground.

$275,000 for Pennsylvania man injured in a motorcycle crash by a car that pulled directly into his lane of travel. The injuries were devastating but defendant did not have adequate insurance or assets to pay for the damage he caused.

Three Times A Charm
$240,000 Jury Awards After Third Trial
    An Essex County Jury awarded $240,000 to our client who was involved in a car crash in Essex Fells in 2002. Our client suffered several herniated disks in her neck that were admittedly present to some degree before the crash but had never given her any pain or disability until the accident.
    Attorney Lou DeVoto handled the case for R&D and is hopeful that this is the last time he will try the case. DeVoto said the original trial ended in a loss but filed an appeal because of errors that were made by the jury in the verdict. The trial judge actually agreed with us and ordered a new trial. That trial was limited in its scope and DeVoto, although winning a smaller verdict for the client, appealed again claiming the Judge made erroneous rulings that did not allow for DeVoto to argue for some of the damages. The Appellate Court agreed with us and reversed the trial court’s decision ordering a third trial.
    On the third trial the jury deliberated about four hours before returning a verdict. The sweetest part, said DeVoto, is that the defendant’s offer never got above $20,000 and that the insurance policy was only $100,000. Because we filed something called an offer to take judgment early in the case where we said we would take $95,000 (essentially all of the insurance policy) and the verdict was more than twenty percent more than that, the defense now has to pay all of our costs and legal fees in addition to 8% interest which results in our client not having to pay our fee out of her share. After all was said and done, the total judgment amounted to approximately $375,000.
    While the defendant appealed again, DeVoto stated that he was confident that he would prevail.

$230,000 for a fractured ankle that needed surgery to correct.

$225,000 settlement for Indian immigrant who was killed on the NJ turnpike when a truck crashed into him while he was pushing his disabled car off the roadway.

$225,000 settlement for our client who contracted RSD ( Complex regional pain syndrome) after a car crash. The value represents almost all of the defendants insurance. Lou DeVoto represented our client.

$200,000 medical malpractice jury verdict for an anesthesia mistake that injured the plaintiff. Mr. Rossetti represented the man and his family.

$175,000 Burlington County jury awards $175,000 for car crash injuries for a man who was injured in a car crash that occurred n Mt. Laurel in 2005.

$175,000 for neck injury caused by low-impact rear-end car crash resulting in surgery.

$150,000 for torn rotator cuff and tendon rupture by a private contractor unloading mail at the US Postal Service after delivery cart failed due to overloading by the Postal Service.

$150,000 for a construction fall caused by a General Contractor’s failure to have the required safety equipment for his workers.

$150,000 for slip and fall outside an Ocean City pharmacy.

$144,000 for two wrist fractures and surgery after falling outside an Ocean City Bed and Breakfast. Client has osteoporosis but did make a nice recovery and was 60 years old.

'$135,000 for women injured in Iowa by a tire that flew off a car and struck her car. Mild traumatic brain injury.

$125,000 medical malpractice jury verdict for a women who had her small toe amputated after a podiatrist misdiagnosed an infection. Lou DeVoto represented the woman, who happened to be a nurse.  Click here to read the published article of the settlement

$125,000 for a fractured leg after a fall at a nursing home.

$120,000 Arbitration Award for a man injured in a Pennsylvania car accident who sustained torn knee meniscus and had two arthroscopic surgeries.

$108,000 binding arbitration award for a fractured ankle caused by faulty steps at a local tavern.

$100,000 for knee injury caused by McDonald’s failure to remove snow and ice from its walkway.

$100,000 for our client who suffered from painful bed sores at a local nursing home.

$93,000 recovery for a family of three in Villas, NJ who suffered from the effects of mold exposure after improper construction of their home by general contractor and plumber.

$88,000 for fractured arm after slip and fall at Condominiums in Galloway, NJ when maintenance failed to clear ice and snow from walkways after snow.

*These verdicts and settlements are actual cases. More details are available from the firm. Each case is different. The facts, the law, the age of the injured person, the severity of the injury, the makeup of the jury, the rulings of the judge, are some of the factors that make each case different. The cases listed here are not a guarantee that if you have a similar claim, you will get a similar result. There are too many variable factors as we've listed. We'll try our best in each of your cases to maximize your settlement or jury verdict.