| Heel Injuries Verdicts & Settlements | Click on case name to purchase report | |
| Verdict & Settlement Disposition | Description | Case Name |
| $10,345,000 | Surgical patient developed decubitus ulcers on heels during convalescence, claimed special mattress and footwear weren't provided. Defense argued sores developed despite proper treatment. | Estate of Gonzales v. Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center San Miguel Co., N.M.; Dist. Ct.; No. D412-CV-2008-00116 (2/18/11) |
| $2,000,000 | Construction worker, 62, fell off scaffold and fractured heel. He claimed fusion is necessary and that he can't work. Defense contended plaintiff walks two miles a day and can work. |
Chrabaszcz v. Western Loft Equities LLC New York Co., N.Y.; Sup. Ct.; No. 101599/08 (4/11/11) |
| $1,320,000 | Plaintiff claimed she tripped on broken asphalt around sidewalk grate, fell, broke heel and sustained tear of same heel's Achilles tendon. Defense contested accident's link to injuries. | Roimesher v. 770 Lexington Assocs. Inc. Bronx Co., N.Y.; Sup. Ct.; No. 302217/07 (7/29/11) |
| $840,000 | Laborer broke heels in fall from 8-foot-tall ladder while fixing ceiling, claimed he can't resume work. He contended ladder wasn't stable. Defense challenged relevancy of claim's underlying statute. | Plaza v. Ninth Avenue Tomato Inc. Queens Co., N.Y.; Sup. Ct.; No. 6639/09 (7/11/11) |
| $377,500 | Plaintiff was hit by forklift while chasing runaway pallet at loading dock, sustained deep laceration of heel and tear of its talofibular ligament. Defense contended plaintiff failed to secure pallet. | Cenite v. Pyramid Floor Covering Inc. New York Co., N.Y.; Sup. Ct.; No. 112380/08 (11/10/11) |
| $300,000 | Plaintiff fell through barn's second-story floor, landed on first floor and broke heel. Defense contended plaintiff, a renter on the property, had rights to a house but not the barn. | Sawallich v. Anderson Livingston Co., Mich.; Cir. Ct.; No. 10-25166-NO (6/8/11) |
| $150,000 | Man inspecting items at auction fell off ladder, broke heel, underwent four surgeries. He claimed ladder lacked skid-resistant footings. Defense contended plaintiff was climbing onto balcony. | Cooke v. Smith Charleston Co., S.C.; Ct. C.P.; No. 2009-CP-10-4717 (9/1/11) |
| Defense | Pair of plaintiffs claimed sinus medication's side effect was rupture of Achilles tendon. Suit's parties debated whether drug's maker adequately disclosed that risk to prescribing doctors. | Gaffney v. Johnson & Johnson Atlantic Co., N.J.; Super. Ct.; Nos. ATL-L-4551-09 and ATL-L-196-10 (10/14/11) |
| Defense | Teen suffered torn Achilles tendon when gasoline station's bathroom sink dislodged and fell on her. Defense contended sink was well anchored and that plaintiff knocked it loose. | Church v. ExxonMobil Co. Harris Co., Texas; Dist. Ct.; No. 2009-66696 (5/26/11) |
| Defense | Plaintiff claimed doctor was slow to treat punctured heel, leading to infection and hospitalization. Defense disputed timeline of symptoms and argued timely, proper treatment was rendered. | Falaschi v. Tufft Alameda Co., Calif.; Super. Ct.; No. RG09478408 (5/11/11) |
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