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In 2003, the Texas legislature put a cap on non-economic damages in healthcare liability claims. The intent of passing such a law was to prevent victims who did not have serious injuries resulting in permanent impairment from getting large amounts but, unfortunately, the catastrophically impaired got the same shake.

 

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VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS in which Rockne W. Onstad was Lead Counsel or Co-Counsel

    Gross Amount  Client Recovery        Attorney Fee           Expenses Nature
$13,650,000 $8,055,000 $5,460,000 $135,000 Defective manufacture, military helicopter gear box, spinal cord injuries (settlement)
$9,200,000 $6,320,064 $2,760,000 $119,358 Defective design, airplane component, wrongful deaths (settlement)
$6,800,000 $4,473,334 $2,266,666 $60,000 Brain injury, defective water slide, amusement park negligence (settlement)
$4,800,000 $2,347,000 $2,400,000 $53,000 Hospital labor and delivery negligence, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (settlement)
$4,300,000 $309,000 $138,000 $13,000 Wrongful death, pilot error in airplace crash (jury verdict)
$3,850,000 $2,373,000 $1,425,000 $52,000 Birth asphyxia, cerebral palsy, obstetrical negligence, fetal distress (settlement)
$3,500,000 $2,028,000 $1,400,000 $72,000 Spinal cord injury, defective truck component – truck rollover (settlement)
$3,235,000 $2,361,250 $808,750 $65,000 Brain injury, federal tort claims act, FAA negligence (bench verdict)
$3,000,000 $1,724,000 $1,200,000 $76,000 Cauda Equina Syndrom, neurosurgeon negligence in spinal surgery (settlement)
$2,900,000 $844,000 $694,000 $26,000 Spinal & leg injuries, driver negligence (verdict/settlement-gross reduced on appeal)
$2,650,000 $1,804,667 $833,333 $12,000 Wrongful death, hotel fire (settlement)
$2,500,000 $1,644,667 $833,333 $22,000 Arm loss, product liability, defective design of farm tractor (settlement)
$2,300,000 $1,399,000 $960,000 $41,000 Brain injury, anesthesia negligence (settlement)
$2,300,000 $1,321,000 $920,000 $59,000 Spinal cord injury, 3 wheel all terrain vehicle defective design (settlement)
$2,200,000 $1,276,000 $880,000 $44,000 Brain injury, obstetrical negligence, pre-eclampsia, cerebral palsy (settlement)
$2,200,000 $1,267,000 $880,000 $53,000 Spinal injury, construction negligence & insurance bad faith (settlement)
$2,000,000 $1,303,334 $666,666 $30,000 Wrongful death, esophageal intubation, nurse anesthetist negligence (settlement)
$2,000,000 $1,106,887 $800,000 $93,111 Brain injury, radiologist negligence & product liability (settlement)
$2,000,000 $976,484 $976,482 $47,034 Brain injury, obstetrical negligence, forceps delivery, preeclampsia (settlement)
$2,000,000 $972,331 $972,669 $55,000 Brain injury, obstetrician negligence, UPI & IUGR (settlement)
$1,900,000 $905,000 $950,000 $45,000 Clinic failure to supervise impaired physician, four victims (settlement)
$1,700,000 $1,130,730 $565,363 $3,907 Burn injuries, defectively designed refueling nozzle, military aircraft (settlement)
$1,400,000 $718,689 $560,000 $121,310 Brain injury, shunt infection, neurosurgical negligence (jury trial & settlement)
$1,400,000 $818,000 $560,000 $22,000 Spinal cord injury, automobile driver negligence (jury trial & settlement)
$1,403,000 $848,221 $503,552 $51,227 Brain injury, obstetric negligence, Group B strep (settlement)
$1,300,000 $754,000 $520,000 $26,000 Retinopathy of prematurity, visual impairment, pediatric negligence (settlement)
$1,300,000 $341,000 $250,000 $33,189 Wrongful death, E.R. physician negligence, sepsis (jury verdict and settlement))
$1,237,000 $794,667 $412,333 $30,000 Brain injury, pedi-cardiologist negligence (settlement)
$1,167,000 $628,187 $466,800 $72,513 Wrongful death, E.R. physician failed diagnose infarct (settlement)
$1,150,000 $727,667 $383,333 $39,000 Brain injury, obstetric negligence, Group B strep, cerebral palsy (settlement)
$1,100,000 $634,004 $440,000 $25,996 Impaired survival, delayed diagnosis of breast cancer (settlement)
$1,060,000 $532,715 $478,991 $48,294 Brain injury, obstetrical negligence, breech delivery (settlement)
$1,000,000 $630,000 $333,000 $37,000 Wrongful death, military aircraft manufacturing defect, product liability (settlement)
$1,000,000 $566,116 $400,000 $34,884 Wrongful death, surgeon negligently injured bile duct (settlement)
$1,000,000 $477,500 $477,500 $45,000 Wrongful death, negligent bariatric surgery (settlement)
$1,000,000 $606,732 $350,000 $43,268 Brain injury, family practitioner negligence, preeclampsia (settlement)
$1,000,000 $514,000 $400,000 $86,000 Brain injury, Crawler crane track failure (settlement)
$1,111,000 $596,603 $444,000 $70,397 Heart attack, product liability, cardilogist negligence (settlement)
$2,950,000 $1,725,000 $1,180,000 $45,000 Defective helicopter design, wrongful deaths (verdict/settlement)
$2,800,000 $1,854,667 $933,333 $12,000 Wrongful death, hotel fire, premises liability (settlement)
$1,900,000 $73,000 Wrongful death, pilot error, helicopter crash (jury verdict-no insurance coverage)
$1,500,000 $947,000 $520,000 $33,000 Wrongful death, defective design military aircraft component (settlement)
$1,111,000 $594,975 $444,400 $71,625 Heart attack, product liability and cardiology negligence (settlement)
$500,000 $225,000 $250,000 $25,000 Wrongful death, defective design of hay baler (settlement)
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