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Settlements & Verdicts

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Top legal publications have recognized Wisner Baum for notable verdicts and settlements across several areas of practice:

  • Largest California Product Liability Jury Verdicts Two Years in a Row 2018-2019
  • Top 10 National Jury Verdicts Two Years in a Row 2018-2019
  • Top 10 Most Impressive Plaintiff Verdicts 2019
  • Top 20 National Jury Verdicts 2018
  • Top 10 Illinois Product Liability Jury Verdicts 2017
  • Top 10 Illinois Wrongful Death Jury Verdicts 2017
  • Top 50 Illinois Jury Verdicts 2017
  • Top 100 National Wrongful Death Jury Verdicts 2017

In 2019, our firm and co-counsel won a historic $2 billion Roundup verdict against Monsanto (now Bayer), the ninth-largest personal injury jury verdict in United States history and the largest jury verdict in the state of California in 2019.

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Our Accident Attorneys Win Big Cases Against Big Companies

Our success in the courtroom and at the negotiating table is not limited to mass torts and pharmaceutical product liability cases. Since 1985, our accident attorneys have secured numerous 7+ figure settlements and verdicts on behalf of clients injured or killed in transportation accidents, including truck crashes, bus crashes, train accidents, aviation accidents, and boating accidents.

Thousands of clients from across the country have entrusted us to represent their legal interests in major litigation. We have earned verdicts and/or settlement agreements in cases against the following companies (among many others):

  • Aviation companies: Alaska Air, American Airlines, Beechcraft, Bell Helicopter Co., Boeing, Cessna (A Textron Company), Delta, JetBlue, Piper, Robinson Helicopter Co., Southwest Airlines, United, and US Airways.
  • Ground transportation companies: Amtrak, CSX, FedEx, Ford Motor Co., Greyhound, J.B. Hunt, Swift Transportation (Knight-Swift), UPS, Walmart, and XPO Logistics.
  • Consumer product companies: Bayer Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, and Monsanto Co.
  • Pharmaceutical and medical device companies: A.H. Robins Company, Alpha Therapeutic, Armour Pharmaceutical Co., Baxter Health Care Corp, Cutter Biologicals, Eli Lilly, Forest Labs, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Medtronic, Merck, Pfizer, Sanofi, Takeda, and Wyeth.

Our past performance, verdicts and settlements do not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or prediction regarding the outcome of future cases. Past results obtained or overall performance must be confined to that particular case, its factual and legal circumstances and legal surroundings. Every case is different and must be judged on its own merits.

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  • $2.0 Billion Verdict Personal Injury

    In May of 2019, the jury in the case of Pilliod et al. v, Monsanto Company ordered the agrochemical giant to pay $2.055 billion in damages to the plaintiffs, Alva and Alberta Pilliod, a Bay Area couple in their 70s.

  • $289.2 Million Verdict Personal Injury

    On Aug. 10, 2018, a San Francisco jury ordered Monsanto to pay $39.25 million in compensatory damages and $250 million in punitive damages to Mr. Johnson, a former groundskeeper who alleged exposure to Monsanto’s herbicides caused him to develop terminal non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

  • $265 Million Settlement Fatal Train Crash

    In 2016, Wisner Baum attorney Timothy A. Loranger and six other attorneys in the Plaintiffs’ Management Committee were able to secure a $265 million settlement for victims of the 2015 Amtrak 188 derailment in Philadelphia, one of the largest in the U.S. for 2016.

  • $105 Million Settlement Pharmaceutical Settlement

    Wisner Baum obtained $105 million on behalf of multiple clients involved in a pharmaceutical negligence case.

  • $80 Million Verdict Personal Injury

    Wisner Baum attorneys served on the trial team in the case of Hardeman v. Monsanto Company, which resulted in an $80 million jury verdict for the plaintiff, Edwin Hardeman.

  • $63 Million Settlement Paxil Pediatric Class Action

    $63 million pediatric class action re false promotion of Paxil. Judge approves final terms of improved national pediatric paxil class action settlement – consumers get a better deal.

  • $40 Million Settlement Third-Party Payer Class Action

    $40 million third-party payer class action re off-label promotion of Paxil. Judge approves $40 million settlement in the second phase of national pediatric paxil class action – insurance companies to be reimbursed.

  • $28 Million Settlement Defective Drug Class Action

    $28 million Paxil defective drug class action. A class action has been brought in the US territory of Puerto Rico against UK-based drug major GlaxoSmithKline.

  • $20 Million Verdict Duck Boat & Bus Crash

    Wisner Baum attorney Timothy A. Loranger served on the trial team in the case of Dinh et al. v. Ride the Ducks International et al., which stemmed from the 2015 crash in Seattle, Washington between an amphibious duck boat vehicle and a charter bus filled with college students.

  • $18 Million Settlement Whistleblower Settlement

    Wisner Baum secured an $18 million settlement against the Boeing Company for overcharging the U.S. government on aircraft maintenance.

  • $17.5 Million Settlement A Major US Plane Crash

    Wisner Baum obtained a $17.5 million settlement on behalf of a client who was killed in a major U.S. plane crash.

  • $15 Million Settlement Truck Accident

    Our firm successfully negotiated a $15 million catastrophic injury settlement for our clients. The case stemmed from a Southern California accident involving a commercial truck and a pedestrian.

  • $14 Million Settlement A Major US Plane Crash

    Wisner Baum obtained a $14 million settlement for the death of a passenger in a major US plane crash.

  • $12 Million Settlement Helicopter Crash

    Wisner Baum secured a $12 million settlement for a passenger who was injured in a helicopter crash.

  • $10 Million Settlement A Major Foreign Plane Crash

    Wisner Baum obtained a $10 million settlement for the death of a passenger in a major foreign plane crash.

  • $10 Million Settlement School Bus Accident

    In 2017, Wisner Baum reached a settlement of nearly $10 million with Orange Unified School District (OUSD) in California on behalf of families of children who sustained serious injuries when an OUSD school bus left the roadway and crashed.

  • $10 Million Settlement Celexa-Lexapro Pediatric Class Action

    $10 million pediatric class action re false promotion of Celexa and Lexapro. Babies born to women who have used Lexapro and other similar medications such as Zoloft, Celexa, Prozac, Paxil, and Symbyax are at an increased risk for birth defects.

  • $9 Million Settlement Drug Injury

    Wisner Baum obtained a $9 million settlement on behalf of an individual who was injured by a drug.

  • $8.5 Million Verdict Commercial Truck Accident

    Wisner Baum secured a $8.5 million wrongful death verdict against the food industry company, Tyson Foods, for the wrongful death of a young man.

  • $8.5 Million Settlement Whistleblower Settlement

    Wisner Baum secured an $8.5 million whistleblower settlement against Neuroscience/ Pharmasan Labs for improper billing over unnecessary or questionable tests.

  • $8.45 Million Settlement Whistleblower Settlement

    Wisner Baum obtained an $8.45 million settlement against MB2 Dental Solutions for improper billing and kickbacks.

  • $6.9 Million Settlement Truck Accident Settlement

    After a semi-truck drove over a stopped car, killing two of its occupants and injuring a third, one of our attorneys took the case all the way to trial. Our firm continued in pursuit of justice for the three victims over a four-day trial until the case finally settled for $6.9 million.

  • $6.5 Million Settlement Whistleblower Settlement

    Wisner Baum obtained a $6.5 million settlement against San Diego Hospice for healthcare fraud.

  • $6.2 Million Settlement Fatal Bus Crash

    Wisner Baum negotiated a $6.2 million settlement on behalf of a family whose child was killed in a bus crash.

  • $6 Million Settlement Fatal Truck Accident

    Wisner Baum obtained a $6 million wrongful death settlement on behalf of an individual who died following a truck crash.

  • $3.5 Million Settlement Fatal Train Crash

    Wisner Baum secured a $3.5 million settlement on behalf of an individual who died on a train.

  • $2.8 Million Settlement Wrongful Death

    Wisner Baum obtained a $2.8 million wrongful death settlement for a train passenger.

  • $2 Million Settlement Fatal Train Crash

    Wisner Baum obtained a $2 million settlement on behalf of a passenger who died on a train.

  • $1.9 Million Settlement Foreign Bus Crash

    Wisner Baum obtained a $1.9 million settlement for a tourist who was killed in a foreign bus crash.

  • $1.8 Million Settlement Tour Bus Crash

    Wisner Baum secured a $1.8 million wrongful death settlement for a tour bus passenger.

  • $1.7 Million Fatal School Bus Crash

    Wisner Baum obtained $1.7 million on behalf of a child who was killed in a school bus crash.

  • $1.3 Million Settlement Whistleblower Settlement

    Wisner Baum secured a $1.3 million Whistleblower settlement against West Alabama Emergency Physicians for medicare fraud.

  • $1.25 Million Settlement Police Misconduct

    Wisner Baum secured a $1.25 million settlement from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) for a peaceful protestor injured by LAPD officers.

  • $1.2 Million Settlement Whistleblower Settlement

    Wisner Baum secured a $1.2 million settlement against Bizlink Technology for underpaying custom fees.