Past Cases

Lewis, Lewis & Reilly

Examples of Our Successful Litigation Services

At Lewis, Lewis & Reilly, we fight hard for favorable verdicts, and it pays off. To get an idea of how we can help you with your legal matters, please check out our list of verdicts and settlements below. 

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Verdicts and Settlements

• Declaratory judgement action – required insurance company to pay $6,000,000 to engineering company for payment of wrongful death claims
• Personal motor vehicle accident – $2,000,000 recovered for injured driver
• Property owner fire damage claim – against fire insurance carrier for $900,000
• Medical malpractice claim – $800,000 recovery for patient against emergency room physician and hospital for failure to diagnose hematoma
• Medical malpractice claim – $500,000 recovery for patient against physician and hospital for failure to treat foot wound
• Civil rights – $150,000 recovery for homeowner for illegal search of home
• Medical malpractice settlement – $900,000 recovery against hospital and emergency room doctor for failing to diagnose aneurism of the ascending aorta
• Civil rights claim – $85,000 recovery for injured victim against police for use of excessive force causing head lacerations
• Homeowner’s claim – for damages to his home from landslide caused by adjoining property owner’s negligent excavation
• Machine operator’s personal injury claim – $300,000 recovery for injuries to arm for failure to provide safe working conditions
• Construction worker’s personal injury claim – $450,000 recovery for leg and back injuries against property owner for failure to warn of dangerous conditions
• Car accident – $2 million recovered for injured driver (McQuillen v. Progressive Insurance)
• Auto-truck collision – $1.9 million recovered for injured individual (Kahn v. Millis Transfer)
• Wrongful termination of employment – $1.3 million recovered for employee
• Auto collision – $1 million verdict for injured driver (Luffey v. Coca-Cola)
• Civil rights claim – $870,000 verdict (Dixon v. Mt. Oliver Borough)
• Legal malpractice – $830,000 verdict awarded, including $270,000 for punitive damages (Moriarty v. Mendelson)
• Medical malpractice – $1.2 million for misdiagnosis of an aneurysm
• Slide-riding accident – $500,000 maximum verdict allowed by law against Allegheny County
• Medical malpractice involving children – $4.25 million recovered