Our Case Results

$1,000,000

Derry recovered one million dollar in damages for a widowed father after his wife died after ankle surgery. The mother died after she was given too much morphine and then discharged from the hospital.

$427,000

A jury awarded Derry’s client damages for medical malpractice after her physician negligently left ureteral stents in place for one year after a hysterectomy. The stents caused pain, bleeding, calcifications and kidney stones. The jury’s award recognized the extreme pain Derry’s client suffered as a result of the surgeon’s error.

$525,000

Derry’s client required shoulder and hand surgery after she slipped on ice that had been left in place for more than four days. As a women who worked with her hands, the injury impacted the client’s ability to serve her patients. The case was settled on the first day of trial.

$995,000

Following a knee replacement, the hospital failed to follow its on protocols for proper bowel care for Derry’s client, a retired grandmother of three. As a result of the medical and hospital malpractice, her client developed severe complications and had to have a length of her bowel removed, which required a long, painful, and sometimes embarrassing recovery. With the proceeds of the lawsuit the client and her husband paid off the debt on their home and are now able to travel to visit their grandchildren.

$320,000

As a result of nursing malpractice, Derry’s clients suffered third degree burns across her back after a nurse left a hot pad in place for too long. The settlement reflects both the significant pain and scarring that resulted from the medical negligence.

$925,000

A physician vacationing in Colorado suffered lacerated tendons and muscles when a vehicle hit his bicycle. The settlement allowed the client to heal fully before returning to his practice and continuing his care of his own patients.

$500,000

An elderly man had his arm injured when the driver of the car in which he was a passenger flipped on its side after being struck. Derry was able to recover $500,000 for her wonderful client from the insurance company of the driver and from Underinsured motorist benefits.

$475,000

Derry’s client suffered a complex ankle injury during a car crash with an uninsured motorist. Derry helped her client obtain a settlement of $475,000 from the client’s primary insurance for the pain and permanent physical injury to her ankle.

$425,000

Derry helped her client recover a settlement for the severe emotional damages suffered because of the negligent hiring/training/supervision of the therapist who took advantage of the therapeutic relationship.

$1.475 Million

Hospital malpractice caused the death of a mother of four whose family included two adopted, special-needs children. Careful discovery revealed that the young mother died after an untrained nurse gave her too many medications and then left her alone. The settlement has helped the father meet the needs of his children following the loss of their mother.