We are proud of our track record. It is not only a testament to how hard we work but also how far we will go to secure justice for our clients. We have obtained tens of millions of dollars on behalf of our clients—in the courtroom and through settlement—because we strive not just for success, but for complete and full recovery of lifetime benefits. Based on this record, Connecticut Magazine lists Stratton Faxon’s partners among the top three plaintiff’s personal injury lawyers in the state.

Some of our recent verdicts and settlements include:

• $44 million resolution plus lifetime benefits achieved in a birth trauma case against a Connecticut hospital whose delay in performing a cesarean section caused a child to be deprived of oxygen and resulted in cerebral palsy.
  


• $30 million in combined settlements resulting from I-95 commercial trucking transit crash. Highest recovery for single non-dependent wrongful death case in Connecticut history.
  
  
• $26.3 million verdict requiring the posting of a $28.8 million surety bond by AIG insurance company and lifetime benefits for a paralysis injury in the workplace. Highest personal injury verdict in Connecticut federal court history.
  
  
• $20 million settlement for man paralyzed by negligence of a shipping company.
  
  
• $11.35 million recovery on behalf of man injured in construction mishap. Highest construction accident settlement in Connecticut history.
  
  
• $11 million judgment against reckless trucking company resulting in death of a single mother.
  
  
• $10 million verdict and lifetime benefits obtained for child who was struck and critically injured by a negligent motorist in Bridgeport.
  
  
• $8.5 million in lifetime benefits obtained for medical malpractice at UCONN Medical Center for hip injuries to a newborn resulting from the failure to diagnose methycillin resistant staph aureus (MRSA) infection in child's hip.
  
  
• $6 million awarded in verdicts and settlements for trucking amputation case.
  
  
• $5.25 million settlement against hospital and surgeon for failure to timely recognize vascular injury during spine surgery which resulted in necessity for above-knee amputation of leg.
  
  
• $5 million settlement against an international shipping conglomerate and a yacht chartering agency for wrongful death after a maritime collision on the high seas.
  
  
• $5 million settlement in product liability claim involving the death of a 58-year-old woman and burn injuries to her daughter and granddaughter.
  
  
• $4.7 million wrongful death verdict, resulting in $5.7 million judgment, against volunteer firefighter who killed a young mother while driving dangerously.


• $3.7 million settlement secured from plastic surgeon and anesthesiologist for brain injury sustained by elective plastic surgery patient.


• $3.6 million settlement, resulting in over $10,000,000 of lifetime benefits, against a Connecticut hospital and obstetrician for birth injuries resulting from a delayed cesarean section.


• $3 million in total settlements against a Connecticut hospital and obsetrician for permitting excessive hyperstimulation during labor. Largest fetal death recovery in Connecticut history.
  
  
• $3 million bad faith insurance settlement against one of largest private specialty insurers in the United States.
  


• $2.8 million settlement from large insurance company for bad faith failure to indemnify insured in wrongful death case.


• $2.6 million present value settlement in wrongful death case involving a construction worker who fell from an unguarded work platform.
  
  
• $2.5 million awarded for 67-year-old Polish immigrant run over by a truck in Brooklyn, NY. The firm was able to achieve this significant settlement in spite of the client's meager cleaning salary of $16,000 a year, and New York law, which severely limits recovery for wrongful death.
  
  
• $2.5 million settlement against N.Y. Mets carting company for pain and suffering prior to death in garbage truck vs. pedestrian collision in Brooklyn, New York.
  
  
• $2.4 million total verdict in a product liability case involving defective roof scaffolding.
  
  
• $1.8 million dollar settlement for asphyxiation death of disabled child due to medical malpractice.
  
  
• $1.6 million settlement in sexual abuse case involving a former altar boy attacked by a parish priest. Highest settlement obtained in Connecticut history for clergy sexual abuse case.
  
  
• $1.56 million jury verdict against hospital’s director of pathology who falsely diagnosed cancer causing the plaintiff to lose a large portion of his lung in surgery. Upon removal of the tissue, it was determined that no cancer was present.
  
  
• $1.54 million jury verdict against nursing home after a patient's fall led to death within just hours of being admitted. Defense claimed a negative life expectancy for 80-year-old client and only offered $50,000 prior to trial.
  
  
• $1.5 million dollar settlement for beauty shop patron who was burned by toxic hair application.
  
  
• $1.45 million in lifetime benefits recovered in a settlement with Infinity Insurance Company as a result of its bad faith practices in representing its insured. Stratton Faxon obtained a voluntary payment of 7 1/2 times the policy limit prior to trial in the liability case.
  
  
• $1.4 million dollar settlement for worker who crushed his feet in a fall due to unguarded railings.
  


• $1.2 million settlement for estate of cardiac patient who died due to internist's failure to order proper tests.
  
  
• $1.2 million recovery for a single level fusion back injury.
  
  
• $1.0 million settlement for police misconduct case regarding a pedestrian who was struck by police during a high-speed chase after an intoxicated man fled the scene.
  
  
• $904,000 verdict involving injuries sustained during back surgery, due to a misplaced screw which severed the client's nerve and caused a drop foot and partial paralysis.
  
  
• $785,000 settlement against the Hartford Archdiocese for sexual assault by digraced former priest Daniel McShefferey.
  
  
• $625,000 settlement for a banana boat passenger against a large Connecticut adult recreational facility and vessel pilot for maritime negligent operation of a speed boat.
  
  
• $500,000 settlement for driver against trucking company for collision resulting in risk for future spinal surgery.
  
  
• $500,000 policy limit settlement for dental malpractice arising from inappropriate discontinuation of Coumadin.
  
  
• $450,000 settlement for wrongful death of a 94-year-old man who died following a car accident. Largest settlement in Connecticut history involving the wrongful death of a person in his nineties.
  
  
• $425,000 bad faith insurance settlement on a $100,000 policy against a large auto insurer for mishandling settlement negotiations.
  
  
• Confidential wrongful death settlement for the over-prescription of Oxycontin resulting in death.
  
  
• First verdict in the country against Salomon Smith Barney for fraudulent analyst reports in the sale of Global Crossings securities to its customers.
  
  
• Numerous confidential settlements of medical malpractice cases in the areas of neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, vascular surgery, general surgery, plastic surgery, internal medicine, emergency medicine, radiology, interventional radiology, orthopedic hand surgery, osteopathic/holistic medicine, pain management, nursing home negligence, hospital negligence, pediatric special day care negligence, pharmaceutical malpractice, cardiology, urology, oncology, pulmonology, anesthesiology, neonatology and obstetrics.