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Samuel W. Bearman has helped a number
clients achieve settlements in excess of $1-million dollars
each, making Mr. Bearman a member of the prestigious “Million
Dollar Forum.”
Although he enjoys jury trials, he knows
many clients would prefer to forego the emotional drain
of such an ordeal. He uses the same skills and knowledge
to negociate reasonable settlements.
Here is just a sampling of some of the
cases he has been involved with:
A doctor tested a pregnant woman’s
fetus and it came up positive for the birth defect Spina
Bifida , a condition where babies are born with underdeveloped
brains and spines. A number these babies die near birth;
those that live are severely retarded and need extraordinary
medical care. The doctor did not inform her of the results.
Although later tests confirmed the condition, the mother
was told so late in the pregnancy as to limit her options
and to give her little time to prepare emotionally and
practically for her child’s birth. She was awarded
a $3.5 million settlement.
The toddler of a family vacationing
in Destin tragically died in the swimming pool of a house
they were renting. While the pool had a fence around
it, the latch was illegally positioned too close to the
ground, allowing the 3-year-old to get inside to the
pool. Mr. Bearman helped the family sue the homeowners
and, more importantly, the management company of the
property. They recovered $1.5 million.
A 10-year-old boy suffered brain damage
from an auto accident, a hard medical condition to prove
because of the pliable nature of the brain. The other
side tried to exploit the fact that his parents were
going through a divorce, and blamed his strange mood
swings and problems in school on the splintering family
and “normal teen angst.” Mr. Bearman and
his medical team were able to prove his medical condition,
calling upon a Harvard pediatrician to substantiate their
position. The case settled for $900,000, a month before
trial.
A woman whose home was damaged in a
hurricane was fighting against her wind insurance company,
which claimed the damage was actually due to flood, a
switch tactic the business had repeatedly used with other
homeowners to get out of paying its fair share. Before
the Law Office of Samuel W. Bearman was hired, the company
offered the woman $10,000. After trial, a jury awarded
the company to pay what ended up to be more than $200,000
in damages and attorneys fees. The company later reorganized.
A woman who was allergic to a specific
type of medication was given that medicine at a hospital
and died, despite the fact that her medical chart specifically
ordered that she was not to be given that medicine. The
woman had many other health problems but the Law Office
of Samuel W. Bearman was able to obtain $500,000 for
her family.
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