Settlements & Verdicts

$2,500,000 Settlement Defective Pharmaceutical Drug

A newborn baby suffered death after being given a defective drug.

$2,374,874 Verdict Lead Paint Poisoning

Plaintiff was lead-poisoned while living in an old and poorly maintained home from the time of his birth in 1993 through 1995.  During that time, the plaintiff was exposed to defective and dangerous flaking, chipping and peeling lead-based paint. As a result of that exposure, the plaintiff suffered from severe intellectual, behavioral and cognitive disabilities.  The jury awarded $2,374,874 to the plaintiff to cover all of his harms and losses.

$220,000 Verdict Auto Accident

Our client severely injured his knee in an auto accident. The injury required surgery to repair the damage, resulting in permanent physical impairment to the knee.  The permanent pain and discomfort in his knee negatively impacted his quality of life, in particular his love of playing competitive basketball.  He could no longer play the game at the level he had prior to the injury, which caused the plaintiff to become less social and more withdrawn. Basketball had been an integral part of his social life.  The driver that hit our client only had $100,000.00 in insurance coverage and the carrier would only offer a small portion of that to settle the case.

At a bench trial in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County (jury trials were suspended at that time due to the pandemic), the lawyers at The Yost Legal Group were able to obtain a verdict of $220,000.00 for our client, which exceeded the insurance limits of the defendant.  The Yost Legal Group then pursued a “bad faith” claim against the insurance company and ultimately collected every single penny of that verdict for our client.

$2,000,000 Settlement Product Liability

Product liability case – Confidential product details.

$1,900,000 Settlement Lead Paint Poisoning

Twin girls were exposed to toxic lead paint in a Baltimore rental property between 1996 and 1998. Testing revealed that both girls were found to have lead levels more than 400% higher than the current action level for pediatricians set by the CDC. In 1998 one of the girls was diagnosed with a speech disorder, and at age 19 her reading ability was at the level of a 4^th grader. The other twin had behavior problems starting around age 3, which continued into her adult life. The mother and daughters settled their case against the Landlord before trial for $1,900,000.

$1,725,936 Verdict Lead Paint Poisoning

The plaintiff who was lead-poisoned as a child while living in a home that the landlord knew to contain lead-based paint throughout the property.  But the landlord neglected to make repairs to stop the chipping and peeling lead-based paint. The plaintiff struggled academically and his cognitive difficulties prevented him from reaching his full potential.  The jury awarded the plaintiff $1,725,936 to compensate him for the economic impact his lead exposure caused.