Verdicts & Settlements

  

Recoveries*

$330 Million Settlement, which Neblett, Beard & Arsenault served as Class Counsel in a case where the defendant agreed to a $330 million dollar settlement just days before trial.  The case involved a post-Katrina oil spill.


$100 Million Recovery for a class of persons that suffered damages due to gasoline that had high sulphur content.


$65 Million Settlement, for a class of persons injured due to a train derailment involving the spill of hazardous materials that forced the evacuation of approximately 4,000 residents.


$45 Million Settlement, for class including farmers, landowners and sharecroppers who were affected by the use of ICON pesticide-coated rice seed.


$11.1 Million Recovery for individuals that had been provided with incorrect test scores.


$5 Million Recovery for a class of persons that were adversely affected by a train derailment.


$21 Million Judgment for worker injured in plant explosion, recognized in the National Law Journal as one of the nation's top 100 Verdicts in 2001.

$5.5 Million Recovery for 28 year old worker whose pelvis and legs were crushed by industrial pipe in a workplace accident. In addition to this recovery, the entire worker's compensation lien of $800,000 was waived.

$42 Million Recovery for class of persons injured as a result of exposure to benzene and other toxic substances after a barge struck a bridge. Neblett, Beard & Arsenault served as class counsel and played a lead role in negotiating the recovery.

$2.6 Million Recovery for a woman and her spouse after she suffered severe brain damage due to the negligence of the mental health hospital where she was a patient.

$26.5 Million Recovery for class of persons injured as a result of exposure to caustic, bauxite and other toxic substances after a plant explosion. Neblett, Beard & Arsenault served as class counsel and worked with other attorneys to secure this recovery.

$2.5 Million Recovery for 46 year old father of two who was severely injured as a result of police negligence and subsequent medical malpractice.

$8.9 Million Recovery for class of persons injured as a result of exposure to sulfur and other toxic substances after a truck overturned. Attorneys with

Neblett, Beard & Arsenault served as class counsel and 

served on the Plaintiffs Steering Committee.

 

$1.38 Million Verdict for the wrongful death and survival action of elderly woman  who

died after being evacuated from her home following an environmental emergency.

 

$4.5 Million Recovery for a retired woman who suffered brain injury when the vehicle in which she was a passenger was involved in a collision with an 18 wheeler.   The    case     involved

negligent truck drivers and also breach of the duties imposed on motor carriers by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.


$1.6 Million Recovery, which was the maximum recoverable benefit under applicable laws, for the negligent removal of the client's cervical collar.

$1.2 Million Recovery for a person severely injured as a result of the negligence of the state in failing to properly post a roadway.

$5 Million Recovery for a class of persons injured as a result of exposure to toxic substances due to a train derailment. Neblett, Beard & Arsenault attorneys served as co-liaison counsel and class counsel to secure this recovery.

$4.5 Million Recovery for class of persons injured as a result of exposure to ammonia and other toxic substances from a plant during an unexpected release. The court appointed Neblett, Beard & Arsenault to serve as members of the Plaintiff Steering Committee that secured this recovery.

$1.099 Million Recovery for client who suffered multiple fractures and broken bones as a result of an automobile accident with an intoxicated driver.

$1.02 Million Recovery for a client burned as a result of an explosion of a land pipeline.

$1.25 Million Recovery for the mother of a 25 year old mentally disabled man who was killed when he fell out of the third story window of a mental health home.

$1 Million Recovery for a client who lost use of his foot as a result of a workplace accident.

$1.1 Million Recovery for loss of a leg in an offshore oil rig injury.

 

$1 Million Recovery for the death of a man from rhabdomyalsis after ingestion of a pharmaceutical drug.

 

$2 Million Recovery for an asbestos related claim where the decedent was diagnosed with mesothelioma.

 

$6.5 Million Verdict for double amputee tort case

*Recent Recovery Disclaimer:
In many cases, details of the case are confidential, as required by the Recovery agreement. Results obtained depend on the facts of each case.  Likewise, some judgments are altered by subsequent legal developments and agreements of the parties.

While we are proud of the results we are able to achieve for our clients, their privacy is our first priority. For this reason, we do not reveal the names of our clients in tandem with Recovery information.