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$423 million settlement— MTBE suit involving the contamination of 153 public water systems nationally

$16.5 million verdict — Asbestos case involving exposure from dental tape

$1.4 million settlement — Accident involving woman struck down by ambulance

$1.5 million settlement — for 47-year-old construction worker who fell off elevated train tracks

$6 million settlement — Pediatric malpractice involving infant who suffered brain damage at birth

$53 million verdict — brake mechanic suffering from mesothelioma

$13.5 million verdict — one of the very first Vioxx trial cases

$15 million settlement — man wound up a paraplegic due to negligent hospital care

$37 million verdict — 2 asbestos lung cancer plaintiffs

$47 million verdict — boilermaker who died from mesothelioma

$2.6 million settlement — ill-fitting prosthesis caused decubitus ulcers

$75 million verdict — historic consolidated trial involving men who had worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in the 1940s and 1950s

$12.7 million verdict — iron worker who was injured due to unsafe working conditions

$8 million settlement — obstetrical malpractice resulted in neurological deficits

$64.65 million award — 4 asbestos plaintiffs

$17.5 million — consolidated trial of 5 mesothelioma victims

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