The Law Firm of Edward R. Dougherty, Esquire had the opportunity and honor to represent a young woman who was rear-ended by a UPS truck. The injuries to the client consisted of neck and back injuries along with a serious hand injury, which required an operation to repair the damage. The law office of Edward R. Dougherty, Esquire had succeeded in obtaining a significant six-figure settlement from the UPS Company.
Motor Vehicle
The Law Firm of Edward R. Dougherty, Esquire would like to report that it successfully represented two individuals who were involved in a motor vehicle accident wherein their car was struck head-on on a road in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Both individuals suffered significant orthopedic and psychological injuries. The Law Firm of Edward R. Dougherty, Esquire was able to obtain a significant settlement of the case from the defendants.
Social Security
The Law Firm of Edward R. Dougherty, Esquire reports that it has successfully represented a young woman who had brought a claim for Social Security Disability, but which had been rejected by the individual evaluators and an Administrative Law Judge. This Law Firm appealed the Administrative Law Judge decision and was able to overturn the Administrative Law Judge decision resulting in the receipt of Social Security Disability benefits from approximately 3 three years ago. The Social Security Disability case is now settled.
Scarring
The Law Firm of Edward R. Dougherty, Esquire has had the pleasure to represent many individuals in cases where they have been attacked by dogs and scarred as a result. In one case, a young woman was bitten about the mouth by a neighbor’s dog and the Law Firm of Edward R. Dougherty, Esquire was able to obtain a significant settlement of her scarring case against the owner of the dog. In another case, a young African American girl was savagely attacked by a dog while she was riding her bicycle and we were able to obtain a significant recovery for her in that case. In another case, we had the pleasure of representing a woman who works for the United States Postal Service who was savagely attacked by a dog while she was on duty. She had suffered scarring to her leg and a significant recovery is expected. We have had the pleasure of representing many United States Postal Service workers who have been injured by dog attacks over the years. Generally, the dog comes out of a house and attacks the postal worker leaving permanent scarring. We had a case where an employee for the United States Postal Service had delivered mail to a home and a German Sheppard had burst through the door biting the postal worker severely about the legs. We obtained a significant settlement for the United States Postal worker against the owner of the dog.
Neck and Spinal Injuries
The Law Firm of Edward R. Dougherty, Esquire had an opportunity to represent a 29 year-old woman who was stopped in her motor vehicle when her motor vehicle was struck from behind by a pick-up truck. As a result of the collision, the client sustained three herniated discs in her upper spine which resulted in her not being able to return to her prior job which had been in the advertising business. Subsequently, the Law Firm of Edward R. Dougherty, Esquire obtained a significant recovery against the defendant, which recovery was in the six-figures.
Workplace Injury and Thirty Party Liability
The Law Firm of Edward R. Dougherty, Esquire had the pleasure to represent a sixty-year old man who was in his vehicle working when his vehicle was struck by another motor vehicle. Not only did we bring a successful claim for workmen’s compensation benefits, including wage loss and medical, but also we were able to succeed on behalf of the client in a lawsuit against the third party tortfeasor in a personal injury lawsuit in which we were able to obtain a significant settlement on behalf of the client.
Motorcycles
Last year the Law Firm of Edward R. Dougherty, Esquire had the privilege of representing a 37 year-old man who was riding his motorcycle on his way to work when a car came out of a parking lot and crossed in front of him wherein the motorcycle collided with the passenger side of the defendant’s motor vehicle causing serious injuries to the client. The injuries to the client consisted of ruptured spleen, which required a spleenectomy, facial lacerations, multiple skin abrasions, hemorrhagic shock, and ventricular tachycardia. The injured client was not able to return to work for several months. In lieu of the serious nature of the injuries and the obvious liability of the defendant, a significant six-figure verdict was obtained on behalf of the client.
