Success for Thousands of Clients
Matthews & Associates has delivered financial compensation to thousands of clients through drug and medical device cases as well as several other types of civil litigation. In a premises liability case, the firm won a jury verdict in Houston against the largest shopping mall in Texas and one of the country’s largest security companies. In a product liability case, Mother Jones covered the story of defective baby cradle cases Mr. Matthews handled for devastated families – “The Hand that Rocks the Cradle.”
Other recent successes include a large verdict in a medical device lawsuit in Dallas, an IVC Filter case in Houston, transvaginal mesh cases in Texas’ 95th Judicial District Court; a birth defects case in Philadelphia: Anderson v Janssen Pharmaceuticals in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County First Judicial District.
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$73,000,000 Product Liability
Recovered $73 million for a woman who was injured by a vaginal-mesh implant
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$34,000,000 Product Liability
Recovered $34 million for a woman who was injured by a defectively designed blood clot-catching vein filter.
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$17,000,000 Negligence
Recovered $17 million for a girl burned in an explosion and fire caused by the negligence of a utility company. The case was settled during trial.
Gross Award: $17 Million
Fees & Expenses: $5,610,000
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$17,000,000 Negligence
Recovered $17 million for a girl burned in an explosion and fire caused by the negligence of a utility company (as second girl) The case was settled during trial.
Gross Award: $17 Million
Fees & Expenses: $5,610,000
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$3,400,000 Criminal
Obtained a jury verdict of $3.4 million for a girl kidnapped in a shopping mall garage. The matter was settled for a confidential amount following the verdict.
Gross Award: $3.4 Million
Fees & Expenses: $998,567
