Richard F. Sharrard, Sr.
Attorney At Law

Listing of Representative Judgements and Settlements

$893,000 Settlement for family of a man who was killed in his place of work when a machine which was lacking in safety devices; the manufacturer argued that the operator triggered the action of the machine himself.

$425,000 Settlement for a middle aged man who was involved in a head-on motor vehicle accident. He suffered a broken ankle, underwent exploratory abdominal surgery and chronic leg pain.

$415,000 Judgment for 54 year old male railroad carman with torn rotator cuff. Circuit Court, Council Bluffs, Iowa. (IA. Sup. Ct. No.63/90-1337, 1992).

$414,700 Settlement for a male railroader who slipped on steps and had surgery for a ruptured disc. Peoria County, Il.

$400,000 Settlement, plus $500 per month for life for a 36 year old railroad switchman who had surgery for a ruptured disc and returned to railroad work. Macon County, Il.

$340,000 Settlement, plus life time disability benefits for middle aged railroader who slipped on ice and had surgery for a ruptured disc. Cook County, Il.

$315,000 Verdict for 65 year old male truck driver with a broken leg and broken facial bones. Cape Girardeau, Mo., Federal District Court.

$307,000 Settlement for middle aged male who broke his ankle in a fall from a ladder. Madison County, Il.

$225,000 Settlement for 22 year old woman with TMJ syndrome from an automobile crash. Kane County, Il.

$174,000 Verdict for a 58 year old man who had a torn rotator cuff resulting from an attack by a dog. Circuit Court, Madison County, Il.

$140,000 Workers Compensation Settlement, plus Social Security Disability for a middle aged man who had surgery for a ruptured disc. Scott County, Il.

$120,000 Settlement for full insurance policy limits for a middle aged woman who had a torn rotator cuff from a car crash. Morgan County, Il.

$117,000 Settlement for middle aged woman who slipped on floor in K-Mart and had surgery for ruptured disc. Madison County, Il.

$115,000 Workers Compensation Settlement, plus Social Security Disability for a middle aged male who had disc surgery on his neck. Madison County, Il.

$106,000 Workers Compensation Award for a middle aged woman with a broken leg and ribs. Madison County, Il. 93 IIC 30.

$87,000 Settlement for 36 year old woman with whiplash injury. Madison County, IL.

$82,700 Workers Compensation Settlement for 60 year old male who had surgery for a torn meniscus in his knee. Madison County, Il.

$77,750 Workers Compensation Settlement, plus Social Security Disability for a middle aged male with sinus problems from breathing solvent fumes. Macon County, Il.

$76,000 Workers Compensation Settlement for a young woman who had surgery for a nerve impingement in her elbow. Madison County, Il.

$70,000 Settlement paid by highway department to middle aged woman passenger on motorcycle when she broke her arm in a crash caused by incorrect sign on road. Logan County, Il.

$65,000 Settlement for a middle aged male who broke his wrist when he slipped on a ladder. Madison County, Il.

$44,375 Workers Compensation Settlement for middle aged woman who slipped in the work place and had two surgeries for a ruptured disc in her low back.

$38,000 Verdict and $34,000 verdict, respectively for elderly woman and her brother who received whiplash injuries in a rear end collision. Circuit Court, Saline County, Il.

$22,500 Workers Compensation Award to Sheriff's Deputy who had surgery for nerve impingement in elbow. Madison County, Il. 94 IIC 258.

$20,000 Settlement for young woman with a scar on her leg from a dog bite. Madison County, Il.

$13,000 Workers Compensation Award to a young woman who strained her back while working in a nursing home. Madison County, Il. 92 IIC 345.

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