Some Of Our Results

Since 1982, Gelinas Law Offices has been dedicated to representing people who have been injured in accidents, hurt by dangerous products or harmed by medical malpractice. As trial lawyers, we focus solely on injury claims and are dedicated to protecting the rights of the seriously injured. We have helped injury victims in cases involving car accidents, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, slip & fall injuries, burn injuries, wrongful death and more. If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident, we are here to help.

Motor Vehicle Accidents

  • Confidential settlement for a 73-year old woman who suffered serious neck injuries requiring an anterior cervical disc fusion as a result of a multi-vehicle accident caused by an inattentive box truck driver.
  • Confidential settlement for the estate of a 41-year old cook who was killed when his vehicle was struck by a car trying to evade the police in a high-speed chase through a residential neighborhood.
  • $1,057,000.00 jury verdict for a nurse who sustained a cervical disc injury as a result of a taxicab accident.
  • $775,000.00 for a 49-year old truck driver who suffered multiple facial fractures and orthopedic injuries after a dump truck struck an overhead wire causing a telephone pole to crash through his windshield.
  • $485,000.00 settlement for a woman who sustained serious injuries during a high-speed police chase.
  • $475,000.00 jury verdict for a pedestrian who suffered injuries to her elbow, neck and back after she was knocked down by a vehicle while crossing the street.
  • $325,000.00 settlement for a driver who suffered neck and back injuries when his car was struck in an intersection as a result of a defective traffic signal.
  • $286,000.00 combined settlement for two passengers who suffered neck and back injuries when their limousine struck another vehicle in a funeral procession.
  • $250,000.00 settlement for a woman sustained neck and back injuries when her vehicle was struck in the rear by a gutter contractor’s van.
  • $250,000.00 settlement a woman who sustained head and neck injuries when she was struck while in a crosswalk by an inattentive bus driver.
  • $225,000.00 jury verdict for a driver who suffered a knee injury after her vehicle struck a large rock that fell out of a construction dump truck in front of her vehicle.
  • $210,000.00 settlement for the driver of a vehicle who suffered an aggravation of his prior low back condition when he swerved into oncoming traffic to avoid hitting a police car which failed to stop at a stop sign.

Premises Liability / Slip and Fall Accidents

  • Confidential settlement during jury selection for an 18-year old college student who suffered a traumatic brain injury when she was assaulted at a concert with inadequate security. Plaintiff withdrew from school because of her injuries and plaintiff’s experts were prepared to testify that she sustained a significant impairment in her future earning capacity.
  • Confidential settlement for a 75-year old bank customer who suffered a left frontal subdural hematoma requiring emergency brain surgery after he walked in to a glass partition in a bank vestibule.
  • Confidential settlement for the estate of a 64-year old man who was struck and killed by a foul ball while watching a baseball game. Plaintiff’s experts opined that the fencing around the batter’s box was inadequate.
  • $3,126,000.00 settlement for a 54-year old woman who suffered career ending injuries when she tripped and fell on a broken sidewalk abutting an office building.
  • $1,000,000.00 jury verdict for a cafeteria worker who suffered disabling low back injuries after she slipped on a puddle of water in a workplace restroom which did not have a wet floor sign.
  • $435,000.00 settlement for a man who sustained injuries when he tripped on a sidewalk with a missing utility cover/grate.
  • $375,000.00 settlement for a woman who fell when the tread of a defectively constructed wooden stairway collapsed.
  • $300,000.00 settlement for a woman who fractured her ankle when she fell on a defective curb which had been pushed up by tree roots.
  • $275,000.00 settlement for a woman who suffered shoulder, knee and neck injuries after slipped on yogurt which was spilled on the floor of a supermarket.
  • $250,000.00 jury verdict for a 63-year old woman who suffered a knee injury when she tripped on a worn-out carpet at a Target Department Store.
  • $250,000.00 settlement for a man who suffered lower back injuries after he slipped and fell on water at the entrance of a supermarket.
  • $201,551.43 jury verdict (plus confidential settlement with co-defendant) for a 75-year old woman who suffered a fractured hip when she tripped over the raised water meter cover on a public sidewalk.
  • $200,000.00 jury verdict (plus confidential settlement with co-defendants) for an 85-year old woman who suffered a fractured shoulder when she slipped on loose gravel in a shopping center parking lot.

Medical Malpractice

  • Confidential settlement at trial for an 8-year old child who developed a brain abscess secondary to sinus infection resulting in permanent impairments after being misdiagnosed as having "pink eye."
  • Confidential settlement for the estate of a 41-year old man who died while waiting to get a STAT CT scan that wasn’t done for three days.
  • Confidential settlement for the estate of a 42-year old man who suffered a fatal subarachnoid hemorrhage during transphenoidal endoscopic pituitary tumor resection surgery.
  • $1,700,000.00 settlement for the estate of a man who died from a post-surgical infection following routine elective abdominal surgery.
  • $1,300,000.00 jury verdict for a premature baby who sustained partial amputation of her forearm as a result of substandard neonatal care.
  • $800,000.00 settlement for a child who suffered a brachial plexus injury as a result of shoulder dystocia during birth.
  • $600,000.00 settlement for the estate of a homemaker who died as a result of a delay in treating her breast cancer following a suspicious mammogram.

Workplace Injuries

  • Confidential settlement for a 60-year old worker who suffered severe shoulder, wrist and hip injuries requiring multiple surgeries after the work truck he was riding in struck a barrier and flipped over onto the road.
  • Confidential settlement for the estate of a worker who died when the oil drum he was attempting to dismantle exploded.
  • $1,500,000.00 jury verdict for a 40-year old maintenance worker who sustained disabling wrist injuries as a result of a trash dumpster which was supplied with a defective wheel.
  • $750,000.00 settlement for a 39-year old truck driver who suffered disabling wrist and low back injuries when his tractor-trailer was dropped by a crane operator while being unloaded.
  • $700,000.00 settlement for a construction laborer who suffered head trauma as a result of being struck by debris dropped from above on the jobsite.
  • $495,625.00 jury verdict for a 60-year old worker who suffered compression fractures and a knee injury requiring surgery after falling from a defective ladder supplied by the defendant.

Daycare/Foster Care Negligence

  • $9,700,000.00 structured annuity settlement for a child who sustained burn injuries after being placed into a bathtub that had been filled with scalding hot water.
  • $525,000.00 settlement for the estate of a child who died of dehydration after being found unconscious in a playpen at defendant’s daycare facility.

Motorcycle Accidents

  • Confidential settlement for a 31-year old motorcyclist who suffered catastrophic injuries requiring multiple operations including a right total knee replacement when a car made a left-hand turn in front of him.
  • Confidential settlement for a 47-year old motorcyclist who suffered multiple cervical disc herniations when his bike was rear-ended by a vehicle while he was stopped at a red light.
  • Confidential settlement for a 48-year old motorcyclist who suffered a shoulder trauma and side-pipe burn injuries when he was rear-ended at a red light by a drunk driver.
  • Confidential settlement for a 27-year old motorcyclist who suffered a traumatic brain injury with multiple facial fractures when a car made a left-hand turn in front of his bike at an intersection.
  • Confidential settlement for a 17-year old motorcyclist who suffered a permanent hand injury and severe road rash after he lost control of his bike when it struck an uncovered water access pipe in the roadway.

Truck and Bus Accidents

  • Confidential settlement for the estate of a 44-year old woman who was killed when she was thrown through the windshield of a taxicab that struck a bus head-on after it crossed over the double yellow traffic lines. A settlement was also reached for the other four minor children in the vehicle who suffered significant physical and emotional trauma as a result of the accident.
  • Confidential settlement for a 75-year old man who suffered a broken neck requiring posterior decompression and cervical fusion surgery when his wheelchair was not properly secured while traveling on a paratransit bus.
  • Confidential settlement for a school bus driver who required shoulder surgery and lumbar decompression and fusion when a car made an illegal u-turn in front of his bus.
  • $2,125,000.00 settlement for the estate of an 82-year old woman who was killed and her 56-year old daughter who was injured when their vehicle struck a moving truck that pulled out in front of them on a highway.
  • $775,000.00 settlement for a 49-year old truck driver who suffered multiple facial fractures and orthopedic injuries after a dump truck struck an overhead wire causing a telephone pole to crash through his windshield.
  • $750,000.00 settlement for a 39-year old truck driver who suffered disabling wrist and low back injuries when his tractor-trailer was dropped by a crane operator while being unloaded.
  • $127,500.00 jury verdict for a 60-year old school bus driver who suffered neck and back injuries when a construction truck ran a stop sign and collided with her bus.

Defective Products

  • Confidential settlement for two children whose parents and sibling died as a result of a house fire which was ignited by a negligently designed portable electric space heater
  • Confidential settlement for a woman who suffered a traumatic crush/amputation of her finger while operating a punch press machine that lacked a safety guard.
  • Confidential settlement for a man who suffered significant burn injuries when the lighter fluid can he dropped in a basement exploded due to a faulty cap design.
  • $1,500,000.00 jury verdict for a 40-year old maintenance worker who sustained disabling wrist injuries as a result of a trash dumpster which was supplied with a defective wheel
  • $495,625.00 jury verdict for a 60-year old worker who suffered compression fractures and a knee injury requiring surgery after falling from a defective ladder supplied by the defendant.
  • $302,500.00 settlement for a woman who suffered a fractured knee when she was injured due to a defective awning attached to a recreational vehicle.

Burn Injuries

  • Confidential settlement for a man who suffered significant burn injuries when the lighter fluid can he dropped in a basement exploded due to a faulty cap design.
  • Confidential settlement for the estate of a worker who died when the oil drum he was attempting to dismantle exploded.
  • Confidential settlement for an 8-year old student who suffered permanent scarring when her arm was burned as a result of an unprotected school radiator.
  • $9,700,000.00 structured annuity settlement for a child who sustained burn injuries after being placed into a bathtub that had been filled with scalding hot water.

Construction Site Injuries

  • Confidential settlement for the estate of a 40-year old laborer who was crushed to death when a garage collapsed onto him during a demolition project.
  • $4,300,000.00 structured annuity settlement for the estate of a worker who was killed instantly during an asbestos removal project when a 7-ton heater tank rolled off of its moorings onto the decedent.
  • $1,500,000.00 jury verdict for a construction worker who sustained head injuries during a demolition project when a subcontractor negligently dropped construction debris.
  • $775,000.00 settlement for a 49-year old mason who suffered multiple facial fractures and orthopedic injuries after a dump truck struck an overhead wire causing a telephone pole to crash through his windshield.
  • $225,000.00 jury verdict for a driver who suffered a knee injury after her vehicle struck a large rock that fell out of a construction dump truck in front of her vehicle.

Drunk Driver / Dram Shop Cases

  • Confidential settlement for a 47-year old Uber passenger who suffered a cervical radiculopathy injury when his vehicle was hit by a drunk driver on the highway.
  • Confidential settlement for a 35-year old woman who suffered a broken right ankle requiring two operations when a drunk driver made a left-hand turn in front of her vehicle.
  • Confidential settlement for a 46-year old man who suffered a traumatic herniated cervical disc when his car was hit from behind by a drunk driver.
  • $400,000.00 settlement for child who was injured when a drunk driver ran off of the road and hit a telephone pole.
  • $265,000.00 settlement for a passenger who was injured when his driver, who was drunk, hit a parked construction trailer.

Elevator / Escalator Injuries

  • Confidential settlement for a 63-year-old man who suffered a traumatic crush/amputation of his finger after he fell on an escalator at a department store.
  • $244,000.00 settlement for a woman who suffered injuries to her left knee and lower back when she tripped while exiting a hotel elevator which failed to level properly.
  • $242,757.00 settlement reached after a jury verdict in favor of a 77-year old man who suffered neck injuries requiring surgery, when the hotel elevator in which he was a passenger malfunctioned.
  • $172,125.00 jury verdict for a woman who sustained back and knee injuries requiring arthroscopic surgery when she tripped when an elevator lurched as she was exiting it.
  • $162,500.00 settlement for a man who suffered an ankle injury requiring surgery after the escalator he was riding suddenly stopped, causing him to fall.

Uber/Lyft Accidents

  • Confidential settlement for a 47-year old Uber passenger who suffered a cervical radiculopathy injury when his vehicle was hit by a drunk driver on the highway.
  • Confidential settlement for a 25-year old Uber driver who suffered permanent nerve damage in her right hand when her vehicle was struck by a car attempting to make a left turn from the right-hand lane.

Pedestrian / Bicycle Accidents

  • Confidential settlement for a 25-year old pedestrian who suffered a traumatic brain injury and lumbar radiculopathy when he was struck by a tractor-trailer while walking along the highway.
  • Confidential settlement for a 34-year old bicyclist who suffered a traumatic brain injury and multiple facial fractures when he was struck by a vehicle pulling out of a parking lot.
  • Confidential settlement for the estate of a 52-year old pedestrian who was killed when he was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross the street.
  • Confidential settlement for a 79-year old bicyclist who suffered a traumatic brain injury and left total elbow arthroplasty when he was struck by the side-view mirror of a passing police van.
  • $475,000.00 jury verdict for a pedestrian who suffered injuries to her elbow, neck and back after she was knocked down by a vehicle while crossing the street.
  • $250,000.00 settlement a woman who sustained head and neck injuries when she was struck while in a crosswalk by an inattentive bus driver.