Favorable Outcomes

December 2007 - Patrick J. McDonnell obtained a defense verdict in an alleged slip and fall case tried before a jury in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. A 29 year old woman sought damages in excess of $500,000 in connection with an alleged slip and fall on an oil patch outside the bay doors of a large retail store's Tire & Lube Center. Plaintiff claimed to have suffered three herniated discs and underwent lumbar laminectomy and discectomy. Defense attorney Mr. McDonnell contended that Plaintiff did not fall or suffer any injuries at the store. Following a multi-day trial, the jury determined that the defendant did not cause the plaintiff's alleged injuries.

March 2008 - The Eastern District of Pennsylvania affirmed a jury verdict in the amount of $12,500 in a case involving alleged head, neck and back injuries. Plaintiff, represented by Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky, P.C., claimed that she suffered disabling head, back and neck injuries as a result of falling merchandise in a large retail store. Plaintiff sought a multi-million dollar verdict and alleged economic damages alone in excess of $1 million. The defendant store, represented at trial by Patrick J. McDonnell, contended that the falling products caused only trivial injuries and did not give rise to any alleged extensive injuries. Following the jury verdict, the plaintiff filed a motion for a new trial, and, on March 5, 2008, the Honorable Thomas N. O'Neill, Jr. denied Plaintiff's motion.