Results
Al Goodman’s positive and impressive track record of verdicts and settlements are the proof that he fights and works hard to obtain justice for innocent victims and their families.
Family of brain damaged infant receives millions
$3,500,000
When doctors in the obstetrics and gynecology labor unit of the hospital failed to perform a C-section in time despite obvious and ominous signs of fetal distress visible on the paper strips printing out fetal heart rate in response to contractions of the mother, Attorney Goodman sought to have the hospital and doctors held responsible for this child’s severe permanent brain damage due to hypoxia and encephalopathy. He retained leading experts in the respective fields of medicine to examine carefully all of the records and guide his questioning of doctors and staff at depositions once the case was in suit. Just before the start of trial, the hospital met Goodman’s demands and offered millions to settle this egregious case where doctor’s care fell below the standard of care and violated their own hospital standards.
$3,500,000
When doctors in the obstetrics and gynecology labor unit of the hospital failed to perform a C-section in time despite obvious and ominous signs of fetal distress visible on the paper strips printing out fetal heart rate in response to contractions of the mother, Attorney Goodman sought to have the hospital and doctors held responsible for this child’s severe permanent brain damage due to hypoxia and encephalopathy. He retained leading experts in the respective fields of medicine to examine carefully all of the records and guide his questioning of doctors and staff at depositions once the case was in suit. Just before the start of trial, the hospital met Goodman’s demands and offered millions to settle this egregious case where doctor’s care fell below the standard of care and violated their own hospital standards.
Catastrophic brain injury from falling hard packed snow and ice
$500,000
The victim pulled up as close as she could to an outside ATM machine at a western Massachusetts bank at about 12 noon one winter day. She had to get out of her car and walk to the ATM to do her transaction. The ATM was covered by a sloping canopy. It had snowed in the past 24 hours, but that morning temperatures had risen to just above freezing by noon. When she approached the ATM, hard packed snow and hard ice slid off and hit her on the head and shoulders.
She was dazed. Her two young children witnessed this and it was recorded on bank surveillance video. She was taken by ambulance to the hospital, checked out and released. But the next morning, her partner found her passed out on the kitchen floor. The local ER arranged for her to be life-flighted to a regional trauma center where she was admitted with a diagnosis of concussion and possible brain damage. Over the next two or three years while she was treated, Attorney Goodman filed suit and engaged in extensive pre-trial discovery, including numerous depositions of all people involved. It was a rigorous battle to convince the bank’s insurance carrier that they were responsible for not warning customers, closing off the ATM, or having the canopy raked off in order to eliminate the unreasonable risk of harm that snow and ice posed to customers attempting to use the outdoor ATM. Finally, the insurance carrier decided they risked paying a huge verdict at trial and settled the case for a confidential settlement. The helicopter bill was $50,000 and other hospital bills added up to hundreds of thousands. Attorney Goodman and his team made sure all liens were satisfied and bills resolved with a substantial settlement still left for the innocent victim.
$500,000
The victim pulled up as close as she could to an outside ATM machine at a western Massachusetts bank at about 12 noon one winter day. She had to get out of her car and walk to the ATM to do her transaction. The ATM was covered by a sloping canopy. It had snowed in the past 24 hours, but that morning temperatures had risen to just above freezing by noon. When she approached the ATM, hard packed snow and hard ice slid off and hit her on the head and shoulders.
She was dazed. Her two young children witnessed this and it was recorded on bank surveillance video. She was taken by ambulance to the hospital, checked out and released. But the next morning, her partner found her passed out on the kitchen floor. The local ER arranged for her to be life-flighted to a regional trauma center where she was admitted with a diagnosis of concussion and possible brain damage. Over the next two or three years while she was treated, Attorney Goodman filed suit and engaged in extensive pre-trial discovery, including numerous depositions of all people involved. It was a rigorous battle to convince the bank’s insurance carrier that they were responsible for not warning customers, closing off the ATM, or having the canopy raked off in order to eliminate the unreasonable risk of harm that snow and ice posed to customers attempting to use the outdoor ATM. Finally, the insurance carrier decided they risked paying a huge verdict at trial and settled the case for a confidential settlement. The helicopter bill was $50,000 and other hospital bills added up to hundreds of thousands. Attorney Goodman and his team made sure all liens were satisfied and bills resolved with a substantial settlement still left for the innocent victim.
Catastrophic permanent brain damage from lead paint poisoning of young child
$500,000
A toddler lived with her grandmother in a leased apartment. After the child had routine lead tests at her pediatric appointments, an alarming high level result came back. The grandmother was advised to get an attorney as the girl’s level was 34. Attorney paid the doctor’s for their time in writing a special report linking the prolonged exposure to high levels of lead paint to poisoning and permanent loss of IQ and cognitive deficits. The insurance carrier for the owners offered their full policy limits in the mid six figure range, but Attorney Goodman demanded that the monies be put in a specialized structured settlement that would go up a little each year beginning at age 18 and then pay lump sums at various future ages, giving her a total tax free net payout of over one million dollars over her lifetime. They stay in touch with Attorney Goodman and report that the child enjoys summer camp and is going well in regular classes at school and progressing according to her age. She takes some medication for her attention deficit disorder that was caused by the lead exposure.
$500,000
A toddler lived with her grandmother in a leased apartment. After the child had routine lead tests at her pediatric appointments, an alarming high level result came back. The grandmother was advised to get an attorney as the girl’s level was 34. Attorney paid the doctor’s for their time in writing a special report linking the prolonged exposure to high levels of lead paint to poisoning and permanent loss of IQ and cognitive deficits. The insurance carrier for the owners offered their full policy limits in the mid six figure range, but Attorney Goodman demanded that the monies be put in a specialized structured settlement that would go up a little each year beginning at age 18 and then pay lump sums at various future ages, giving her a total tax free net payout of over one million dollars over her lifetime. They stay in touch with Attorney Goodman and report that the child enjoys summer camp and is going well in regular classes at school and progressing according to her age. She takes some medication for her attention deficit disorder that was caused by the lead exposure.