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.
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.
Women suffers catastrophic injury after being rear ended by utility company truck
$125,000
A woman sustained a concussion even though she did not hit her head on anything when her car was rear-ended by a phone company truck. Later, she realized she was unable to crunch numbers like she used to be able to as a real estate broker. A neuropsychologist did extensive testing and found she had a permanent brain injury due to the crash. The insurance company denied her claims. The case went to trial in Northampton Superior Court and both the treating medical doctor and the neuropsychologist were put on the stand by Attorney Goodman who skillfully questioned the doctors and let them explain to the curious jurors that this serious permanent injury could happen if she never hit her head. After hearing all of the evidence and closing arguments, the jurors returned a six figure verdict in favor of the plaintiff and validated her injuries and claim. The doctors were well prepared by Attorney Goodman who used focus groups to test out the theories and testimony in advance and develop a strategy for explaining the complicated science of how the whiplash motion resulted in a shearing of neurons in the woman’s brain and caused the permanent cognitive deficits despite the low property damage sustained by her car.
$125,000
A woman sustained a concussion even though she did not hit her head on anything when her car was rear-ended by a phone company truck. Later, she realized she was unable to crunch numbers like she used to be able to as a real estate broker. A neuropsychologist did extensive testing and found she had a permanent brain injury due to the crash. The insurance company denied her claims. The case went to trial in Northampton Superior Court and both the treating medical doctor and the neuropsychologist were put on the stand by Attorney Goodman who skillfully questioned the doctors and let them explain to the curious jurors that this serious permanent injury could happen if she never hit her head. After hearing all of the evidence and closing arguments, the jurors returned a six figure verdict in favor of the plaintiff and validated her injuries and claim. The doctors were well prepared by Attorney Goodman who used focus groups to test out the theories and testimony in advance and develop a strategy for explaining the complicated science of how the whiplash motion resulted in a shearing of neurons in the woman’s brain and caused the permanent cognitive deficits despite the low property damage sustained by her car.
Crowd crushed at concert in San Jose, Costa Rica
Results Confidential
Attorney Goodman was contacted by an attorney in Costa Rica and asked to represent a dozen people who had been severely injured and one family whose son was killed at a concert in San Jose, Costa Rica. The internationally known rock band was based in Massachusetts, so Goodman filed suit in U.S. Federal District Court in Boston, Massachusetts against the band and then corporations, the band members, the manager, the security company and the promoter. Fans had lined up outside the soccer stadium waiting for the big wooden gates to open for the 7 pm concert. When the crew started testing microphones and instruments, a rumor spread that the concert would start early because of the light rain falling. People started moving forward. However, with the gates closed at the front, the people standing there were crushed by the crowd and then the gate collapsed and they were trampled upon sustaining severe injuries. Attorney Goodman took depositions all over the United States of the various defendants. The event violated the life safety code. Security and event planning was poor given the lack of seating. The number of tickets sold foretold the density of the crowd that could be expected. The crushing crowds surge and collapse causing innocent victims to be compressed was both foreseeable and avoidable. Planners signed off on a stadium event with no seating and a mosh pit. Eventually the federal judge transferred the case to Costa Rica. After several visits to San Jose to prepare the victims and their families, the case went to mediation in Costa Rica. Several months after the failed mediation attempt, as the trial date loomed closer, the various insurance companies put together a global settlement too enticing for the people to refuse, even though Goodman wanted to go to trial. The amounts were confidential. The clients were very satisfied to close this awful chapter in their lives after gross negligence of the event planners ruined their lives forever. Goodman took on these defendants to prove that for them it was all about making money and not much thought given to fan protection – another case of profits over people. Even rock music is a big corporate business.
Results Confidential
Attorney Goodman was contacted by an attorney in Costa Rica and asked to represent a dozen people who had been severely injured and one family whose son was killed at a concert in San Jose, Costa Rica. The internationally known rock band was based in Massachusetts, so Goodman filed suit in U.S. Federal District Court in Boston, Massachusetts against the band and then corporations, the band members, the manager, the security company and the promoter. Fans had lined up outside the soccer stadium waiting for the big wooden gates to open for the 7 pm concert. When the crew started testing microphones and instruments, a rumor spread that the concert would start early because of the light rain falling. People started moving forward. However, with the gates closed at the front, the people standing there were crushed by the crowd and then the gate collapsed and they were trampled upon sustaining severe injuries. Attorney Goodman took depositions all over the United States of the various defendants. The event violated the life safety code. Security and event planning was poor given the lack of seating. The number of tickets sold foretold the density of the crowd that could be expected. The crushing crowds surge and collapse causing innocent victims to be compressed was both foreseeable and avoidable. Planners signed off on a stadium event with no seating and a mosh pit. Eventually the federal judge transferred the case to Costa Rica. After several visits to San Jose to prepare the victims and their families, the case went to mediation in Costa Rica. Several months after the failed mediation attempt, as the trial date loomed closer, the various insurance companies put together a global settlement too enticing for the people to refuse, even though Goodman wanted to go to trial. The amounts were confidential. The clients were very satisfied to close this awful chapter in their lives after gross negligence of the event planners ruined their lives forever. Goodman took on these defendants to prove that for them it was all about making money and not much thought given to fan protection – another case of profits over people. Even rock music is a big corporate business.