Recovery in Excess of $1 Million

A man from Ambridge, Beaver County, serving in the military suffered serious brain injuries while riding as a passenger in a vehicle driven by another member of the military. We filed a federal tort claim against the driver of the vehicle, and we were able to avoid application of the Feres Doctrine, which usually prevents lawsuits against persons on active duty in the military by showing that this accident happened on personal leave time. We obtained a recovery in excess of $1 million as compensation for his traumatic brain injury.