Sample Personal Injury Successes - Jacquart & Lowe, S.C.

Phone (414) 271-8828

Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the personal injury lawyers at Jacquart & Lowe would like to share some of their successes with you to illustrate the types of cases we handle. Of course the results of any case depend on the unique facts and circumstances that comprise that case. However, you can be sure we will work hard for you and will be determined to acquire the maximum amount of compensation on your behalf.

If you have any questions regarding any of our past cases outlined below, or questions regarding the facts surrounding your particular situation, please contact our experienced trial attorneys to schedule a free confidential consultation and case evaluation.

Sample of Successful Representative Cases

Medical Malpractice

$1.6 million settlement for an epilepsy patient who suffered neurological injuries from a fall during a seizure while hospitalized to study his epilepsy.

Settlement for the parents’ cost to raise a child born after the woman desiring sterilization underwent tubal ligation in which the surgeon removed the fallopian tube on only one side, and failed to advise the parents that the procedure had been incomplete.

$3.55 million settlement for patient crippled by surgeon's negligence in using outdated technique for back surgery.

Settlement paid by insurer of psychiatrist for young woman diagnosed with eating disorder, and involuntarily committed to mental health facility for treatment, where it turned out that the eating difficulty was the result of a tumor in her colon.

$440,000 verdict for family of patient whose doctor negligently failed to diagnose chest pain leading to heart attack and death.

Settlement for family of patient whose doctor negligently failed to diagnose a spinal tumor resulting in death.

Birth injury

$4.50 million settlement for child delivered prematurely because her obstetrician miscalculated the mother’s due date. The obstetrician calculated the due date based only on the mother’s reported last menstrual period, and negligently failed to order any ultrasounds to date the pregnancy despite inconsistencies in estimated fetal size compared with assumed gestational age. The child suffered many of the known complications of prematurity including grade III and grade IV brain bleeds with subsequent neurological injuries consisting primarily of hemiplegia, hydrocephalus, and cognitive impairment.

$455,000 verdict for thirty-five-year-old woman upon whom hysterectomy was performed after she and her husband were advised that she could not become pregnant, after years of trying. The surgeon did not order a pregnancy test before the hysterectomy surgery, and it was later discovered that she had been ten weeks pregnant with a healthy fetus.

Premises liability cases

Verdict for a woman who slipped on ice in the parking lot of her office building, sustaining a fractured ankle. We prevailed despite the premises owner’s contention that the woman was guilty of contributory negligence for failing to see the ice.

Settlement for a woman who suffered severe burns when scalded by a burst of unusually hot water from a bathtub faucet at a hotel where she was a guest.

Verdict for resort guest who suffered broken hip and leg injuries during an evening stroll when she fell down an open stairwell lacking railings or sufficient lighting.

Settlement for a customer mugged and beaten in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant. Despite a history of crimes at the store, the store failed to employ security guards and had inadequate security procedures.

Settlement for tenant of apartment building swept by fire that could not be extinguished due to inoperable fire extinguishers.

Worksite Accidents

Verdict in Milwaukee County Circuit Court for compensatory and punitive damages for the widow of an ironworker killed when a crane collapsed during the construction of Miller Park, the Milwaukee Brewer’s baseball stadium in Milwaukee. Our client shared a $99 million verdict with two other widows.

Verdict in Milwaukee County Circuit Court for an electrician injured when a carpenter working on a ladder above him accidentally discharged a pneumatic nail gun, causing a 4 inch nail to embed into the electrician’s skull and brain.

Truck Accidents

$1.1 million verdict in Winnebago County, Iowa district court for a truck driver injured when his vehicle was cut off by another truck that was attempting an unsafe pass maneuver. The driver sustained leg fractures, followed by reflex sympathetic dystrophy, a nerve condition that produces persistent hypersensitivity and pain.

$500,000 wrongful death settlement for truck driver whose jet-fuel tanker rig exploded after being run off the highway by driver who overslept and was rushing to work.

Over $1 million in settlements for family of occupant of vehicle killed and other injured occupants for intersection collision with truck.

Motorcycle Accidents

$1.6 million settlement for motorcycle passenger who was injured, and whose husband (the driver) died, when the motorcycle collided with the rear end of a pick-up truck driving dangerously slow after entering an interstate highway.

Settlement for the surviving child of a motorcyclist who collided at high speed with a school bus that was being operated by a trainee driver.

Bus Accidents

Settlement for girls and their mother injured when a driver failed to set a school bus’ brakes, causing the bus to roll down an incline into their path.

Dog Attacks

$100,000 verdict for eight-year-old child mauled by an Akita.

$100,000 settlement for a three-year-old child attacked by a Golden Retriever.

$232,500 settlement for man twice attacked on his own property by neighbor's dog.

Hunting Accidents

Settlement for pheasant hunter who lost eye when one of his four hunting companions – it was not clear which - negligently fired his weapon.

Dangerous Consumer Products and Tainted Food

Settlement for an elementary school student who contracted E. coli after eating food from the school’s self-service lunch counter.

$414,000 settlement for a Milwaukee man who sustained chemical burns to his throat after drinking coffee prepared in a coffee maker that had been cleaned with a common household cleaning product containing strong acids.

$375,000 settlement for a woman who sustained third degree burns when the handles to a fondue pot melted and separated from the pot as it was being lifted, causing the pot to fall and boiling oil to spill on her hand and foot.

Verdict for woman who suffered congestive heart failure from fumes after a fuel oil delivery truck pumped forty gallons of fuel oil into her basement through a fill pipe that was no longer connected to a fuel tank. A contractor had recently removed the tank and installed a new gas heating system but neglected to remove the fill pipe located on the exterior of the home.

Settlement for gas station patron who suffered burns to her eyes due to leaks from negligently maintained gas pump hose that sprayed gasoline into her eyes.

Settlements for two women who suffered toxic shock syndrome due to use of improperly designed tampon product.

Product Defects

$600,000 verdict in Firestone tire tread separation auto crash case resulting in transitory loss of feeling in low back and lower extremities.

Settlement for family of recipient of defective heart valve resulting in death.

Settlement for operator of dump truck severely burned from explosion due to defective design of saddle fuel tanks.

Settlement for garage worker for dangerously located emergency shut-off on hydraulic lift resulting in crushed leg.

Nursing Home Liability and Negligent Care for the Elderly

Confidential settlement for wrongful death of 84 year old resident of community based residential facility who choked to death on food provided in violation of doctor's orders.

$420,000 settlement for the wrongful death of elderly nursing home resident who died after his wheel chair rolled out of the open back door of a transit van before being properly secured by the van driver.

Civil Remedies for Victims of Crime

Settlement for woman falsely imprisoned after being framed by estranged husband on charges of attempted murder.

Settlement for lone surviving relative of a family of four murdered by an ex-boyfriend of one of the family members.

Civil Litigation

The firm has handled a wide variety of commercial litigation in state and federal courts for small and large businesses and consumers, including acting as local counsel in securities fraud cases and class action securities fraud cases.

Pro Bono Work for the Community

For five years, David Lowe has served as counsel to the Wisconsin Breast Cancer Showhouse, a charity that raises funds for breast cancer research through an annual show house and other events.

For a free confidential consultation and information on how the personal injury attorneys at Jacquart & Lowe can put their sixty years of trial experience to work for you, call us at (414) 271-8828, visit us at our office, or contact us now. Discover how we earned our reputation for legal excellence and our track record of success.

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Phone: (414) 271-8828
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The trial attorneys at Jacquart & Lowe represent clients throughout Wisconsin and the Fox Valley, including the cities of Milwaukee, Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine, Madison, Waukesha, Sheboygan, Janesville, Pewaukee, Oconomowoc, Caledonia, New Berlin, Port Washington, Oneida, Oshkosh, Herman, and Stevens Point. Our personal injury lawyers also represent residents of the following counties: Milwaukee County, Ozaukee County, Waukesha County, and Washington County.