The firm has obtained many six-figure and seven-figure verdicts and settlements for clients in product liability, medical malpractice and negligence cases. The firm has also successfully handled many large and complex mediation and arbitration cases.

Many of the firm's most recent cases involved children who were catastrophically injured by the deployment of automobile air bags. In Jenkins v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation, 3-year old Steven Jenkins, Jr., sustained severe and disabling brain injuries as a result of a front passenger air bag, which deployed in a low-speed collision and struck him in the face. He was restrained in a forward facing booster seat in the front seat of a Dodge minivan. On the fourth day of trial in the Los Angeles Superior Court, a settlement was reached with Chrysler for a confidential amount. In Evans v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation, on Christmas Day, 1996, 6-year old Andrew Evans was an unrestrained front seat passenger in a Dodge minivan that was involved in a low-speed frontal collision. The passenger air bag deployed and struck Andrew in the face and neck, rendering him a ventilator-dependent quadriplegic. During the second day of jury trial in the Omaha, Nebraska, District Court, a settlement for Andrew and his family was obtained from Chrysler.

In Williams v. Inverness, the firm's 17-year old client was injured when her ear was pierced in the upper cartilage area, and she developed a severe infection. The Defendant manufacturer of the ear piercing equipment refused to settle. At trial, the jury returned a unanimous verdict against the manufacturer. In that case, the manufacturer appealed the jury verdict. The Maine Supreme Court affirmed and upheld the jury verdict, and Ms. Williams received over $120,000. The case of Theberge v. Ford Motor Company involved defective seat belts and defective restraint system. In that case, the firm's client was a 7-year old boy who was restrained in the back seat of a Ford Escort by a lap-only belt. The car was involved in a low-to-moderate speed collision. The boy sustained injuries, which rendered him a quadriplegic. Within days of the scheduled jury trial, Ford Motor Company settled for a confidential amount. In Swint v. General Motors Corporation, the firm represented the widow and estate of a police officer killed in the line of duty. The late Officer Swint was thrown from his police cruiser during a side-impact collision, when his door opened and his seat belt malfunctioned. That case also led to settlement for a confidential amount.

The firm has also successfully represented a Maine shipbuilding business in a lawsuit involving partnership and contractual issues that threatened the existence of the company. Another business dispute that resulted in a favorable verdict at trial involved the defense of a construction materials firm over a breach of employment contract. In a recent case, we represented an international paper manufacturer in the failure by one of its vendors to pay several hundred thousands of dollars owed for products delivered. Without litigation, we were able to negotiate a settlement that resulted in full payment of the entire debt owed plus interest within 6 months. Finally, the firm recently obtained a victory at trial for a family owned general store that was sued by a disgruntled former partner.