Recent Verdicts &Settlements

In 2015 Dick Chopin was trial counsel and obtained a jury verdict in a medical malpractice case in New Orleans, Louisiana. This case involved the death of an 8 year old girl and is thought to be the second highest jury verdict in a medical malpractice case awarded to a single plaintiff.

The Chopin Law Firm recently negotiated a settlement on behalf of our client who tripped and fell on a defective handicapped ramp. Attorneys, Mike Letourneau and Justin Chopin, skillfully negotiated this settlement in a mere matter of months. Immediately upon learning of the accident and before a claim was ever filed, The Chopin Law Firm had its experts on the scene of the accident taking pictures, measurements, and preserving the evidence. Once our experts determined that the walkway was hazardous, the defendants had no choice but settle the case.

Vessel owner and their insurance company insisted on making a $245,000.00 settlement confidential after our client, who was a Jones Act Seaman, was severely injured due to the vessel owner’s negligence. The vessel owner used their boat as a bumper to keep an untethered barge from hitting unmanned platforms.

Our client broke her foot after misssing a step, while walking into a bar. The bar owner failed to provide adequate lighting or warning regarding the step. As a result, the bar agreed to pay a confidential $80,000 settlement.