Proven verdicts
Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys Verdicts and Settlements
3 documented case results from Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys. Each is verified by our editorial team, with sources cited.
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$84.1 million (approximately, after remittitur; $219,910,110.82 gross verdict)She Was Starting an IV in the Back of a Moving Ambulance When a Pickup Turned Across Its Path. The Jury Said $219.9 Million.
Verdict · 27th Judicial District Court, St. Landry Parish, LA (Opelousas); remitted, La. App. 3 Cir. · 2026
$9,352,826.67 verdict to the passenger (affirmed on appeal; his mother's separate consortium award was cut from $300,000 to $125,000)A Dump Truck Went Over an Interstate Bridge Rail and Burned. The State Had Built the Rail, and a Jury Made It Pay.
Verdict · 18th Judicial District Court, Iberville Parish, LA (Plaquemine); affirmed, La. App. 1 Cir. · 1998
$1,622,757 judgment for the Adams family ($1,482,757 to the injured passenger and $140,000 to his parents, after the appellate court cut 20 percent for the driver's fault; $2,028,446 as awarded by the trial court)Residents Called Sullivan Road Homicide Alley and the Parish Had the Skid Tests to Prove It. A Judge Overrode the Jury.
Judgment · 19th Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA; amended and affirmed, La. App. 1 Cir. · 2001