Verdicts and Cases

Selected verdicts and settlements

Insurance litigation

  • Settlement of a case for a man who needed a heart transplant. The Perrin Law Firm got his insurance company and his employer to combine to pay for the heart transplant, provide him unlimited future medical coverage, and pay him a salary whether he was able to work or not for ten years.

Legal malpractice

  • Lubbock, Texas—$2,250,000 settlement against a large law firm and GMAC.

Medical malpractice

  • Las Cruces (Dona Ana County), New Mexico—$1,000,000 verdict. A case of a missed perforated bowel and delayed treatment for a man with a colostomy.
  • Silver City (Grant County), New Mexico—$950,000 verdict. Involved the death of a 69-year-old woman.
  • Roswell (Chaves County), New Mexico—$500,000 verdict. Involved the death of a 71-year-old woman.
  • A large settlement in dental malpractice where temporomandibular joint (TMJ) surgery left a portion of the patient's face paralyzed.
  • Settlements in excess of Texas damages cap in cases involving infant deaths due to nursing malpractice.

Personal injury

  • Case against Allsups Convenience Store in New Mexico that resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff who was injured while using a telephone in front of the Allsups store.
  • Large settlements in truck collision cases over the years, including eye and facial injuries, broken bones, and soft tissue injuries.

Cases

  • Richardson v. Carnegie Library Restaurant, Inc., 107 N.M. 688, 763 P.2d 1153 (1988); 78 A.L.R. 4 th 513 (1989)—cap on damages in dramshop case unconstitutional
  • Baker v. Armstrong, 106 N.M. 395, 744 P.2d 170 (1987)—punitive damages covered by general liability policy unless excluded
  • Foster v. Board of Dentistry, 103 N.M. 776, 714 P.2d 580 (1986)—action by administrative agency in excess of its jurisdiction is void
  • In Re Estate of Foster, 102 N.M. 707, 699 P.2d 638 (Ct. App. 1985)—attorney’s fees recoverable by prevailing party in will contest
  • Young v. Thota and North Texas Cardiology Center, 271 S.W.3d 822 (Tex. App.–Fort Worth 2008, pet. filed)
  • Amaya v. Enriquez d/b/a Franklin Medical Center, 2009 Tex. App. LEXIS 5902, No. 2006-012 (Tex. App.–El Paso, 2009, pet. filed)