RESULTS
$8 Million Settlement for Man Who Suffered Brain Injury During Hospital Treatment
Kevin Golden settled a case in the amount of $8,000,000 on behalf of a 20 year old man against Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. The man suffered a brain injury while being treated for brain cancer at the hospital. While in admittance for chemotherapy, the plaintiff’s sodium levels shot up resulting in a grand mal seizure that put him into a coma for approximately 10 days. The plaintiff suffered a severe brain injury and is currently confined to a wheel chair along with being diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder, behavioral dis-control, seizure disorder, cognitive disorder and impulsive control disorder. The plaintiff remains in the care of his parents with his cancer in remission. The medical error seriously injured a young man who would have led a normal life.
$5.3 Million Settlement in 2019 Motorcycle Crash
Two Winnebago County motorcycle riders who were seriously injured in a 2019 crash have settled their case for $5.3 million.
The plaintiffs were “riding staggered” headed south on Route 213 in Magnolia, Wis., when the defendant entered the intersection headed west on County Highway B.
“Initially the defendant denied running the stop sign, but she eventually admitted she did it,” said Dudley & Lake LLC managing partner Kevin J. Golden, who represented the plaintiffs. “She just pulled out in front of both riders.” One rider was not able to stop and hit the rear passenger door, causing him to be thrown from the motorcycle. The other purposely tipped her motorcycle while it was moving to avoid running head on into the vehicle.
One plaintiff was intubated for 11 days and needed to be put on life support. He also suffered a hip fracture and nerve damage, resulting in a dropped foot, and a left wrist fracture which has significantly limited his range of motion.
The other suffered a fracture to her left tibia, a left degloving injury and a complete heel pad avulsion, in addition to several broken bones in her foot. Despite undergoing extensive surgeries to rebuild her leg and foot, it is possible the plaintiff, will still need to have her left leg amputated below the knee.
“Five million dollars is a lot of money,” Golden said. “Thankfully, we were able to resolve it for my clients. They’re both good people. Hopefully, this will help them move on with their lives and make things easier for them in the future, because they both have a tough road ahead of them.”
$3.9 Million Settlement for man who died in airplane accident
Kevin Golden filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the estate of a man who died in a 2015 airplane accident. The case resolved in 2024 with a confidential settlement in the amount of $3,981.000.00 which was paid by unnamed defendants and insurers.
$3.85 Million Settlement for Medical Malpractice Suit
Kevin Golden settled a case against Alexian Brothers Medical Center and several doctors in the amount of 3,850,000. The 26-year-old plaintiff underwent gastric bypass surgery at Alexian Brothers Medical Center. The treating surgeon failed to recognize that a preoperative lab revealed that the plaintiff had a low Bl vitamin level going into the surgery. After the surgery, the plaintiff continued to suffer from a B 1 deficiency. Approximately three months after the surgery, the plaintiff fell into a catatonic state. The plaintiff was admitted into Alexian Brothers Medical Center and the doctors failed to diagnose her B 1 deficiency. The plaintiff was transferred to a mental health unit and the admitting doctor at the mental health unit performed an examination and diagnosed the plaintiff with a B 1 deficiency. The plaintiff was replenished with B 1. However, the plaintiff suffers from peripheral neuropathy in her lower limbs and she has short-term memory loss.
$1.75 Million Settlement for Minor Abuse at a Chicagoland Church
Kevin Golden settled a case against a Chicagoland church where a volunteer sexually abused an eight-year-old boy with special needs at the church.
$1.6 Million Settlement for Minor Sexual Assault Case
Kevin Golden recently settled a case for $1.6 million involving four minor female disabled plaintiffs who were attending high school and had been placed in a Special Education program. Between 2004 and 2005, the four plaintiffs were sexually assaulted by two male students at school. The Plaintiffs allege that the school failed to properly supervise and monitor the special education students. The school denied liability. One of the student offenders was criminally charged and is presently in the penitentiary.
$850,000 Settlement For Former Nun Who Was Sexually Assaulted When She Joined the Convent
Kevin J Golden settled a case for $850,000 for a nun who was sexually assaulted twice by a superior nun when she joined the convent at the age of 18. The plaintiff went on to become a nun and practice for 11 years before leaving the convent.
$750,000 Settlement For Man Sexually Abused By Episcopal Priest 33 Years Ago
Kevin Golden settled a case against the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago on behalf of a man who was sexual assaulted by an Episcopal priest 33 years ago when he was 9 years old. This Chicago Sun times published a four page article in the Sunday paper on June 3, 2022 detailing all of the facts that Kevin exposed about the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago protecting the priest who molested the plaintiff and several other boys. The priest was arrested a few years after molesting the plaintiff because a mother or another boy who was abused by the priest reported it to the police. The Diocese failed to notify the police about the abuse. The plaintiff had repressed his memory of the molestation until 2019. The defense disputed that he had repressed the memories. The plaintiff was in the army and had did three tours of duty in Iraq. He had been diagnosed with PTSD.
Policy Amount Of $250,000 Paid To Plaintiff In A Cass County Michigan Automobile Crash
On August 30, 2022 an 18-year-old woman who was seriously injured when she was a passenger in a vehicle being driven by a drunk driver has settled her case for the policy amounts of $250,000. The plaintiff was represented by Kevin Golden.
In the summer of 2021, the plaintiff was working at a summer camp near Three Rivers, Michigan. The plaintiff decided to spend the night at a co-workers house before starting her shift at the camp the next day. The plaintiff arrived at the co-worker house and the co-worker offered to drive the plaintiff to a camp ground to hang out with other workers from the camp. The plaintiff did not realize that the co-worker was intoxicated and should not have been driving. The co-worker was driving to the camp and loss control of the vehicle. The vehicle rolled over on M-40 in Cass County and the plaintiff was thrown from the vehicle. The plaintiff suffered 5 broken ribs, sacral fracture, a right tibial plateau fracture, and sever road rash. The plaintiff has returned to college and still suffers from her injuries.
Confidential Settlement Awarded to Minor Plaintiff in Sexual Abuse/Assault Case
Kevin J. Golden recently settled a Michigan lawsuit for a confidential settlement. The minor plaintiff was sexually abused/assaulted by an adult foster care employee who was supervising the minor plaintiff in a facility located in Northern Michigan.
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