Notable results

Landmark verdicts and settlements won by Turley Law Firm: 5 notable results, spanning 4 verdicts and 1 settlement. Each is told from the public record, with sources cited.

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5 results

$119.6 million (verdict); $23.4 million (settlement)Dallas Jury Awards $119.6 Million Against Catholic Diocese for Decades of Clergy Abuse and Cover-Up

Verdict · 134th Civil District Court, Dallas County, Texas · 1997

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$17.5 million$17.5 Million Verdict for Man Who Lost All Four Limbs After Infectious Disease Doctor Ignored MRSA

Verdict · Dallas County, Texas (160th Judicial District Court) · 2009

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$10.15 million jury verdict ($150,000 actual + $10 million punitive); punitive later reduced to $450,000 on appealJury Awards $10 Million Against Freightliner for Fuel Tank That Incinerated Two Occupants in Texas Rollover

Verdict · U.S. District Court, N.D. Texas; 5th Circuit on appeal · 1977

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$9.5 million$9.5 Million Bankruptcy Settlement for Hundreds of Former ISKCON Boarding-School Students Abused in the 1970s and 1980s

Settlement · U.S. Bankruptcy Court (California); originally filed U.S. District Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas · 2005

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First Jury Verdict Applying the Crashworthiness Doctrine to Aircraft: Smith v. Cessna (1973)

Verdict · Texas District Court (No. 70-9255-L) · 1973

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