Case Results

$775M

Xarelto settlement

Goza & Honnold was one of a small group of firms selected to lead this litigation which resulted in a resolution for tens of thousands of plaintiffs. See below for other mass tort pharmaceutical/medical device cases we are handling.

$235M

Vaping Litigation Resolved Against Altria

Goza & Honnold is proud to have played a major role in reaching a $235 million global settlement to resolve claims against tobacco giant Altria Group, Inc., a JUUL investor that helped fuel the youth vaping crisis nationwide. The global settlement was reached in the middle of a federal court jury trial in Northern District of California. Goza & Honnold attorneys Kirk Goza, Brad Honnold, and Grace Quinlan helped represent the plaintiff, San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), in the bellwether trial against Altria Group, Inc.  The Altria settlement comes 6 months after the historic JUUL settlement reached last December. Goza & Honnold was among the first firms in the country to file lawsuits against JUUL and other defendants for targeting youth with its advertising campaigns, failure to warn of the products addictive nature, and fraudulent marketing practices.  “We are proud to have played in an important role in this litigation which has always been about protecting schools, teachers and kids from the harms of these nicotine products,” said Goza & Honnold attorney Kirk Goza. The Altria and JUUL settlements offer meaningful relief and will directly address youth use of e-cigarettes nationwide. Together, these settlements conclude four years of litigation in both state and federal court and resolve over 8,500 personal injury cases, more than 1,400 government entity cases and a massive class of consumers -- the federal multidistrict litigation captioned In re: Juul Labs, Inc., Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2913, and the coordinated state court proceeding captioned Juul Labs Product Cases, JCCP No. 5052.

$9.25M

Failed Heart Procedure

Goza & Honnold represented a woman who suffered from a ventricular tachycardia or irregular heart rhythm. The defendant physician performed a cardiac ablation, an operation procedure in which energy or heat is used on the area of the heart causing the irregular rhythm. The physician erroneously burned the coronary artery resulting in a heart attack requiring both a heart and kidney transplant. Read more

$7.4M

Gastric Bypass Death

Goza & Honnold with another local firm tried a case in the City of St. Louis resulting in a verdict of $7.4 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The claim arose out of the wrongful death of a 50-year-old woman who suffered a perforation following gastric bypass surgery.

$2.5M

Automobile Accident

Goza & Honnold, working with other attorneys, alleged negligence on behalf of the drunk driver and negligent entrustment on behalf of the driver’s mother for permitting him access to the vehicle despite his lengthy history of driving while intoxicated.

$2M

Policy Limit Settlement

Kansas Obstetrical/Gynecologic Mismanagement/Miscarriage/Severe Bleeding. Goza & Honnold represented a 31-year-old mother of three who was suffering from persistent bleeding following a miscarriage. She became severely anemic, developed septic shock, and suffered severe permanent debilitating injuries.

$1.6M

Obstetrical Negligence

Goza & Honnold represented a couple who brought suit on their daughter’s behalf against an obstetrician for failing to timely respond when the baby’s heart rate showed distress following an external version. Read more

$1.6M

Opioid Narcotic Overdose

Goza & Honnold recently concluded a case involving the sale and mismanagement of a Fentanyl-based opioid narcotic. The health care providers and pharmacy involved paid $1.6 million and the pharmaceutical company settled for a confidential amount.

$800K

Post-Op Complications

This case involved negligent failure to provide appropriate post-operative care following gall bladder surgery in which the patient suffered hypotension and permanent leg injury.

$750K

Brain Injury Oxycontin

Goza & Honnold represented a woman who suffered brain damage from an OxyContin overdose. The case, filed in Lafayette County Circuit Court, recently settled for $750,000. Read more

$471K

Motorcycle Accident

A one-week jury trial resulted in a jury verdict in Anderson County, Kansas for $471,000. The case involved a motorcyclist injured in a collision with a garbage truck.

$413K

Hospital Slip & Fall

Goza & Honnold obtained a verdict against a hospital in Greene County, Missouri, for the failure of the hospital staff to prevent a patient’s slip and fall after her hip replacement surgery.

$300K

Failed Total Hip Replacement

Goza & Honnold pursued a case against an orthopedic surgeon for alleged negligent performance of a total hip replacement resulting in a painful limb-length discrepancy.

$255K

Slip Fall On Ice

Goza & Honnold represented a man who was injured when he slipped and fell on a patch of ice in a business parking lot and suffered a right ankle injury requiring surgery.

$220K

Severe Injury

Goza & Honnold obtained a $220,000 settlement on behalf of a woman who was knocked to the ground by an off-leash dog and suffered significant injury.

Multi-Million Dollar Settlement

Birth/Neurologic

Goza & Honnold represented a woman who underwent an external version, a procedure in which the obstetrician manually rotates the baby. The baby suffered complications and neurologic injury.

Multi-Million Dollar Settlement

Obstetrical Mismanagement

Goza & Honnold represented a family in a Jackson County medical negligence claim against a hospital for injuries sustained during an infant’s delivery after fetal heart strips showed signs the baby was in distress.

Multi-Million Dollar Settlement

Medical Gas Line Mix-Up

Goza & Honnold represented an 18-year-old high school senior who went to an oral surgeon’s office to have his wisdom teeth extracted. He suffered a respiratory arrest and neurologic injury as a result of a mix-up in the medical gas lines. Read more

Multi-Million Dollar Settlement

Failure to Diagnose

Goza & Honnold represented a young pregnant woman who underwent an ultrasound that showed a placental abruption. The health care providers failed to adequately communicate about this potentially emergent situation, which resulted in a delay of the delivery.

Eight-Figure Settlement

Failure to Provide Adequate Security

Our client was a customer at a retail store when she was shot and severely injured during a robbery. Because of several other robberies in the area, the store should have had security measures which would have been a necessary and significant deterrent.

Policy Limits Settlement

Failure to Diagnose Melanoma

Goza & Honnold represented a young father of two who went to a dermatologist for a skin lesion. The dermatologist wrongfully interpreted the biopsy as showing squamous cell carcinoma when in fact the lesion was actually melanoma.

Confidential Amount

Drug Mismanagement

Goza & Honnold represented a woman who was put on the drug metoclopramide for several years. She ultimately developed a neurological disorder called tardive dyskinesia.

Confidential Amount

Post-Operative Complication

Goza & Honnold represented a man who underwent drainage/scoping procedures for the treatment of his swollen lymph nodes during which the physician tore a hole in his esophagus.

Confidential Amount

Unnecessary Surgery

Goza & Honnold represented a woman who underwent surgery for abdominal pain and suffered complications. We believed that the surgery was not necessary and was in fact contraindicated, in light of the client’s other medical conditions.

Confidential Amount

Failed Diagnosis

Goza & Honnold represented a man who reported to the ER with complaints of shortness of breath, nausea, and periodic chest pain radiating into his arms. He died of a heart attack because of an undiagnosed underlying heart condition the day after being released from the hospital.

Confidential Amount

Wrongful Death

Goza & Honnold represented an elderly woman who went to a nursing home after a hospital stay to recuperate. During her stay, her Coumadin doses were not appropriately managed, resulting in severe internal bleeding and ultimately her death.

Confidential Amount

Nursing Home Negligence

Goza & Honnold represented the family of a woman who was a patient at a residential psychiatric facility. She was allowed to wander away from the facility at night. A search was performed but she was not found until her remains were discovered in the woods behind the facility approximately nine months later.

Confidential Amount

Medical Malpractice

Goza & Honnold represented a woman who was a frequent recipient of dialysis services. She suffered two broken ankles when she fell after becoming lightheaded due to too much fluid being dialyzed.

Confidential Amount

Unnecessary Back Surgery

Goza & Honnold represented a man who was admitted to a hospital for an extended stay. During his stay, his heels developed severe decubitous ulcers which led to multiple surgical procedures including operations on his knee due to infection.

$920K

Johnson County Medical Malpractice

Our firm represented a 58-year-old woman who had a total hip replacement by a local orthopedic surgeon. Post-surgery, our client developed a hematoma that went untreated. The hematoma continued to expand for several months until 6 pounds of fluid had to be drained from her leg. Read more