Case Results

$23 Million Trucking Accident Verdict

Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman won what is thought to be the largest personal injury verdict in Kansas in a trucking case against Swift Transportation. The $23.5 million verdicts followed a lengthy jury trial in U.S. District Court in Wichita.

$11.5 Million Massive Bad Faith Judgment

The District Court of Riley County, Kansas, issued a ruling enforcing an $11,588,548 judgment against insurance carrier USAIG for its negligence and bad faith in handling a claim against its insured pilot following a fatal airplane crash. In 2021, the ruling was upheld by the Kansas Court of Appeals.

$10.25 Million Insurance Bad Faith

An insurance company's failure to timely offer its $100,000 liability policy after a motor vehicle accident resulted in the company's payment of a $10.25 million settlement of a Kansas "bad faith" action handled by Vic Bergman.

$10 million Kansas Trucking Accident

Our client was driving home when a semi tractor/trailer attempted to turn across the highway from a rural gravel road. The trucker started his turn at a safe distance, but suddenly stopped as he was crossing the highway to avoid traffic from the opposite direction. Our client did not have sufficient time or distance to avoid the stopped trailer blocking his lane, resulting in an underride crash.

$5.7 Million Suicide Malpractice Verdict

Our team secured a $5.7 million verdict for the family of a woman who died by suicide after being improperly discharged from a Kansas emergency department. The case centered on a failed suicide risk assessment and marked a significant result in the area of emergency mental health care.

$5.2 Million Drilling Truck Accident

A head-on highway collision caused by an oil and gas driller resulted in a $4 million settlement from the drilling company after a week and a half of trial in southwest Kansas.

$4.72 Million Preventable Birth Injury

The negligence of an obstetrician and of labor and delivery nurses at Salina Regional Health Center resulted in a $4.72 million settlement. The case, which was handled by Vic Bergman and Matt Birch, exhausted the defendants’ available insurance coverage and included $20,000 of the physician’s personal assets.

$4.3 Million Preventable Birth Injury

A hospital’s failure to have policies in place to prevent devastating brain injuries to infants led to a $4.3 million Kansas settlement. Vic Bergman represented the family.

$4 Million Improper Elective Birth Induction Leads to Cerebral Palsy

An unfortunate newborn suffered cerebral palsy as the result of negligent labor and delivery at a rural southwest Kansa hospital, resulting in a $4 million settlement.