Case Results
in Wilkes-Barre, PA
The personal injury attorneys at Distasio, Kowalski & Yelen have recovered millions of dollars for our clients in verdicts and settlements. This is just a sampling of our results.
Medical Malpractice Cases
- $14 Million - Birth injury due to medical negligence
- $2.3 Million - Wrongful Death for failure to timely diagnose bowel obstruction leading to death
- $1.2 Million - Laryngeal nerve injury during thyroidectomy
Motor Vehicle Accident Cases
- $2.1 Million - Wrongful Death for motor vehicle accident caused by improperly loaded tractor trailer
- $1.4 Million - Motor vehicle accident
- $1.2 Million - Wrongful Death in a motorcycle/tractor trailer accident
Wrongful Death Cases
$2.3 Million - Wrongful Death for failure to timely diagnose bowel obstruction leading to death
$2.1 Million - Wrongful Death for motor vehicle accident caused by improperly loaded tractor trailer
$1.2 Million - Wrongful Death in a motorcycle/tractor trailer accident
General Negligence Cases
- $1.8 Million - Motor home fatality
- $1.7 million - Work Injury due to dangerous production equipment
- $1.64 Million - Work Injury due to dangerous condition of gas well drilling site
Choosing Distasio & Kowalski for our birth injury case was the best decision we could have made.
"Our son suffered HIE, a very serious birth injury caused by lack of oxygen to the brain. This injury left him with the need for a lifetime of medical and other special care. We met with Mike Kowalski and immediately felt comfortable and confident that Distasio, Kowalski & Yelen was going to do their absolute best for our son...
