Case Results

38,000,000

Asbestos Exposure

The Industrial Pumps and Valves Case

We were co-counsel to a 74-year-old former millwright who had worked for decades with asbestos-contaminated products, and developed a rare and fatal form of cancer.

14,000,000

Premises Liability

The Bungee Jump Case

It was during the evening on August 10, 1993. It had just started to rain at the bungee jump in North Myrtle Beach, SC but the operators did not cancel the jump.

14,000,000

Asbestos Exposure

The Polyester Fiber Manufacturing Case

Dennis Seay, a maintenance worker, developed cancer as a result of being exposed to asbestos while working at the Celanese plant in Spartanburg, SC, in the 1970’s.

5,750,000

Products Liability

The Laundry Lift Case

A young man was catastrophically injured and paralyzed when his neck was broken after being hit on the head by a 200 pound bag of laundry, which fell 15 feet from a lifting device.

2,900,000

Catastrophic Car Accident

The Stop Sign Case

A woman suffered severe injuries in a motor vehicle accident caused by a negligent driver who blew through a stop sign at an intersection with a 55 mile-per-hour roadway.

2,000,000

Medical Malpractice

The da Vinci Robotics Case

We recently represented a gentleman with prostate cancer who elected to have his prostatectomy (surgical removal of the prostate) performed in a robotic fashion.

1,954,239

Medical Malpractice

The Total Knee Replacement Case

A 65- year-old man who had longstanding osteoarthritis, causing him significant knee pain, went to see an orthopaedic surgeon who recommended total knee replacement.

1,925,000

Products Liability

The Nip Point Case

Jimmy had been on the job for five months in the plant, operating a sophisticated machine that made erosion control blankets and was injured by an unguarded nip point.

1,500,000

Medical Malpractice

Pulmonary Embolism Case

Theile McVey, personal injury attorney with the law firm Kassel McVey, Attorneys at Law, recently represented a client whose family member was a victim of medical malpractice.

750,000

Medical Malpractice

The Compartment Syndrome Case

A case involving another type of communication problem that caused permanent neurological damage to a man who had undergone what should have been fairly routine knee surgery.

745,000

Hospital Negligence

The Absent Doctor Case

A patient showed signs of a stroke. Her attending nurse called the physician to evaluate the patient. Despite the nurse’s repeated calls, the doctor never came.

550,000

Medical Malpractice

The Brain Damage Case

We represented a client whose wife was a victim of wrongful death due to medical malpractice. We successfully achieved for him a settlement of $550,000.

495,000

Premises Liability

The Batting Practice Case

In one case we handled, our client’s high school-age son was severely injured during batting practice. Through our representation, the boy’s parent obtained a settlement of $495,000.

300,000

Products Liability

The Pasta Machine Case

A worker was severely injured on a machine designed to place containers of pasta noodles into shipping cartons. We filed a lawsuit against the product manufacturer and distributor.

232,000

Nursing Home Accident

The Nursing Home Fall Case

In April of 2013, Kassel McVey sought a jury verdict in a nursing home fall case in Newberry County. The jury awarded $232,000 in wrongful death damages.

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