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$21 Million Verdict Against Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co.

Berg v. Nationwide

In an insurance bad faith action, arising from a $25,000 collision claim, Mayerson Law secured a punitive damage award of $18 million, plus $3 million in attorney fees, against Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. The verdict was entered in Berks County on June 21, 2014. This is the largest insurance bad faith verdict, by a policy holder against their own insurance company, in Pennsylvania history.

To learn more about the trial court opinion for Berg versus Nationwide, review the following:

Case Summary

Verdict

Trial Court Findings of Fact

Supreme Court Opinion (2010)

Superior Court Opinion (2012)

Opinion from Judge Sprecher (2015)

Philadelphia Inquirer News Article

  • $21,000,000.00
    Insurance Bad Faith
    $21 Million Verdict Against Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. We were able to secure $18 million for punitive damages and $3 million for attorney fees.
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  • $1,965,000.00
    Injured Good Samaritan
    An auto mechanic was struck and injured by a hit and run driver while trying to assist a stranded motorist. When his insurance company refused to fairly adjust his claim, Mayerson attorneys pressed a bad faith claim to a $1,965,000.00 out of court se ...
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  • $1,600,000.00
    Reckless Driver Car Accident
    The client was a police officer struck in the rear by an independent contractor engaged in same-day delivery services for national mail carrier. The independent contractor had a long history of driving citations, including DUI and operating a motor ...
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  • $1,150,000.00
    Head On Collision Case
    My client, Kelly K., was involved in a head on collision, sustaining multiple fractures to her arms, legs, and pelvis. Her recovery was long and painful, and she was left with substantial residual scarring to both legs and a permanent limp. At the ...
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  • $1,150,000.00
    Young Single Mother Permanently Disabled in Head-On Collision
    Mayerson attorneys were able to obtain a 1.15 million dollar settlement for a young woman who suffered multiple compound fractures after being struck head-on by a negligent driver.
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  • $1,130,000.00
    Father of Three
    When an electric company employee and father of three was badly injured in a head-on collision, the insurance company unreasonably refused to settle on its $500,000 policy limits. An arbitration panel found that the insurance company had acted in bad ...
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  • $1,075,000.00
    Truck Driver
    Mayerson attorneys were able to obtain $1.075 million for a truck driver who suffered a torn rotator cuff and detached bicep tendon after his rig was t-boned by a negligent driver.
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  • $1,025,000.00
    Underinsured Motorist Arbitration
    In this case, our clients were hit head on in the west bound lane of Route 422, by a women driving eastbound, in the westbound lane. Our client, husband and father of four, sustained significant injuries requiring a fusion of his cervical spine, and ...
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  • $1,025,000
    Teenage Motorcyclist
    A negligent motorist struck a teenaged motorcyclist head-on, causing disabling injuries. The negligent driver’s insurance company refused to handle the claim properly. Mayerson attorneys were able to force that insurer to pay $1.025 million – beyond ...
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  • $865,000.00
    Settlement for Head-On Collision
    Mayerson attorneys were able to secure all available insurance coverage for a client struck head-on by a negligent driver.
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  • $750,000
    Driver with Prior Spine Surgery
    When a rear end collision caused damage to surgical hardware implanted during our client’s prior spinal surgery, Mayerson attorneys were able to settle her claim for $750,000.
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  • $575,000
    Motorcycle Accident Due to Unsafe Road Conditions
    We secured a $575,000 settlement for a single-vehicle motorcycle accident that occurred when our client, operating a Harley Davidson in the northbound lanes of State Route 100 near Boyertown, lost control of his motorcycle. Our client came into ...
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  • $570,000
    Motor Vehicle Injury
    Peter Kenny was 19 years old when he sustained an injury to his hip in a motor vehicle collision. Peter's doctors diagnosed a progressive hip injury (labral tear) that could be treated conservatively through surgery but that Peter would eventually ...
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  • $300,000
    Facilities Worker
    Our client, Sharon, was involved in an auto accident when another driver ran a red light, struck the front of her vehicle, and then fled the scene. While she did not receive any immediate medical attention and was covered under a limited tort auto ...
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  • $270,000
    Crane Accident
    Our client suffered a serious arm injury when his fall protection lanyard became tangled in the moving parts of an overhead crane. He was forced to undergo invasive surgery but was able to return to work within a year. We secured settlements from ...
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  • $225,000
    Woman Injured After Other Driver Ran Stop Sign
    Our client, Donna, suffered serious injuries, including an aggravation of her pre-existing degenerative disc disease, after being involved in a violent accident wherein another driver ran a stop sign and pulled into her path of travel. When ...
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  • $212,000
    Multiple Accidents
    Even though Chris had been involved in other accidents both before and after the car accident for which I represented him, I was still able to obtain over $200,000.00 compensation for his chronic back pain, even though he never underwent surgery.
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  • $170,000
    Slip on Ice
    Jim was walking from his car to work when he slipped on ice that had accumulated under a downspout that was pouring water directly onto the pavement. The property owner blamed the builder; the builder blamed his subcontractors. But we were able to ...
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  • $160,000
    Motorcycle Accident
    Albert was injured when a car merged into his lane of travel and forced him to lay down his motorcycle to avoid being pinned against a parked car. While he was initially treated and released at the emergency room, his problems continued and he ...
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  • $150,000
    Insurer Bad Faith Case
    Michael Soncini was involved in a motor vehicle collision. He had a limited tort policy with Farmers Insurance Group. Farmers recommended Mike have his Ford Ranger truck repaired at one of Farmers' Circle of Dependability Repair Facilities. The ...
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  • Successful Cross-Examination of Expert Witness
    In this case, Stephen Fedder, MD, a neurosurgeon, was hired by a defendant insurance company to conduct what the insurance industry calls an "Independent Medical Examination." My job is to expose any bias the insurance company's expert witness may ...
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