Awards/Settlements

Construction accident involving a wall crushing employee -- $3.5 million

Sex discrimination and job termination -- $962,000

Employee fell from scaffolding resulting in multiple fractures -- $1.2 million

WARN Act violation -- $325,000

Workers’ compensation settlement involving spinal fusion -- $425,000

Tower erector fell 60 feet from tower without adequate fall protection equipment. Multiple fractures and surgeries -- $3.66 million

Motor vehicle accident/personal injury -- $400,000

Disability discrimination -- $850,000 verdict

Residential construction accident with severe injuries -- $1.475 million

Workers’ compensation settlement involving a crushed foot -- $300,000

Unpaid employee benefits verdict -- $373,000

Multiple settlements averaging over $350,000 for race, age, disability and sex discrimination/harassment

After litigation, successful resolution of ERISA/pension dispute involving  $18+ million

Beneficiary representation for disputed probate estate –– additional $200,000 in probate assets received

Litigation of commercial mechanic’s lien claim on behalf of unpaid union workers – recovery of $150,000+ in unpaid wages and benefits

Workers’ compensation back injury settlement -- $450,000

Longshore settlements for back injuries with payouts over $400,000

Workers’ compensation settlement for bilateral carpal tunnel injury -- $650,000

The law firm of McTeague, Higbee, Case, Cohen, Whitney & Toker accepts clients throughout the state of Maine including Portland, Topsham, Bangor, Waterville, Lewiston, Augusta, Bath, Brunswick, Auburn and Biddeford. We currently represent former IBM employees in an age discrimination claim in states throughout the U.S. including New York, California, Vermont, North Carolina, Texas, Arizona, Colorado and Oregon.