Craig M. Silverman

Verdicts + Settlements

• Trial counsel on behalf of multiple home purchasers against a national homebuilder for fraud and consumer protection violations arising from the builder’s failure to disclose and concealment of groundwater contamination prior to entering contracts with purchasers. The trial resulted in a seven-figure jury verdict for the plaintiffs, including compensatory and punitive damages.

• Settled a class action against a major oil company for damages incurred by property owners within the zone of gasoline constituent contamination.

• Multi-million dollar settlement on behalf individuals injured by a medical device during what was supposed to be a minimally invasive low risk procedure.

• Multi-million dollar settlements in two separate consolidated multi-plaintiff actions in different jurisdictions against the same major oil company for injuries and property damages arising from groundwater contamination of families’ private water supply wells.

• Reached a favorable settlement for Plaintiff after his bicycle broke, causing him to fall into traffic and his leg to be run over by a motor vehicle.

• Obtained a significant verdict as trial counsel on behalf of eleven family members who became ill and/or hospitalized as a result of ingesting E.coli contaminated water in their vacation rental property during their annual family summer vacation.

• Reached a high six-figure settlement on behalf of a home owner who sued a heating oil delivery company for property damage arising out of the company’s negligence in over-filling his oil tank, which resulted in over 200 gallons of oil being released into his home.