Shelley L. Stangler has a highly successful record of litigating significant, complex matters involving serious injuries and death. A sampling of matters she has handled include:
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$4 million recovery against a hotel chain who failed to properly design and maintain a swimming pool resulting in oxygen deprivation to 14 year old girl left in a persistent vegetative state requiring lifelong care;
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$1.35 million dollar recovery in a civil rights and medical malpractice case involving the use of excessive force by an off-duty police officer on a 27 year old Hispanic male followed by the failure of the hospital and doctor to properly diagnose and treat a developing brain bleed resulting in death;
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Won a significant appeal making new law regarding the interpretation of a statute prohibiting people from bringing suit against emergency medical technicians.The Appellate Court found that where EMTs file negligent reports which fail to disclose important symptoms of injury, they can be found liable for their conduct. Tarquino v City of Jersey City, Hudson County, Docket No: 97-2320; on appeal Docket No: a-002142-01T3;
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A confidential recovery against a major automobile manufacturer and a trucking company for ejection and death during a rollover; this case involved 6 years of litigation with massive document review and several successful applications to the Court to force disclosure of documents relating to dangerous and unsafe seat belts;
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$750,000 recovery against a General Contractor for the failure to follow OSHA fall protection guidelines in the workplace resulting in severe cognitive deficits and partial right sided paralysis to a roofer;
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$600,000 recovery for truck driver in a trucking accident requiring 4 surgeries to his leg;
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$575,000 recovery was awarded to a client against the manufacturer, maintenance company and designer of a large conveyor belt system for the failure to design and maintain guards.The worker had his arm mangled in unguarded rollers as a result;
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$450,000 recovery which was also against a conveyor belt manufacturer and maintenance company for failure to properly inspect and repair the belts, resulting in severe injury to the worker’s arm requiring several surgeries;
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Won a significant legal ruling interpreting a United States Supreme Court decision on the issue of whether a consumer can bring suit for a defective automobile where the manufacturer has met all federal government regulations (pre-emption); the Court ruled that plaintiff could proceed. Estate of Gregorio v. General Motors, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Civ. No: 97-4984;
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$300,000 recovery against a landlord who failed to notify parents of their right to have window guards installed resulting in child falling out of window suffering fractured skull and loss of hearing.
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$250,000 recovery against a transit bus company who make a right turn hitting my client, a pedestrian, who suffered a fractured ankle requiring surgery;
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$180,000 against a casino operator for failure to properly maintain steps resulting in fractured ankle requiring surgery;
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$100,000 against a major hardware chain for failing to properly unpack and display merchandise resulting in nerve injury to hand and wrist.
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$94,500 for worker compensation claim involving fall from a ladder and partially torn rotator cuff (shoulder injury)
