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REPRESENTATIVE CASES 1987 – A $1.5 Million settlement from a big three auto manufacturer arising out of the wrongful death of the owner of a defectively designed automobile. 1988 - A $5.2 million settlement from a big three auto manufacturer arising out of the permanent disability of a driver caused by a defectively designed and manufactured automobile. 1989 - A $1.2 million settlement arising from injuries received by a minor from an attack by a wild animal at a local mall 1990 - A $1.2 million settlement arising out of a wrongful death from a railroad crossing accident. 1991 – A $50 million settlement for minority shareholders arising out of a shareholder derivative action in which the majority shareholders and the Board of Directors were alleged to have committed fraud upon the minority shareholders. 1992 – A $2.5 million settlement on behalf of two manufacturers representatives against the WD-40 Co. for breach of contract. 1993 – A $1.2 million settlement against one of the nation’s largest banks for breach of a commitment agreement. 1994 – A $12.5 million judgment against the WD-40 Co. on behalf of eight manufacturers representatives for breach of contract. 1995 - A $1.5 million settlement with a major insurance company resulting from the bad faith failure to pay medical claims under ERISA. 1996 – A $1.2 million settlement against a large commercial law firm for legal malpractice. 1997 – A $6.0 million settlement for a boat manufacture against one of the nation’s ten largest banks on a lender liability claim. 1998 - A $2.1 million settlement for an investor against one of the nation’s largest brokerage houses on churning and unsuitability claims. 2000 - A $3.0 million settlement against an insurer for a property owner arising out of a commercial, contract, employment, lender liability, medical malpractice, product liability, and securities 2002 – A $6.1 million dollar judgment against Geoenergy International Corp. and two of its officers for fraud and breach of a joint venture contract. 2002 - A $15 million judgment against DeBartolo Realty Co. and Simon Properties Group arising out of a breach of an employee stock option plan. 2002 - A $1.6 million settlement on behalf of the Peoples Republic of China against Matthews International Inc. for breach of a joint venture agreement in the Peoples Republic of China 2003 - Appointed class counsel in Helman, et al. v. Prolong International Corp., et al. A stock fraud case pending in Columbiana County, Ohio. 2003 – A $1.1 million judgment against a newspaper publisher for breach of a stock redemption contract. In addition to the above, Mr. Shimko has successfully litigated and settled hundreds of other claims for clients suffering catastrophic injuries from defective products, medical malpractice and automobile accidents. | ||
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BIOGRAPHY | PURPOSE STATEMENT | REPRESENTATIVE CASES | SERVICES Timothy A. Shimko & Assocs. Co., L.P.A.
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