Troy D. Roe, Esq.

Assault and Battery

• Mediated a personal injury assault and battery case in which the plaintiff was struck in the eye by a firework at a party held at a private residence. The plaintiff's vision was severely diminished as a result of the incident. The case settled in the seven-figure range.

Catastrophic Injury

• Mediated a case wherein 6 plaintiffs claimed that they were injured due to the poor design of a highway and bus station.
• Mediated a case in which the plaintiff alleged that their child was injured during daycare. The case involved a major fight on liability and causation. The plaintiff's child sustained two subdural hematomas (brain injuries) from two separate "shaking" incidents. The defense denied that the injuries were caused on their watch and blamed family members. The dispute settled in mediation.
• Mediated a case involving a young minor plaintiff who was struck by a passing motorist near a school bus stop. The plaintiff contends that the bus company was negligent by failing to switch on the flashing red lights on the bus, resulting in this auto vs. pedestrian collision. The plaintiff is now in a permanent vegetative state for her remaining life.
• Mediated a case relating to the multiple injuries three plaintiffs suffered from a natural gas explosion during the construction of an office building.
• Mediated a case revolving around an unwitnessed fall which resulted in a traumatic brain injury and multiple orthopedic injuries.
• Mediated a case involving a drunk driver who, while allegedly in the course and scope of his employment, seriously injured the plaintiff.
• Mediated a catastrophic injury case involving a truck vs. bicycle accident that led the elderly plaintiff to sustain a below-the-knee amputation.

General Negligence

• Mediated a case involving a plaintiff minor who lost an eye due to the illegal use of fireworks by the defendant. The defendant's insurance carrier refused to settle for policy limits and the plaintiff's counsel argued "open policy."
• Mediated a case revolving around an incident wherein the plaintiff was hit in the head by a cross-bar while disassembling a pergola in a store. No LOC. ER diagnosed a concussion and abrasion. The case was settled in mediation.
• Mediated a case involving a young child who was molested by a teenager in a room at the defendant's health club. The plaintiff claimed a lack of supervision by club staff that resulted in emotional injuries including PTSD.

Personal Injury

• Mediated a case where a young child sustained 2nd and 3rd-degree burns when a kitchen stove/oven tipped over and dumped boiling soup on her. The plaintiff alleged that the apartment owner failed to properly secure the range to the floor after replacing the kitchen flooring. The defendant claims partial responsibility on the plaintiff's mother for failing to supervise. Treatment included multiple debridements and a long hospitalization. Residual scars could not be revised. The case settled in mediation for 8 figures.
• Mediated a case wherein the plaintiff fell from a makeshift scaffold at work. The plaintiff suffered a serious ankle fracture. The defendant alleged comparative fault.

PI Auto

• Mediated a case wherein several bystanders were hit at a bus stop by a car - sustaining significant injuries including a traumatic brain injury. Liability and comparative negligence issues were contested and involved multiple defendants. The case settled for the mid-high seven figures after mediation.
• Mediated a truck vs. motorcycle incident wherein liability was disputed. The plaintiff was a police officer who claimed traumatic brain injury and multiple fractures resulting in a seven-figure settlement.
• Mediated a mild brain injury case involving different insurance issues. Settlement reached seven figures.
• Mediated a case revolving around an auto vs. motorcycle incident. The plaintiff suffered several leg fractures requiring multiple surgeries and 6 figures worth of medical bills. The plaintiff collected a 6-figure settlement from the driver's coverage and made this UIM claim against his carrier which settled for 7-figures.
• Mediated an auto vs. pedestrian tort case with comparative fault alleged. The defendant driver had a six-figure policy limit and their carrier did not accept the plaintiff's demand. The plaintiff suffered blunt head trauma, multiple spinal fractures, a leg fracture, and a pelvis fracture. After factoring in medical treatments, the parties agreed on a seven-figure settlement amount.
• Mediated an auto vs. pedestrian personal injury case. The plaintiff suffered a burst fracture in their lower back requiring two surgeries. The case was settled in mediation.
• Mediated and settled a case stemming from a three-car collision. The plaintiff was a negligent free passenger in a taxi who sustained multiple internal injuries requiring bowel surgery and loss of his job.
• Mediated a case involving an auto vs. auto collision. The defendant made a left turn in front of the plaintiff. The plaintiff's injuries included a subarachnoid hemorrhage, a wrist fracture, and bilateral leg fractures. The case settled in mediation.
• Mediated an auto vs. pedestrian personal injury case. The plaintiff's injuries included a fractured femur with ORIF and spinal (low back) damage that required a single-level fusion.
• Mediated a case regarding a bus vs pedestrian incident. The plaintiff was walking with traffic on the side of the road in a poorly lit area at dusk. The bus driver never saw them. The plaintiff sustained a severe brain injury resulting in "locked-in syndrome."
• Mediated a case in which a young man was rendered a quadriplegic due to a two-car collision. The claim was brought against a city government for failing to calibrate a stop light, allowing for a "short yellow signal." In addition, the plaintiff felt the speed limit was too fast for the roadway conditions at the accident location.
• Mediated a personal injury case where the main action was brought forth against a governmental entity for highway design problems (poorly designed crosswalk near a high school). Injuries to the plaintiff included paraplegia and brain damage.

Premises Liability

• Mediated a case stemming from an incident in which the plaintiff suffered from a drug overdose. The plaintiff's friend drove him to a nearby fire department and no one answered the door. The friend went to get help and left the plaintiff in front of the garage. The defense responded to a fire alarm, opened the garage door, and ran over the plaintiff resulting in catastrophic injuries.

Product Liability

• Mediated a Products Liability and Negligence case against multiple defendants stemming from an incident in which the plaintiff suffered gasoline burns over 40 percent of his body. The case required multiple mediation sessions but ultimately settled.
• Mediated a case regarding pool chemicals that exploded after being mixed. The plaintiff claimed the product's manufacturer failed to provide proper warning that this could happen. The case settled in mediation.
• Mediated a case brought forth by a minor plaintiff who had a stage collapse on them. The plaintiff's claim blamed the manufacturer for a failure to warn and a design flaw in the stage itself. The case settled in mediation for a six-figure amount.
• Mediated a case brought forth by a plaintiff who suffered injuries, including traumatic brain injury, after an accident involving a boom lift. The plaintiff claimed the boom lift manufactured by the defendant was "top-heavy" by design. The case settled in mediation.
• Mediated a case in which a plaintiff's in-home steam unit burned both their legs below the knees. The plaintiff claimed the incident occurred because of the steam unit's defective design. The case settled in mediation.
• Mediated a case wherein the plaintiff was injured while testing a Zipline. The plaintiff sustained multiple fractures with over six-figures in medical expenses. The case settled in mediation for a seven-figure amount.

Wrongful Death

• Mediated a case involving the wrongful death of a 64-year-old mother of 5 adult children. Her husband was previously deceased. The dispute settled in mediation.
• Mediated a case centered around the death of a mother and daughter in an apartment fire. The plaintiffs claimed the landlord had poor fire prevention practices and that the apartment had faulty smoke alarms. The defense argued that the decedents started the fire and that the claimed faulty alarms did, in fact, work.
• Mediated a case involving the wrongful death of a man in his early 20s survived by his parents. The case settled in mediation.
• Mediated a wrongful death case involving a teenager who was in a car crash. Others in the car were also injured.
• Mediated a case involving 23 Plaintiffs injured in a bus rollover. 22 of the cases were settled in a single session of mediation.
• Mediated a case wherein the plaintiff claimed a railroad track guard mechanical failure resulted in a wrongful death. The case settled for a seven-figure amount.
• Mediated a case involving a motorcycle vs. auto collision. The incident resulted in the wrongful death of a mid-40s single adult with no children survived by his elderly parents.