After a jury trial lasting almost 3 weeks, a client represented by Charles H. Nugent, Jr., Esquire was found Not Guilty of all criminal charges, in including two counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault, and one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. The case went to trial before a jury in Gloucester County, NJ.
NOT GUILTY- Criminal Charges- Sexual Assaults
Settlement- Fire & Explosion- $850,000.00 (March 2016)
In a lawsuit in Camden County, Nugent Law clients recently settled their claims against a defendant for a total of $850,000.00. The lawsuit arose out of a gas leak at their home resulting in a fire and explosion. The fire and explosion happened late at night, when the clients, a husband, wife and two daughters, woke up to an explosion, their home engulfed in flames, and crumbling around them. They safely made it out of the home without physical injury, but suffered serious psychological injuries, including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and other mention and emotional injuries. The family was represented by Charles H. Nugent, Jr., Esquire
Gross Settlement- $3,150,000.00- Negligence & Product Liability (Feb. 2016)
Charles H. Nugent Jr., Esquire, with co-counsel, was recently successful in settling a negligence and product liability case against a number of parties, including an automobile manufacturer, for injuries sustained in a one car accident. The client received total compensation of $3,150,000.00, with a structured payout of over $5,000,000.00. The case had a number of factual and legal challenges, and was aggressively defended by the defendants. Through the hard work of her attorneys, including Charles H. Nugent, Jr., Esquire, the client's financial future is no longer in question.