The Times Herald 11/6/2013
After the surgery, Newell filed a lawsuit in Adams County for punitive damages, which insurance companies do not pay. However, after the insurance company received Newell’s 13-page suit, he said, the insurance company decided to pay in the sum of $300,000. After lawyer’s fees and medical expenses, the victim will receive $287,650. Newell said was happy he was able to reach a settlement with the insurance company.
In 1995 Newell secured a $479,000 settlement after a German shepherd bit a young boy on the face in Worcester. Prior to this case, which came to a final conclusion Tuesday, he helped secure a $508,000 settlement after a two-year negotiation process with an insurance company for a dog bite injury. He has represented clients in 19 different counties in Pennsylvania for dog bite related injuries.
