Hoyt and Hoyt have represented clients in some very interesting cases that resulted in significant settlements and verdicts.

Below are a few of the cases that the firm has been involved with.

John S. Hoyt is well-renowned in New Jersey and nationwide for his handling a series of cases involving a cancer treatment called autologous bone marrow transplant (ABMT). In such cases as Dozsa v. Crum & Foster, 716 F. Supp 131, Mr. Hoyt was successful in forcing large insurance companies to pay for this new, but highly effective cure for cancer. The insurance companies had been denying claims for ABMT on the grounds that it was experimental. Following Mr. Hoyt's success with these cases, the insurance companies rarely deny such claims.

Robert F. Hoyt recently negotiated the settlement of a complicated elevator accident case for $165,000. The client, a 40 year old man, lost the tips of two toes when an elevator mis-leveled and caught his foot between the floor and the elevator car. None of the engineering experts could state exactly what caused the accident to occur. Nevertheless, Robert F. Hoyt argued that the doctrine of res ipsa loquitor allowed the inference that the accident was caused by either a manufacturing defect or by improper maintenance.

Robert F. Hoyt recently resolved a fall down case which occurred on a handicap ramp at a church. The client, a 52 year old woman, suffered a fractured hip which eventually required a total hip replacement. The Church argued that it was immune from suit under the Charitable Immunity Statute, but Robert F. Hoyt argued that because she wasn't the beneficiary of any of the "charity" the church was engaged in, the Church should not be immune. The case settled for $150,000.00

Robert F. Hoyt recently won an Order against the State Uninsured Employers Fund from Judge Mott of the Workers Compensation Court, District Office of Somerville. The State Uninsured Employers Fund is responsible in certain cases where an employer fails to carry the required Workers' Compensation Insurance. Mr. Hoyt won an Order requiring the Fund to pay for $36,000 in lost wages and medical bills for a man injured in a machinery room accident.

John S. Hoyt, III recently settled a complicated products liability case for $3.1 million dollars. The case involved cooking equipment which was defectively designed and manufactured. Its malfunction resulted in a young man suffereing horrific burns over a significant portion of his body.

John S..Hoyt has settled a traumatic brain injury case for approximately $1,000,000. The case involved a young girl who nearly drowned in a swimming pool while being supervised by a babysitter. The claim was against the child's parents for negligence in allowing an underaged babysitter to watch over the child. The case was won as a result of a successful argument on the issue of parent-child tort immunity.