Verdicts & Settlements

Dangerous Drugs – $100+ Million in Verdicts & Settlements

Recoveries for victims of dangerous drugs and phar­ma­ceu­tical prod­ucts, including Baycol, Rezulin, Fen Phen, breast implants and latex gloves.

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Breach of Oral Contract – $48 Million Verdict

Verdict reached on behalf of Heritage Propane Partners for breach of contract, fraud and conspiracy arising over the bidding process and ulti­mate sale of South Carolina propane businesses.

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Failure to Diagnose – $24 Million Verdict

The largest medical malprac­tice jury verdict ever won in the District of Columbia, obtained for a child who suffered brain damage and cere­bral palsy because her doctors failed to prop­erly diag­nose and respond to an airway obstruction.

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Cancer Misdiagnosis – Millions in Verdicts & Settlements

Tens of millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts obtained in delayed diagnosis and misdiagnosis of cancer cases.  These cases involved lung, breast, prostate, and numerous other forms of cancer.

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Mismanaged Labor & Delivery – $15.5 Million Verdict

The largest birth injury verdict ever in Minnesota, obtained on behalf of a child who suffered brain damage and devel­oped cere­bral palsy as a result of misman­age­ment of labor and delivery.

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Delayed Delivery – $15 Million Settlement

Settlement obtained in a case involving an obstetrician’s failure to come to the hospital to deliver a baby in a timely manner. The delay caused brain damage that was ulti­mately diag­nosed as cere­bral palsy.

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Fetal Monitoring Errors – $13.5 Million Verdict

This record jury verdict in Iowa was obtained for a child’s cere­bral palsy caused by brain injury as the result of inconsistent fetal heart monitoring during birth.

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Legal Malpractice – $12 Million

Defendants failed to secure expert witnesses and prosecute the case on a timely basis. Underlying case was a malpractice case that involved mismanaged anesthesia resulting in death.

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Failure to Respond to Uterine Rupture – $10.8 Million Verdict

Jury verdict for a child who suffers from cere­bral palsy and mental retar­da­tion due to a failure to respond to signs and symp­toms of a uterine rupture.

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Mismanaged Labor and Delivery – $10 Million

Warning signs of an impending potential obstetrical emergency that developed during labor, which included unrelenting, continuous abdominal pain, were not fully appreciated and responded to in an emergency manner, which was required under the circumstances.

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Birth Injury – $9.3 Million Verdict

Jury awards record verdict in Minnesota for child’s cere­bral palsy caused by brain injury sustained during birth.

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Sonogram Misinterpretation – $9 Million Settlement

Settlement reached in a case involving the misin­ter­pre­ta­tion of a prenatal sono­gram that resulted in the birth of a child with severe, life-long brain damage.

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Airway Obstruction – $8.25 Million

Recovery for failure to properly respond to airway obstruction resulting in brain damage at birth.

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Asphyxiation at Birth – $8 Million Settlement

Settlement reached on behalf of a baby asphyx­i­ated at birth because of the failure to timely and appro­pri­ately use a vacuum extrac­tion device or forceps to speed up vaginal delivery.

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Placental Abruption Mishandled – $7.3 Million

Recovery for a child because of a failure to respond in a timely manner to signs of placental abruption resulting in severe brain damage.

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Diagnostic Procedure Injury – $6 Million

Settlement obtained for infliction of spinal injury during diagnostic procedure -  negligently -  performed discogram of neck produced a spinal abscess which was not diagnosed or treated promptly.  The patient who was in his 60′s suffered permanent spinal injury that left him a quadriplegic.

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Failure to Perform Emergency C-Section – $6 Million Settlement

Recovery of $6 million after medical staff failed to appropriately interpret and respond to evidence of fetal compromise and perform emergency C-section, resulting in brain damage.

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Surgical Delay – $5.9 Million

Verdict on behalf of a 62-year-old woman and her husband after surgeon and hospital failed to diagnose and perform surgery to treat a spinal epidural hematoma (blood clot) following back surgery, in a timely manner, resulting in permanent damage.

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Failure to Detect Defects – $5.5 Million

Recovery for the parents of a child in a wrongful birth case because of failure to detect severe brain defects that appeared on prenatal ultrasound film.

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Anesthesia Mistake – $5.5 Million

Recovery for a man who suffered quadriplegia and brain damage due to anesthesia malpractice.

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Labor and Delivery Mismanaged – $5 Million

Recovery for a child who suffered cerebral palsy and mental retardation because of a mismanaged labor and delivery.

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Failure to Manage Infection – $4.75 Million

Failure to manage signs and symptoms of infection that developed shortly after delivery, resulting in meningitis.

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Anesthesia Negligence – $4.65 Million Verdict

Verdict reached on behalf of a child due to the negli­gent deci­sion to use a slow-acting form of anes­thesia for an emer­gency cesarean section.  The inor­di­nate delay caused the baby to suffer a neuro­log­ical injury that was later diag­nosed as cere­bral palsy.

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Death of a Child – $4.6 Million Verdict

Verdict reached in a case of obstet­rical malprac­tice that resulted in the death of a child.

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Radiation Therapy Error – $4.5 Million

Settlement obtained for excess unnecessary radiation therapy.  An erroneous decision to administer radiation therapy to a woman’s pelvic area was compounded by inadequate shielding of her spine.  This young mother developed significant limitations in the use of her legs.

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Medication Mismanagement – $4.5 Million

Settlement obtained for mismanagement of medication.  Adolescent who had asthma was treated with excessive doses of medication leading to seizures and brain damage.

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Sonogram Misread – $4.5 Million Settlement

Settlement obtained for a baby whose prenatal sono­gram was misread, resulting in lack of advance prepa­ra­tion to provide adequate oxygen support at the time of his birth.

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Severe Dehydration at Birth – $4.25 Million

Recovery for a child who has brain damage and seizure disorder because of a negligent failure to respond to severe dehydration in a newborn.

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Surgical Negligence/Legal Malpractice – $4 Million

Recovery for a member of the Armed Forces whose prior attorney mishandled his medical negligence case involving surgical negligence that rendered him quadriplegic.

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Labor and Delivery Mismanagement – $4 Million

Recovery for a child who suffers cerebral palsy and mental retardation due to a mismanaged labor and delivery.

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Tractor-Trailer Collision – $2.5 Million

Settlement obtained in tractor-trailer collision.  A young woman sitting in her car well on the shoulder of the road suffered facial burns after being rear-ended by a tractor-trailer that negligently veered off the road.

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Personal Injury – $2.5 Million Verdict

Verdict reached on behalf of two boys injured at a traffic scene due to improper police procedures.

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Medication Overdose Error – $2 Million

Verdict obtained for wrongful death of child who died from complications of brain damage that was caused by a massive overdose of medication he received for treatment of a condition associated with his premature birth.

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Vacuum Extraction Negligence – $1.85 Million

Caused significant intracranial bleeds that in turn caused pulmonary and cardiac complications and death.

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Trucking Accident – Multimillion Dollar Confidential Settlement

Settlement reached on behalf of a driver run off the road by a hazardous waste truck.

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Toy Defect Infant Death – $1.5 Million settlement

Settlement obtained in death of infant. The baby suffocated in crib after fabric ball that was negligently merely glued and not sewn onto stuffed Christmas bear’s Santa cap detached and lodged in his throat obstructing his airway.

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Negligent Operation of an Aircraft – $1 Million Verdict

Verdict reached in Federal court for two paramedics injured in a helicopter crash due to pilot error.