Cases and Verdicts
Judge Rules Jersey Class Action Lawsuit May Move Forward
by PR News Wire
on March 3, 2011
“This is an important victory for the citizens of Jersey City. They are now one giant step closer to telling their story to a jury. It’s a story of large companies putting profits over people in the worst way. It’s a story of two companies that dumped massive quantities of toxic waste in the middle of a city, let it remain there for decades, delayed cleanups and put so many lives at risk,” said Howard Janet.
Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC Receives $9.3 Million Verdict In Medical Negligence Case
by American Association for Justice
on October 30, 2009
Jury awards record verdict for child’s cerebral palsy caused by brain injury sustained during birth. A Minnesota jury awarded $9.3 Million to the family of a child who developed cerebral palsy as a result of mismanagement of labor and delivery.
Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC Receives $5.9 Million Verdict In Medical Malpractice Case
by American Association for Justice
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On May 10, 2005, Ken Suggs received a $5.9 million verdict in the District of Columbia on behalf of a 62 year old woman and her husband. In the case, the surgeon and hospital failed to timely diagnose and treat a spinal epidural hematoma. The negligent failure to act promptly lead to the wife’s partial paraplegia and neurogenic bowel and bladder.
York County Jury Awards $4.4 Million in Birth Injury
by American Association for Justice
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A York County jury on Friday awarded $4.4 million to the parents of a child who suffered a brain injury at birth. The award was against Piedmont Hospital.
Jury Awards $3.7 Million Verdict In Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury Case
by American Association for Justice
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On April 14, 2005, a South Carolina jury awarded Lisa and Damon Viele, and their daughter Elizabeth $3.7 million dollars to compensate them for Elizabeth’s cerebral palsy injuries that she suffered at birth following Lisa’s doctor’s failure to perform a timely delivery. At trial the jury agreed that the doctor should have saved Elizabeth when she had the chance. Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC, was privileged to represent this wonderful family, and was pleased they were able to provide adequate compensation for the child’s future needs.
What Wyeth Has Wrought
by American Association for Justice
on March 20, 2009
The Supreme Court’s ruling that federal law does not pre-empt state claims of inadequate warnings on pharmaceutical safety labels has drawn praise from plaintiffs’ attorneys and resignation from defense counsel.
Attorney Ken Suggs Quoted In The State
by American Association for Justice
on June 19, 2005
South Carolina’s largest newspaper, The State, recently reported a legal settlement with Ford motor company involving faulty door latches in some pick-up models. Previously, and in most states, settlement amounts are sealed from public access. A two-year court order requires such settlements be open in federal courts in South Carolina.
