Connie Barton and Donna Kendall both have something in common: they stood up to one of the largest and most powerful drug companies in court — and won. Monday, November 23, 2009, in Philadelphia, PA, these two verdicts against Wyeth (a division of Pfizer) over its hormone therapy drugs (Premarin and Prempro) were released. Breast cancer survivors are winning the war against hormone replacement therapy (HRT) makers Wyeth and Pfizer. Janet, Jenner & Suggs attorney Robert K. Jenner is co-counsel in the cases involving Connie Barton, Peoria, IL, Mary Daniels, Hot Springs, AK, and Diane Wisneski, of Potomac, MD.
Drug Maker Shares Breast Cancer Survivor’s Pain
Jury Rules in Favor of Woman Who Says Wyeth Drugs Caused Breast Cancer
For Arlene Rowatt, a grandmother of eight, yesterday’s verdict in the Wyeth hormone replacement therapy suit is a sweet victory.
A Nevada jury awarded Rowatt more than $42 million for her share of $99 million in punitive damages, [...]
Judgment Against D.C. Called ‘Staggering’
A D.C. Superior Court jury ordered the District government yesterday to pay $24.2 million to a brain-damaged 7-year-old girl whose heart stopped after she received port treatment at D.C. General Hospital.
District attorneys plan to appeal the amount of the award, which includes $8 million for Lynteakia Beal’s future care and $16 [...]
Thanks to a $15.5 million jury award, Minnesota taxpayers won’t have to foot the bill for a lifetime of care for a child permanently disabled by birth injuries due to medical negligence, his lawyer said today.
“The economic burden will fall on those responsible for his condition, not on public health services, which often pick up the tab in catastrophic situations. This is not only justice for the child and his family, but for society as a whole,” said Howard Janet, of Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLP, Baltimore, MD.
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.
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 diagnose and treat a spinal epidural hematoma timely. The negligent failure to act promptly lead to the wife’s partial paraplegia and neurogenic bowel and bladder.
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.
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.
A Montgomery County Circuit Court jury has awarded a former Frederick couple $1.85 million for the wrongful death of their newborn son, their first child, according to court documents.
Robert K. Jenner of the Baltimore law firm of Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC was one of several lawyers named as the 2009 Trial Lawyers of the Year by the Maryland Association for Justice.