Real Cases. Real People.

In the following stories about Janet, Jenner & Suggs clients, last names are omitted unless they appeared in a news article about the case.

Lynteakia Beal

Lynteakia Beal was an otherwise healthy, normal 16-month-old when she was taken to the emergency room at a local hospital with breathing problems. By the time she was discharged, she was severely physically and mentally impaired. A jury later awarded a record-breaking $24.2 million for her care, pain and anguish, citing heart-breaking evidence of extreme medical negligence.
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“This is an example of the worst medical care imaginable, resulting in the most horrifying injuries imaginable.” – Howard Janet, Lynteakia’s attorney

Meshell and Dhevyn

Minnesota mother Meshell Blackburn had labored for 19 hours straight with signs of fetal distress. Still, the doctor came to the hospital a full two hours after nurses called for help. By then it was too late.
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“When there are any signs of fetal distress, parents are entitled to face-to-face bedside care and monitoring by their physician, and when circumstances warrant, timely delivery by cesarean section. Anything less is unacceptable.” – Howard Janet, the Davis’ attorney, following a jury award of $15.5 million against the doctor and hospital for medical negligence.

Debra and Nathan

Debra’s healthy pregnancy due date came and went, so two weeks later doctors decided to perform a C-section. During the process, her blood pressure dropped, her incision was botched, she began hemorrhaging and a medical intern fainted. Meanwhile, nobody was watching her baby’s fetal heart monitor, and he was in trouble. When the truth came out in court, a jury awarded Debra and Nathan $13.5 million, the largest birth injury award in the state’s history.
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“My advice to families is first, educate yourself, ask questions and be persistent. Second, find experts to help you, attorneys like Janet, Jenner and Suggs. They don’t charge you to look at your case. Third, don’t let anyone tell you that your kid can’t do something. Don’t give up on your kid. Miracles do happen. I see them all the time.” — Debra

Donna and Tiara

When Donna started bleeding at seven months, she hurried to the emergency room. Although the ER was empty that day, she waited. She was bleeding so much nurses had to change the sheets on her gurney. She was left alone in radiology for an hour, while her husband paced, worried and angry. By the time an emergency C-section was ordered and Tiara was born, the damage had been done.
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“After all the information came out – the delays, the errors, going against standards of care – I was bitter at first. But eventually I put it in my heart to forgive. It’s not about the money, but it helps a lot, because brain injury causes a lot of problems that you don’t know about early on.” – Donna, whose case was settled by Janet, Jenner & Suggs in 2007

Lisa and Lizzy

School teacher Lisa and her husband spent months trying to pin down what happened on the day of the birth of their first child Lizzy; a day that suddenly turned into a nightmare. A hospital secretary finally confided that his and Lizzy’s medical records had been placed under lock and key! So they turned to the law for help.
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“When I suggested to my husband that we hire an attorney, we fought. He said the Bible says we shouldn’t sue our brothers. But I argued that we didn’t know what the future held for Lizzy, just how much help she was going to need, or whether two school teachers could provide it. I contacted an attorney, who referred us to Ken Suggs, of Janet, Jenner and Suggs.” — Lisa

Nancy, Chuck and Autumn

Wisconsin parents Nancy and Chuck did not intend to sue their doctor or hospital after their daughter, Autumn, suffered severe brain damage at birth. All they wanted were some answers. Among the questions was what caused the 66-minute delay between the doctor ordering an emergency C-section and the delivery of their child? Why wouldn’t the medical staff explain what happened? Janet, Jenner and Suggs discovered the truth of that day, and much more.
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“Visiting nurses suggested I might want to talk to a lawyer. While I was researching Autumn’s diagnosis on line, I found the name of a law firm (Janet, Jenner & Suggs) that concentrates in CP cases. I figured even if they said we had no case, at least they could answer some of our questions. But they told us we did have a case. Last December, we won a verdict… The award will help take care of Autumn for the rest of her life.” — Nancy

Jennie Nelson

Jennie Nelson, 67 years old, of Dayton, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001 after taking Prempro® for five years to treat symptoms of menopause. A jury awarded her $3 million, agreeing with lawyers, who said the maker of Prempro®, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, knew for decades the drug could cause breast cancer, but failed to warn patients.

“The jurors in this case understood how important it was to evaluate all of the evidence, and to let Wyeth know that dangerous products need adequate warnings.” — Ken Suggs, Mrs. Nelson’s attorney

Sandra and John Ketterman

Former Maryland couple Sandra and John Ketterman never had the chance to choose between a C-section and a risky use of forceps in the birth of their first child, Benjamin. Why? Because the doctor never explained it to them. He also violated standard medical practice, ruled a jury, awarding the Ketterman’s $1.85 million in Benjamin’s death.

“We are grateful to the jury who recognized our pain and understood this terrible loss could have been prevented.”– Sandra Ketterman, represented by Janet, Jenner & Suggs