Success Stories

Plaintiff claimed that the defendants misdiagnosed her and improperly prescribed glucocorticosteroids to treat her rheumatological conditions.  The medical review panel found against the defendants regarding the standard of care but determined that the conduct complained of was not a factor of the resultant damages. The firm represented the rheumatologist and her practice. The case was tried for four days in Hamilton County Superior Court 5 with Judge David Najjar presiding.

After approximately 30 minutes of deliberation, the jury rendered a defense verdict.

Construction site/electrical contact/severe burn injury.

Defense verdict.

Nature and extent of plaintiff's injuries as a result of a motor vehicle accident: liability admitted.

Verdict for Plaintiff: $22,000

Whether defendant internists used reasonable care during emergency intubation of patient in code blue following CVA and head injury from fall.

Verdict for defendants. Affirmed on appeal, July 19, 1996.

Whether defendant was guilty of legal malpractice in defending plaintiff in underlying personal injury/wrongful death case.

Plaintiff's verdict $1.25 million on February 14, 1995; reversed and remanded on appeal, June 20, 1996, rehearing denied, August 2, 1996

Construction site/electrical contact/severe burn injury.

Demand at mediation: $7 million. Settled during trial: $1.6 million.

Whether defendant anesthesiologist used reasonable care during surgery for dissecting ascending aortic aneurysm

Defense verdict.

Whether defendant general practitioner used reasonable care in treatment of patient with perforated stress ulcer.

Verdict for plaintiff against all defendants except General Practitioner, in whose favor the jury returned a verdict.

Whether plaintiff could prevail on a wrongful death claim where defendant dentist's failure to diagnose squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue had no adverse effect on patient's life span.

Defense verdict.

Whether race and gender quotas for attorney membership of judicial nominating committee are discriminatory under Equal Protection Clause.

Court granted injunction. See, 933 F. Supp. 738

Whether defendant's failure to admit patient immediately for myocardial infarction was malpractice when patient refused admission.

Defense verdict.

Plaintiff alleged defamation and libel.

Plaintiff’s counsel dismissed case in middle of trial.

Alleged failure to diagnose evolving myocardial infarction.

Plaintiff's verdict for zero damages.

Eminent domain action

Verdict Below Statutory Offer.

Gas explosion/fire/severe burns and property damage.

Plaintiff verdict.

Whether newspaper articles defamed and libeled plaintiff.

Defense verdict.

Whether defendant met the standard of care in performance of a vaginal hysterectomy; postoperative development of ureteral injury necessitating nephrectomy.

Defense verdict.

Whether plaintiff passenger was rendered quadriplegic as a result of alleged negligent road design.

Defense verdict.

Whether the defendant physician's failure to diagnose decedent's cancer caused or contributed to cause the death of plaintiff's decedent.

Defense verdict.

Wrongful death/motor vehicle accident.

Verdict for Monroe Guaranty, as Plaintiff/Subrogee, in excess of $800,000.00.

Whether failure to perform ultrasound during first admission for gallstone pancreatitis was a factor in second admission for gallstone.

Defense verdict.

Alleged surgical error in performance of pelvic surgery.

Defense verdict.

Whether the defendant oral surgeon failed to diagnose the plaintiff's jaw fracture.

Defense verdict.

Whether defendant plastic surgeon was negligent in view of plaintiff's failure to follow postoperative instructions to quit smoking.

Defense verdict.

Vasectomy with subsequent pregnancy.

Defense verdict.