Florida attorneys H. Ross Zelnick and Miguel A. Amador of Ginnis, Krathen, & Zelnick PA announced recently that their client was awarded $7.8 million in one of the largest slip-and-fall verdicts in state history. The complaint, filed in Broward County,
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$1.9 Million Verdict in Wrongful Death Case Due to Pulmonary Embolism
Case Overview
Case Name: Kelli A. Andrews, Individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of William E. Andrews, as Mother/Next Friend to her minor children, Kaylin Andrews and Jack Andrews v. Jeffrey Gelfand, M.D., Orthopaedic Physicians of Annapolis LLC,…
Jury Awards Estate $2.5 Million for a Death Following a Hernia Surgery
Case Overview
Case Name: Suzanne Czerepinski Margaret A. Parr v. Medhat Allam M.D. Eastern Long Island Surgery, P.C. Lawrence Tarasuk D.O. John/Jane Doe, M.D. Southampton Hospital, No. 64199/14
Case Type:
- Medical Malpractice – Surgeon; Failure to Consult; Failure to Monitor;
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Wisconsin’s Precedent-Setting Medical Malpractice Cases
Maurin
In 1996, 5-year-old Shay Maurin tragically died of acute diabetic ketoacidosis, a life-threatening complication of diabetes. Prior to her death, the infant was lethargic, drank fluids all day, and was eating poorly. The mother took her child to…
Shields Law Firm Secures $2.5 Million Verdict in Fall-Related Injury
Events and Allegations
In early 2019, the plaintiff was navigating the staircase in her rented home when she slipped on a broken step near the top of the staircase. She grabbed for the handrail, but it pulled free of the…
$2.35 Million Dollar Verdict After Anesthesiology Procedure Leads to Deadly Injury
Case Overview
Case Name: Marshall Fox, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Jayne B. Fox v. Emory Healthcare, Inc., The Emory Clinic, Inc., John Doe and Jayne Doe, No. 16A60445
Case Type:
- Wrongful Death – Survival Damages
- Medical
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$1.75 Million Verdict in Wrongful Death Claim Due to Sepsis
Case Overview
Case Name: Nicholas S. Cohen, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Michelle A. Cohen v. Lake Worth Enterprise, LLC d/b/a Oasis Health and Rehabilitation Center; Brightsnfcare LLC d/b/a Carestrong; ES, LLC; Eli Strohli, individually; Roland Menezil, individually,…
NorthShore Agrees to $35M Settlement in Medical Negligence Case
The Facts of the Case
The case arises from events surrounding the birth of the plaintiff. The child’s mother, who was carrying twins, was considered a high-risk pregnancy because of the twins and because she had placenta previa, a condition…
Jury Awards $183M for Birth Injury at Penn Medicine Hospital
What Happened in the Penn Medicine Case?
The family of a young boy brought the case against the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, commonly known as Penn Medicine. Their lawsuit claimed that in 2018, Penn Medicine failed to perform…
$9 Million Awarded in Mistreatment of Child’s Broken Arm
The Allegations
In November 2016, plaintiffs’ child presented at Resurgens Orthopaedics to treat his fractured left forearm. On December 5th, 2016, the plaintiffs returned for a standard follow-up visit for Dr. Satterwhite to re-wrap the child’s loosened splint.
According to…