Birth Injury Case
$9,880,000
Birth injury claim. Case resolved pending appeal and post-trial motions. Jay Kelley
Birth Injury Case
$5,400,000
Mismanagement of labor resulting in HIE/ CP in newborn. Settlement among multiple parties. Jay Kelley
Birth Injury Case
$5,300,000
Mismanagement of intrapartum care of twins, results in Twin “A” suffering Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, 2008, settlement. Jay Kelley
Birth Injury Case
$4,750,000
Failure to appropriately respond to changes in fetal tracing resulting in HIE / CP in newborn. Jay Kelley
Birth Injury Case
$3,900,000
Mismanagement of Labor and delivery, including a failure to recognize warning signs on Fetal Tracings resulting in Neurologic Injury (CP) to the infant, 2007. Jay Kelley
Birth Injury Case
$875,000
A baby from Lucas County suffered brain damage when the doctor negligently performed a C-section. The mother had scar tissue from a previous abdominal surgery and the doctor negligently failed to remove scar tissue before cutting into the mother’s uterus to deliver the baby. The doctor also negligently failed to have a second experienced doctor present to assist her during this difficult delivery. A verdict on the issue of liability only was won in the Ohio Court of Claim and then the case was resolved at a settlement conference. R. Craig McLaughlin and Jay Kelley
Car Accident Case
$7,100,000
Recovery for an Ohio woman who was rear-ended by an SUV at a high rate of speed on an Indiana highway. She suffered a traumatic brain injury, fractures in her middle back, herniated discs in her lower back, multiple rib fractures, and other injuries in the collision that prevented her from continuing her career as an administrative assistant. R. Craig McLaughlin
Car Accident Case
$4,700,000
A motorist sustained a crushing injury to his ankle, leaving him permanently disabled for the remainder of his life after a head-on collision with another vehicle. William J. Price
Car Accident Case
$4,500,000
Our 72-year-old client was struck by a truck in a parking lot. She suffered numerous, severe orthopedic injuries. John P. O’Neil
Car Accident Case
$3,650,000
Truck accident where a floor mat (product defect) caused unintentional acceleration, causing severe and permanent injuries. John P. O’Neil and Phillip A. Kuri
Car Accident Case
$2,300,000
Highway crash caused significant permanent orthopedic and neurologic injury. John P. O’Neil
Car Accident Case
$1,900,000
Our 39-year-old client was killed when her vehicle was struck by the defendant’s vehicle after going left of center. Matthew J. Carty
Car Accident Case
$1,250,000
Recovery for a man who was seriously injured when a pick-up truck was negligently backed into a barn door and the door fell on him. He suffered a fractured back, fractured foot, multiple rib fractures, ruptured spleen, lacerated liver, and other injuries. R. Craig McLaughlin
Car Accident Case
$1,100,000
Motor vehicle accident resulting in the wrongful death of a police officer The Plaintiff worked as a police officer and was picking up debris in the road when the Defendant, who was driving a truck, hit the Plaintiff and dragged him along the roadway. This resulted in the death of the Plaintiff. William J. Price
Car Accident Case
$1,085,000
Recovery for a woman involved in a multiple vehicle crash on an Ohio interstate. She suffered a lacerated liver, rib fractures, ankle fracture, bruised lung, abdominal compartment syndrome and other injuries in the collision. R. Craig McLaughlin
Car Accident Case
$1,050,000
Motorist sustained a sideswipe accident and was ultimately struck in a head-on collision causing him to die at the age of nineteen. William J. Price
Car Accident Case
$800,000
Recovery for a woman who was a passenger in a van that was struck by a truck that failed to stop for a red light. She suffered a fractured neck and herniated disk and was unable to work again. R. Craig McLaughlin
Car Accident Case
$700,000
Recovery for a man who was hit from behind by a car while he was on a tractor driving down a country road. He suffered a fractured back and was unable to work again. R. Craig McLaughlin
Car Accident Case
$675,000
Our client suffered a broken arm and leg, and significant injuries to his back as a result of being struck head-on by a drunk driver who went left of center.
Car Accident Case
$620,000
Jury verdict for a man who was injured when a truck clipped another car during an improper lane change, causing it to spin out and strike the client’s car. He suffered two herniated disks in his lower back that required multiple surgeries and left him unable to return to work. The last offer from the insurance company before the trial was $50,000. R. Craig McLaughlin
Car Accident Case
$470,000
Our 17-year-old client suffered serious injuries and a brain injury when the car he was a passenger in, struck a pole. R. Craig McLaughlin
Car Accident Case
$425,000
Motor vehicle accident where our client suffered a fractured dominant left wrist requiring 3 operations and missed over a year from work. Kevin L. Lenson
Car Accident Case
$385,000
A 46-year-old male was struck while placing tables back into a pick-up truck on a four-lane roadway. He sustained a comminuted right tibia/fibula fracture, left tibia/fibula fracture, fracture/dislocation of the right shoulder and fractures of L2 and L3 transverse processes. Gary Cowan
Car Accident Case
$323,000
Defendant’s flatbed truck went left of center and hit Plaintiff. Plaintiff sustained lumbar radiculopathy, lumbar disc displacement, right wrist fracture and a triangular fibrocartilaginous complex tear, which required surgery.
Car Accident Case
$302,166.67
Defendant truck driver was attempting to make an illegal u-turn and pulled into the path of the vehicle in which the Plaintiff was riding. A high-speed impact resulted in fractures to the femur and tibia-fibula requiring internal fixation. The injured person made a good recovery, and the physicians indicated that he would not have any long-term effects from the fractures. The truck driver attempted to blame the other driver.
Car Accident Case
$275,000
Our 19-year-old client sustained a closed head injury after he was struck by a motor vehicle on the side of the road; he died six weeks later after slipping into a coma. Gary Cowan
Car Accident Case
$255,000
Our client was the passenger in a vehicle involved in a single-car accident. He suffered a ruptured spleen and coccyx fracture. William P. Campbell
Car Accident Case
$225,000
Plaintiff injured (pedestrian) in a parking lot in Montgomery County when a vehicle backed up into him, crushing his knee and injuring his rotator cuff. Arthroscopic surgeries to repair ACL and rotator cuff.
Car Accident Case
$130,000
Plaintiff was involved in a motor vehicle accident and suffered a fractured skull and concussion. Matthew J. Carty
Car Accident Case
$130,000
Plaintiff injured when his vehicle collided with another vehicle partially blocking the roadway in Fairfield County. Soft tissue injuries. Gary Cowan
Dangerous Drug/Medical Device
$1,200,000
Our client was given the blood thinner Heparin, which contained a contaminated ingredient, found in the company’s supply chain in China. The FDA has found that this chemical can cause breathing difficulty, blood pressure drops, vomiting, and even death.
Dangerous Drug/Medical Device
$878,683
The Medtronic Infuse bone graft has been associated with many serious problems such as difficulty breathing, swallowing or speaking; nerve damage and death. Medtronic allegedly encouraged physicians to use its Infuse bone stimulator off-label in the cervical spine. The settlement was for 145 clients.
Dangerous Drug/Medical Device
$530,000
The contact lens solution ReNu with MoistureLoc was found to contain a substance known as Fusarium, which can cause an eye infection called keratitis. Patients with this infection experience pain, discomfort, light sensitivity, and loss of vision. This condition requires expensive antifungal drug therapy and in some cases, surgery to remove any ulcers, lesions, or other unhealthy growths.
Dangerous Drug/Medical Device
$236,000
Plaintiffs developed side effects after being administered a gadolinium-based MRI dye contrast agent. Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) and other Gadolinium side effects are potentially fatal because they can cause kidney failure, renal disease, and other conditions. The settlement was for 2 clients.
Dangerous Drug/Medical Device
$132,991.20
Plaintiffs suffered shoulder cartilage damage during a procedure in which a pain pump administered pain medication directly to the shoulder joint. The potential risks of this off-label procedure include surgery to repair or replace damaged cartilage. The settlement was for 3 clients.
Dangerous Drug/Medical Device
$55,290.04
Manufacturers of Fleet Phospho-soda laxative promoted a high dose use, two times higher than FDA recommendations prior to intestinal procedures. This double dose was linked to serious injury, including acute phosphate nephropathy, acute renal failure, chronic kidney disease, and death. The settlement was for 3 clients.
Dangerous Drug/Medical Device
$51,216.52
The use of Trasylol to control bleeding during heart surgeries caused injuries such as kidney failure and fatal heart problems. The settlement was for 3 clients.
Dangerous Drug/Medical Device
$49,120.05
Yaz is an oral birth control medication that causes an increased risk of several serious side effects, including blood clots, gallbladder disease, heart attack, and stroke.
Dangerous Drug/Medical Device
$13,417.67
The Kugel Mesh Patch has been linked to serious injuries including intestinal perforations; ring migration through the abdominal wall; abscesses; bowel obstruction and sepsis; bowel perforations and chronic enteric fistulae (abnormal connections or passageways between the intestines and other organs). The settlement was for 5 clients.
Medical Malpractice Case
$10,000,000
Our client suffered paralysis as a result of negligence during surgery to correct severe scoliosis. Jay Kelley
Medical Malpractice Case
$9,750,000
Misplaced catheter in NICU results in global brain and spine injury. Jay Kelley, Egan Kilbane, and Kimberly Young
Medical Malpractice Case
$7,300,000
Surgical complication resulting in global brain injury. Jay Kelley
Medical Malpractice Case
$6,300,000
Patient suffered a hypoxic brain injury in post-operative recovery room due to failure to timely recognize respiratory distress and intubate the patient. The verdict was reduced pursuant to tort reform damage caps. Jay Kelley, Egan Kilbane, and Phillip Kuri
Medical Malpractice Case
$6,000,000
Paralytic agent administered to ICU patient. The drug was a “Look-alike/ sound-alike” medication. Jay Kelley
Medical Malpractice Case
$4,750,000
Failure to appropriately respond to changes in fetal tracing resulting in HIE / CP in newborn. Jay Kelley
Medical Malpractice Case
$3,500,000
Client undergoing heart surgery sustained a permanent brain injury. Phillip Kuri
Medical Malpractice Case
$1,950,000
Delay in diagnosing epidermal hematoma which resulted in partial paralysis, 2016. Kimberly Young
Medical Malpractice Case
$1,800,000
Botched sinus surgery of 16-year-old client results in chronic headaches and developmental delays. Jay Kelley and Arthur Elk
Medical Malpractice Case
$1,100,000
A late cancer diagnosis of our 54-year-old client results in stage-4 tongue cancer. Jay Kelley
Medical Malpractice Case
$875,000
A baby from Lucas County suffered brain damage when the doctor negligently performed a C-section. The mother had scar tissue from a previous abdominal surgery and the doctor negligently failed to remove scar tissue before cutting into the mother’s uterus to deliver the baby. The doctor also failed to have a second experienced doctor present to assist her during this difficult delivery. A verdict on the issue of liability only was won in the Ohio Court of Claim and then the case was resolved at a settlement conference. R. Craig McLaughlin
Medical Malpractice Case
$800,000
Client recovering in rehab facility wasn’t properly monitored during anticoagulation therapy leading to a brain bleed and death. Phillip Kuri
Medical Malpractice Case
$750,000
Deceased client who succumbed to complications following a vascular injury during elective, minimally invasive surgery to address gastro-esophageal reflux (GERD). During the procedure, the surgeon unknowingly cut her portal vein, hepatic artery, and common bile duct. After the injury was recognized she received a liver transplant, but was unable to recover and died of complications secondary to massive blood loss. Egan Kilbane
Medical Malpractice Case
$530,000
Estate of a patient who succumbed to complications due to hypocalcemia due to the inadvertent and unrecognized removal of her parathyroid glands. Egan Kilbane
Medical Malpractice Case
$350,000
78-year-old resident in a nursing home suffered a fall resulting in facial bone fractures and death. William Campbell
Medical Malpractice Case
$350,000
Optometrist failed to diagnose open-angle glaucoma in our client that resulted in permanent partial vision loss in both eyes. R. Craig McLaughlin
Medical Malpractice Case
$100,000
Nursing home neglect causes a concussion and broken hip requiring surgery. William Campbell
Nursing Home Abuse/Neglect
$500,000
Recovery for the family of a nursing home patient who was dropped by a private ambulance attendant during transport back from a dialysis session. He fell and hit his head and suffered a brain injury. He died one month later. R. Craig McLaughlin
Nursing Home Abuse/Neglect
$450,000
81-year-old Plaintiff was not secured properly while traveling in a vehicle and fell from her wheelchair, resulting in fractures to her knees and back. Phillip Kuri
Nursing Home Abuse/Neglect
$450,000
Nursing home staff members failed to follow safety protocols, dropping Plaintiff. The 77-year-old woman suffered lacerations and a hip fracture. Phillip Kuri
Nursing Home Abuse/Neglect
$400,000
Recovery for the family of an 82-year-old nursing home resident who was totally dependent on nursing home staff for all of her needs, but was left unattended on a portable toilet. She fell and hit her head and suffered a brain injury. She died two days later. R. Craig McLaughlin
Nursing Home Abuse/Neglect
$350,000
78-year-old resident in a nursing home suffered a fall resulting in facial bone fractures and death. William Campbell
Nursing Home Abuse/Neglect
$275,000
Plaintiff got out of bed to use the restroom and his alarm malfunctioned. A resident neighbor said she heard the Plaintiff screaming for help after he fell but no one responded until she used her call light. Plaintiff sustained a compression fracture and died within 13 days of the fall. William Campbell
Nursing Home Abuse/Neglect
$190,000
Estate of a client who suffered a hip fracture at a nursing home and subsequently passed away. Egan Kilbane
Nursing Home Abuse/Neglect
$150,000
Estate of a client who suffered from the progression of a decubitus “pressure ulcer” while in a nursing facility, and subsequently passed away. Egan Kilbane
Nursing Home Abuse/Neglect
$100,000
While in a nursing home, the 86-year-old Plaintiff fell and hurt her head. When her son came to visit four hours later, the staff said they were waiting for a mobile X-ray, but didn’t think she was hurt. Son says that he could see the break in her hip and demanded she went to emergency room. Client sustained a broken left hip and slight concussion and required surgery to repair hip. William Campbell
Personal Injury Case
$3,000,000
Gas explosion in Southern Ohio resulting in a father sustaining third-degree burns to his forearms and upper torso, leaving him permanently scarred and emotionally traumatized for life. William J. Price
Personal Injury Case
$1,500,000
A fuel explosion in Akron/Canton area severely burned a mother and child, leaving severe scars and horrific skin disfigurement. Kevin L. Lenson Co-Counsel: Christopher Tipping
Personal Injury Case
$575,000
Our client fell out of a tube at a local water park, resulting in paralysis to the right side of his body. William J. Price
Personal Injury Case
$575,000
Recovery for a delivery truck driver who suffered a fractured ankle that required multiple surgeries when a tow truck operator dropped a heavy slab of granite during unloading of a flatbed trailer. R. Craig McLaughlin
Personal Injury Case
$565,000
Worksite accident where our client sustained a closed head injury and missed a significant amount of work following the accident. The client’s dump truck completely flipped over due to overloading at a construction site. Kevin L. Lenson Co-counsel: Oscar E. Rodriguez
Personal Injury Case
$300,000
Recovery for a young girl who was bitten on her face by a relative’s dog and suffered a torn tear duct. R. Craig McLaughlin
Personal Injury Case
$300,000
Recovery for a young girl who suffered a fractured skull when a neighbor gave his young son a golf club and ball to play in the backyard and then left the children unsupervised while he went upstairs to take a shower. R. Craig McLaughlin
Personal Injury Case
$300,000
Our client slipped and fell on a diving board that was not properly maintained, resulting in a torn meniscus and all tendons in the knee. Plaintiff required multiple surgeries. William J. Price
Personal Injury Case
$241,000
Recovery for a teenage female who suffered an avulsion of the patellar tendon in her knee and other injuries when a classmate stepped on her feet and knocked her to the ground during horseplay at school. R. Craig McLaughlin
Personal Injury Case
$225,000
Recovery for a toddler who was bitten on the cheek by a friend’s dog at a Fourth of July party. R. Craig McLaughlin
Personal Injury Case
$210,000
Woman slipped and fell in the bar area of an establishment. She fractured her shoulder, ribs, and knee. She completed all of her treatment within a year of the incident. The amount accepted as payment in full of her bills was under $24,000. Defendant claimed lack of notice of the substance on the floor on which she fell.
Personal Injury Case
$200,000
The three-year-old Plaintiff was with her father visiting a friend. The Defendant’s dog was on a leash but continued to growl, leading to the eventual attack of our Client. The Plaintiff’s left cheek was gouged, resulting in 30 stitches. She also sustained facial lacerations, puncture wounds, minor nerve damage, and a five-centimeter jagged scar.
Personal Injury Case
$120,000
Client suffered a compound fracture from an undocumented fall incident. Complications from the fracture necessitated amputation. Egan Kilbane
Personal Injury Case
$108,000
Individual suffered a broken ankle when a free-standing brick wall fell over on her leg at an apartment complex she was visiting. The injured party had surgery to place hardware in her ankle, and subsequent surgery to remove the hardware. Defendant alleged comparative fault against the claimant.
Truck/Motorcycle Accidents
$2,761,228.15
Verdict was against an automotive part and machining store for breach of the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for particular purpose for the sale of a defective motorcycle axle that fractured in two on a county road without warning resulting in a death of the operator and severe permanent injuries to the passenger. Gary Cowan and Kim Young
Truck/Motorcycle Accidents
$1,850,000
Client, age 59, suffered severe and permanent injuries in a motor vehicle accident where the Defendant’s semi-tractor trailer went left on center while rounding a curve in the road on a two-lane highway. The entire left side of the client’s body was crushed as a result of the impact. His injuries included a head injury, fractured facial bones, a punctured lung, multiple broken ribs, lacerated spleen, and shattered elbow and knee which required numerous surgeries. As a result of his injuries, he was unable to return to work. Matthew J. Carty
Truck/Motorcycle Accidents
$1,450,000
A traffic control zone was improperly designed and maintained, which resulted in a motorcyclist sustaining a traumatic brain injury. William J. Price
Truck/Motorcycle Accidents
$1,100,000
Motor vehicle accident resulting in the wrongful death of a police officer. The Plaintiff worked as a police officer and was picking up debris on the road when the Defendant, who was driving a truck, hit the Plaintiff and dragged him along the roadway. This resulted in the death of the Plaintiff. William J. Price
Truck/Motorcycle Accidents
$1,050,000
Recovery for a man who was hit in a head-on collision by a speeding commercial truck. He suffered multiple fractures of his legs, lacerations to his spleen and kidneys, and other injuries in the crash. R. Craig McLaughlin Co-Counsel: Todd Rosenberg
Truck/Motorcycle Accidents
$1,025,000
Our 42-year-old client was killed when the motorcycle he was operating collided with a trailer that came unattached from the vehicle towing it crossing over into his lane of travel. Gary Cowan
Truck/Motorcycle Accidents
$650,000
Recovery for the family of a truck driver who was killed instantly when his truck was hit by another truck. R. Craig McLaughlin
Truck/Motorcycle Accidents
$620,000
Jury verdict for a man who was injured when a truck clipped another car during an improper lane change, causing it to spin out and strike the client’s car. He suffered two herniated disks in his lower back that required multiple surgeries and left him unable to return to work. The last offer from the insurance company before the trial was $50,000. R. Craig McLaughlin
Truck/Motorcycle Accidents
$575,000
Recovery for a Kentucky delivery truck driver who suffered a fractured ankle that required multiple surgeries when a tow truck operator dropped a heavy slab of granite during unloading of a flatbed trailer. R. Craig McLaughlin
Truck/Motorcycle Accidents
$525,000
Recovery for an elderly woman who was being transported in a nursing home van and suffered a fractured neck when another car ran a stop sign and struck the van. R. Craig McLaughlin
Truck/Motorcycle Accidents
$510,000
Plaintiff was a dock worker injured in a fall in Medina County when a truck driver pulled his trailer forward without permission and notice. Plaintiff sustained comminuted fractures of the lower tibia and fibula as well as his ankle and underwent 2 operations. Gary Cowan
Truck/Motorcycle Accidents
$450,000
Our 18-year-old client was seriously injured after she was sideswiped on the highway by a tractor-trailer and forced off the road and into the woods. Gary Cowan
Truck/Motorcycle Accidents
$450,000
Wrongful death of a 20-year-old passenger in a semi that lost control and plummeted over a steep embankment in southern Ohio. Gary Cowan
Truck/Motorcycle Accidents
$321,000
Our client suffered cervical disc herniation, which required surgery after the driver of a tractor-trailer turned in front of the Victim’s vehicle, causing a collision. Matthew J. Carty
Truck/Motorcycle Accidents
$250,000
The Defendant failed to yield at a left turn and hit the Plaintiff, who was riding a motorcycle, head on. Our Client suffered lacerations to the forehead, road rash, arm and back injuries, and a fractured right leg, which required surgery. William J. Price
Truck/Motorcycle Accidents
$175,000
Our client suffered a severe concussion, brain bleeding and back, and neck injuries when he was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer, forcing his vehicle off the road. Matthew J. Carty
Wrongful Death Case
$39,000,000
Case brought on behalf of a 41-year-old Ohio man struck by a vehicle and died while working in a construction zone. A Cleveland jury awarded $19 million in compensation for wrongful death and $20 million in punitive damages. The jury found 60% fault with construction company, 30% fault of the driver of the vehicle, and 10% to the Plaintiff. The case settled on an appeal filed. Case tried with co-counsel. Phillip Kuri
Wrongful Death Case
$2,761,228.15
Plaintiffs were riding a motorcycle when the right rear axle broke. An auto parts store sold the defective part. The husband was killed and his wife was severely injured. Kimberly Young and Gary Cowan
Wrongful Death Case
$1,900,000
The 39-year-old Plaintiff was killed in a motor vehicle accident after the Defendant went left of center. Matthew J. Carty
Wrongful Death Case
$1,150,000
Plaintiff’s heart was damaged during a surgical procedure. The surgeon failed to repair the damage properly, resulting in death. Phillip Kuri
Wrongful Death Case
$1,100,000
The Plaintiff worked as a police officer and was picking up debris on the road when the Defendant, who was driving a truck, hit the Plaintiff and dragged him along the roadway. This resulted in the death of the Plaintiff. William J. Price
Wrongful Death Case
$1,025,000
The 42-year-old Plaintiff was killed after his motorcycle collided with an irrigation trailer that came unattached from the vehicle towing it. The pump traveled left of center and hit the motorcycle, ejecting both the driver and passenger. Gary Cowan
Wrongful Death Case
$800,000
The Decedent, age 69, was recovering in a nursing /rehab facility following bowel surgery. Plaintiffs alleged the Defendant physician negligently failed to appropriately order, manage, and monitor the Decedent’s anticoagulation therapy, resulting in a brain bleed and her death on August 3, 2011. Phillip Kuri
Wrongful Death Case
$500,000
Woman dies in a rehabilitation center, due to improper monitoring of her blood sugar. Phillip Kuri
Wrongful Death Case
$275,000
Decedent, a 19-year-old male, was struck as a pedestrian on the side of the road at nighttime by a motor vehicle. He sustained a closed head injury and died six weeks later after slipping into a coma. Jay Kelley
Wrongful Death Case
Confidential
New Jersey Pro Hac Vice with co-counsel, Louis DeVoto. Wrongful death of a 21-year-old female who arrested secondary to pyelonephritis. A code blue was issued in the case. Jay Kelley