Covington, GA—A man whose outpatient gall bladder operation turned into over eight months of hospitalization and six years missed from work lost his Newton County Superior Court med mal case against the surgeon who performed the initial operation. William Ron Aiken and Sherri T. Aiken v. Newton Health System, Inc., and Steven Whitworth, MD (2011-SU-CV-2533-1)
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Topics: Negligence, Medical Malpractice, Georgia
Shelli Healy argues a 2012 car crash between her client, Andre Serenberg and Lauren Stern did not cause Stern's carpal tunnel syndrome. Jurors ultimately rejected Stern's claim seeking $250,000 plus punitives for the accident.
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Topics: Negligence, Florida, Transportation, Stern v. Serenberg
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Topics: Toxic Torts, Products Liability, Asbestos
Many legal experts credit Johnny Cochran’s well-known quote, “If it doesn't fit, you must acquit” as being instrumental in helping win an acquittal for O.J. Simpson. More recently, another well known quote, “If you didn’t document it, it didn’t happen,” mentioned in regard to a medical practice’s alleged “paltry documentation,” may have led to a $3.5 million wrongful death verdict in a Clayton County State Court case. Pamela Douglas Banks v. South Atlanta Neurosurgery PC (2008 CV 08001).
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Walter Cofer delivers closing arguments on behalf of Philip Morris in the punitive phase of Gertrude Marchese's suit for the cancer death of her husband, Salvatore. Jurors imposed a $500,000 punitive award split between Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds for their role in Marchese's death. Click here to watch the closing arguments.
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Topics: Negligence, Products Liability, tobacco, Florida, Marchese v. Philip Morris
