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Serious Injury & Death

Smith v. Hamot Medical Center

(Erie County Court of Common Pleas) - Represented the family of a baby boy who died shortly after birth when doctors and nurses failed to take appropriate measures to save the baby’s life in response to signs that the baby was in distress during the mother’s labor. Reached a significant settlement for the Smiths.

Pollitt v. Wexford Health Sources

(United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania) - Represented a young mother whose baby boy was stillborn after medical personnel repeatedly failed to adequately address her concerns about troubling symptoms she was having. Reached a major settlement with the health care providers for the parents.

Henry v. City of Erie

(United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania) - Represented the families of two women who died in a fire in a duplex rental home enrolled in the Section 8 housing program in a wrongful death and civil rights lawsuit seeking damages for their losses. Reached a significant settlement with the landlord of the property.

Santiago v. The Housing Authority of the City of Erie

(United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania) - Represented the family of a man who died of head injuries after falling down the stairs at a home owned by the Housing Authority of the City of Erie in for violations of the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the United States Constitution. Reached a meaningful settlement for the Santiago family with the Housing Authority.

Shattuck v. Corizon Health, Inc.

(United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania) - Represented a man who suffered from a severe case of malignant B-cell lymphoma after a seven-month delayed diagnosis of his condition by doctors in a medical malpractice and civil rights case. Reached a very significant settlement for Mr. Shattucks’ family.

Reeves v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc.

(United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania) - Represented a man with a suspicious lump on his leg which medical providers ignored for months on end that was ultimately discovered to be a cancerous sarcoma. Reached a significant settlement for Mr. Reeves.

Kuhar v. UPMC Hamot

(Erie County Court of Common Pleas) - Represented a man whose foot ulcers were so mismanaged that he was forced to undergo amputation, to save his life. The medical malpractice case was resolved with a confidential settlement in favor of Mr. Kuhar.

Estate of McGovern v. Correct Care Solutions

(United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania) - Represented a man in prison, whose cancer went undiagnosed until it was already in Stage Four. Filed suit alleging deliberate indifference to the man’s right to adequate medical care under the Eighth Amendment, as well as professional negligence, and the case was successfully resolved by a confidential settlement in favor of Mr. McGovern’s family.

Neiswonger v. Wexford Health Sources

(United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania) - Represented a man incarcerated in the Erie County Prison, who has denied proper post-surgical care, eventually causing a partial amputation of his hand. The prison medical providers settled the claims of deliberate indifference as well as professional negligence.

McCallion v. Ames

(United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania) - Represented a United States Army and Vietnam War veteran in a lawsuit against a corrections officer who savagely attacked him while in custody, causing a near-fatal traumatic brain injury. Reached a settlement with the officer.

Patterson v. Wexford Health Sources

(United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania) - Represented a man in prison who presented with classic indications of cancer, but which the medical staff failed to diagnose as Hodgkin’s Lymphoma until it reached Stage Four. The prison medical providers settled the claims of deliberate indifference to the man’s Eighth Amendment rights, as well as professional negligence, to avoid a trial.

Williams v. PA Department of Corrections

(United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania) - Represented a man in prison with chronic Hepatitis C, who was denied both appropriate treatment and the required monitoring of his condition. He developed hepatocellular cancer, which is known to be caused by chronic Hepatitis C, and which went undiagnosed for months because the prison medical staff failed to conduct monitoring as the standard of care required. The Department of Corrections and the prison medical providers settled the claims of deliberate indifference and professional negligence.