(United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania) - Represented a man who was injured after police officers in an unmarked vehicle blocked the road so that Mr. Rhodes struck them with his motorcycle and crashed. Mr. Rhoades sued for state created danger under Section 1983 and negligence, and the case settled in his favor.
(United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania) - Represented a man in prison who suffered severe pain resulting from delayed diagnosis and treatment of his broken arm. The prison medical providers settled Mr. Romanell’s claims of deliberate indifference and professional negligence.
(United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania) - Represented a woman who was fined by the township for placing political signs in her yard. The Mizner Law Firm filed suit for violation of her First Amendment right to free speech, and the case was settled vindicating Ms. Sheas’ First Amendment right of Free Speech.
(United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania) - Represented the estate of a man who died of suicide in prison, even though his cellmate had warned the officers beforehand. The Mizner Law Firm sued for failure to protect the man’s safety, and for deliberate indifference to his Eighth Amendment rights. The case settled in favor of the Estate before trial.
(United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania) - Represented a man who was kept in prison for over a year beyond his lawful maximum sentence. Based on this over incarceration, the Mizner Law Firm filed a lawsuit for violations of the Eighth Amendment and False Imprisonment, and the case settled in favor of Mr. Wesley.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(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.
