Verdicts & Settlements
LANDMARK DECISION
Merrell Dow
Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision establishing the law on expert testimony.
$95 Million
Ealy v. Merrell Dow
$95 million verdict, including $75 million in punitive damages.
$50 Million
Clifton v. Georgetown University Hospital
$50 million verdict for young mother injured during childbirth.
$37 Million
Havner v. Merrell Dow
$37 million verdict in drug liability case involving birth defects from mother's use of prescription drug.
$3 Million
Bell v. INOVA Health Systems
$3 million verdict for paralysis due to failure to diagnose an epidural abscess.
$2.75 MILLION
Beach v. Ross
$2.75 million verdict for child with cerebral palsy. We collected all funds owed to our client despite the doctor leaving the state and a relatively small insurance policy.
$2.73 MILLION
Morton v. Adkins
$2.73 million verdict for paralysis during heart surgery by a prominent D.C. physician. Verdict was affirmed on appeal and paid in full.
$2.5 MILLION
Cappadona v. Nimetz
$2.5 million verdict for medical malpractice. While the defendant appealed, the verdict was affirmed by the D.C. appellate court, which affirmed the usefulness of special verdict forms.
$2 MILLION
Gerver v. Benavides, M.D.
$2 million verdict for medical malpractice.
$1.75 MILLION
McDonald v. City Hospital
$1.75 million verdict in a medical malpractice case.
$1.5 MILLION
Kasdin v. GWU & GWU Health Plan
$1.5 million verdict for loss of kidney due to malpractice.
$600,000
Wang v. Washington Hospital Center
$600,000 verdict.
$1.7 MILLION
Jennifer Bradley v. The National Collegiate Athletic Association, et al
$1.7 million verdict against the United States of America before a bench trial in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Ms. Bradley suffered a concussion while playing field hockey at American University; however, she was not properly and timely diagnosed with a concussion. The failure to diagnose the concussion and determination that she was capable of continuing to play throughout the remainder of the season was proven to be negligent and a cause of her now permanent moderate traumatic brain injury.
$530,000
Hamilton v. Kaiser Permanente
$530,000 verdict for birth injury.
SETTLEMENT
Wiley v. General Motors
Represented a plaintiff who became paralyzed in a car accident as a result of a defective seatbelt. After six weeks at trial, the case was successfully settled.
JURY VERDICT
Boutz v. Stowasser
Jury Verdict related to pedestrian hit by car
SETTLEMENT
Bond v. Potomac Associates
Wrongful death of West Virginia man for improper treatment of pancreatitis.
PRECEDENT-SETTING DECISION
Hudson v. Crisler
Wrongful death following bypass surgery. The case liberalized malpractice law in Virginia.