Kline & Specter - Major Victories

Medical malpractice verdict for boy who went blind after birth. The $20 Million verdict is the largest medical malpractice verdict in Montgomery County history. (Lee)

Verdict against Johnson & Johnson for a New Jersey woman injured after she was implanted with a vaginal mesh device. (Engleman)

Settlement: Teenage boy who underwent routine surgery for sports injury suffers anoxic brain injury.

Settlement: Negligent care during labor and delivery causes a catastrophic brain injury.

Verdict for a patient who was assaulted while in the hospital, suffering severe injuries. Record Delaware verdict. (Sparber)

Verdict against Penn doctor for a woman whose spinal mass went undiagnosed, resulting in permanent injuries.

Settlement: Failure to diagnose infection and dislodged tube results in brain injury in young woman.

Jury award against Merrell Dow for boy born with club feet after his mother had taken the morning sickness drug Bendectin. (Blum)

Luzerne County verdict for mother of three left incapacitated after being struck by a van as she worked at a roadside construction site. (McManamon)

Settlement: Surgical error during liver donor procedure for transplantation results in liver failure.

Settlement: Overdose of Pitocin during delivery results in baby being born with severe brain damage and injury to mother.

Verdict for medical error that caused damage to a girl’s heart and required later heart transplant, leaving her with only a 50-50 chance of living past 21.

Settlement: Infant suffers severe and catastrophic cerebral palsy due to a delay in performing a C-section.

Verdict against VA for ex-Marine who suffered a stroke following dental procedure.  The verdict includes periodic payments. (Ellison)

Settlement: Cerebral palsy, severe brain damage due to bacterial meningitis, chronic lung disease.

Settlement for a man who suffered hypoxic brain injury after nurses failed to promptly administer CPR when he went into cardiac arrest following successful cardiac surgery.

Verdict for a baby injured during heart surgery and left suffering severe brain damage. (Sears)

Settlement in a New Jersey birth injury case against a doctor and nurse.

Settlement: Disease left untreated and subsequent negligent attempt at surgery results in permanent waist-down paralysis.

Verdict for a woman who suffered a stroke following carotid artery surgery. (Dupon)

Jury award to a Down Syndrome boy who was left brain damaged after an error during heart surgery. (Borkowski)

Verdict for family of teenager who died after falling down a mine shaft while on a group trip in Mexico. (Crane)

Settlement against a Philadelphia hospital for a woman who suffered a stroke and permanent brain damage due to medical malpractice.

Settlement: Failure to diagnose cerebral edema causes brain damage.

Verdict in Johnstown, Pa., for a boy who suffered severe cerebral palsy due to mishandled delivery. Jury award was largest-ever in a medical malpractice case in federal court in western Pennsylvania. (Read Article)

Settlement involving an infant injured by a misplaced tracheostomy tube, resulting in anoxic brain damage.

Bucks County verdict against the Pennsbury School district for a teenage student who lost her leg when she was run over by a school bus. (Zauflik)

Delay in delivery of newborn resulted in severe injuries.

Settlement: Obstetrical malpractice results in brain injury to child and gynecologic injury.

Settlement: Man dies of sepsis after coronary bypass surgery due to failure to provide appropriate antibiotic therapy.

Settlement for a patient who suffered brain damage when a medical device manufacturer’s Neuroblate surgical instrument broke during intracranial surgery. (Brassloff)

$12.5M -- Total verdicts -- $5.5 million compensatory and $7 million punitive -- against Johnson & Johnson for an Indiana woman injured by surgically implanted vaginal mesh. (Hammons)

Settlement for boy injured after falling through an apartment window. Jury awarded $7 million but pre-trial agreement raised the sum paid. (Woolfolk)

Settlement: Negligent treatment of leukemia results in patient suffering spinal cord injury and quadriplegia.

Settlement with the Philadelphia Housing Authority and property manager for girl who suffered brain damage after asthma attack caused by mold in home. (McKinney)

Settlement for a former University of Pennsylvania student left a paraplegic after a 20-foot fall at an off-campus residence. (Bernhoft)

Settlement: Patient incapacitated following experimental treatment without his knowledge or proper oversight.

Verdict against a child placement agency and adoptive parents of a girl who was physically and sexually abused in the home.  

Philadelphia Verdict for a man who was shot and catastrophically injured by a teenager who was permitted to escape from a Devereux Foundation behavioral rehabilitation center. (Johnson)

Settlement with a Philadelphia social service agency for its alleged failure to oversee an infant’s care, causing a brain injury that resulted in spastic quadriplegia and blindness. (Tabor)