A former Upper Arlington High School rower and his parents have settled lawsuits they filed against a hospital and doctors after flesh-eating bacteria led to the amputation of his legs. Steven "Blake" Haxton, now 21, was a senior captain of the rowing team when pain...
Heart Disease is Costly - Cardiac Care Is A Money-Making Machine That Too Often Favors Profit Over Science As baby boomers hit their 60s and heart disease remains the No. 1 killer of all U.S. adults, it's no surprise that ads exploiting people's concerns about their...
Editor's Note: Recently, Ellen Hobbs Hirshman [EHH] hosted a "roundtable" conference call with three plaintiffs' lawyers, one defense lawyer, and a judge, to discuss obstructionist tactics during depositions, and how to handle them. The plaintiffs' attorneys were...
would like to express our gratitude at being able to assist Neal Aquino's family in obtaining a settlement that has helped them establish a fund in his honor and memory. When Alumni Weekend takes place May 13-15, 2011, an alum from the...
Attorney Gerald Leeseberg of Columbus, representing the Ohio Association for Justice, said in opposition testimony that the current version of the bill still provides blanket immunity for negligent medical care on the part of emergency room personnel for any patients...
Gerald S. Leeseberg Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to address the Committee concerning SB 129. I have been practicing in the area of tort litigation since 1979, predominantly in medical malpractice. I am a past President of the...
If you represent the plaintiff, the verdict you want the jury to bring in is a finding of liability and comprehensive damages. In the present era of litigation where difficult and enormously costly barriers and hurdles have been placed in the way of a plaintiff...
recently prevailed in an appeal before the Ohio Supreme Court. This decision by Ohio's highest court will impact medical malpractice lawsuits filed throughout the state. The plaintiff, Donald Troyer, presented to Dr. Leonard Janis (a...
New findings indicate that putting limits on malpractice awards and enacting similar tort reforms are unlikely to do much to curb the nation's surging health care costs. In fact a new study, published last week in Health Affairs suggests that costs associated with...
has earned an impressive placement ranking in the 2011-2012 U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" list. The rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that included thousands of clients, highly skilled lawyers and law firm...
