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...
The attorneys at have once again been honored by being designated as "Super Lawyers" and "Rising Stars" in their specialty in the legal profession. This designation was made by Ohio Super Lawyers magazine and was bestowed on the attorneys...
The medical malpractice attorneys and personal injury attorneys at have once again been honored by being designated as 2012 "Super Lawyers" and "Rising Stars" in the legal profession. This designation was made by Ohio Super...
Jury members deliberated until well after dark Friday on a civil case before decid ing a local physician was at fault for the negligible death of two young boys. The 3-year-old males, Anthony and Joshua Legge, both died from respiratory distress after a tonsillectomy...
An Ohio State University freshman who had both his legs amputated last spring after he became infected with a flesh-eating bacteria has sued many of the doctors and nurses who treated him and the hospitals that employ them. More than 20 parties are named in the...
