GMR Attorney Claire Neiger obtained a defense verdict in a medical malpractice wrongful death case on behalf of a physician, a psychiatrist, a social worker, and a hospital following an 8-day medical malpractice trial in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. The case was brought by the family of a 27-year-old man who committed suicide […]
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GMR Wins Philadelphia Trip and Fall Jury Trial Involving Major Philadelphia Health System
GMR Partner Joe Petka won a trial where the plaintiff was a 64-year-old widow who tripped on a rug at the entrance of a Philadelphia Hospital. The plaintiff suffered a commutive inter-articular distal radius fracture with dorsal angulation, which required ORIF surgery and physical therapy. The plaintiff’s expert opined that she would have significant future […]
GMR Wins Pennsylvania Jury Trial for Philadelphia Hospital
GMR Senior Associate Jessica Smeriglio successfully defended a Philadelphia hospital sued for negligence in a jury trial. Plaintiff was a 52-year-old woman who claimed she slipped and fell on liquid in the lobby of one of the hospital buildings. Plaintiff’s counsel argued that the hospital was on notice of the liquid because it was raining […]
GMR Successfully Defends Philadelphia Hospital’s Volunteer Program
GMR Partner Joe Petka successfully defended a Philadelphia Hospital’s volunteer program. The plaintiff, a 70-year-old widow, was a patient at a local hospital. At the time of the fall, a hospital volunteer was escorting her to her doctor’s appointment. The volunteer was recovering from a brain injury and needed a cane to walk. While walking […]
GMR Wins Jury Trial for Local Pennsylvania Hospital
GMR Senior Associate, Jessica Smeriglio, was victorious for a local Hospital sued for negligence in a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania jury trial. Plaintiff was leaving the hospital when she took a shortcut across the grass lawn. As she walked in the grass, her foot slipped into a hole, and she fell. Plaintiff argued that the hospital personnel […]