Safety Improvements: Many Kline & Specter cases have resulted not only in large monetary resolutions but also in changes that benefited thousands if not millions of citizens. (See examples)

The following are some of the larger publicly disclosed settlements and verdicts obtained by Kline & Specter attorneys.

$20 M
Birth Injury

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)

$20 M
Mass Tort

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

$20 M
Brain Injury

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

$20 M
Brain Injury

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

$19.9M
Medical Malpractice

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

$19.7M
Medical Malpractice

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

$19.65M
Brain Injury

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

$19.2M
Birth Injury

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

$19.1M
Workplace Injury

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

$19 M
Birth Injury

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

$19 M
Medical Malpractice

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

$18.5M
Medical Malpractice

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.

$18 M
Birth Injury

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

$17.5M
Medical Malpractice

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

$17 M
Brain Injury

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

$16 M
Medical Malpractice

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.

$15.2M
Medical Malpractice

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

$15 M
Medical Malpractice

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

$15 M
Birth Injury

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

$15 M
Medical Malpractice

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

$15 M
Medical Malpractice

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

$15 M
Brain Injury

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

$15 M
Wrongful Death

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

$14.8M
Brain Injury

Settlement: Failure to diagnose cerebral edema causes brain damage.

$14.5M
Birth Injury

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)

$14.25M
Medical Malpractice

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

$14 M
Birth Injury

Delay in delivery of newborn resulted in severe injuries.

$14 M
Premises Liability

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)

$13 M
Brain Injury

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

$13 M
Medical Malpractice

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

$12.75M
Medical Devices

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

$12.5M
Medical Devices

$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)

$12.25M
Premises Liability

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

$12 M
Medical Malpractice

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

$11.8M
Premises Liability

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

$11.6M
Premises Liability

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

$11.3M
Medical Malpractice

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

$11 M
Child Abuse

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)

$11 M
Child Abuse

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

$11 M
Personal Injury

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)