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.
$35 M
Premises Liability
Settlement on behalf of more than 100 businesses and individuals for losses in the 2001 Continental Business Center fire in Bridgeport, Pa. (Bridgeport)
$33.1M
Medical Malpractice
Lehigh County verdict in the case of a missed diagnosis of breast cancer that resulted in a woman’s death. (Welteroth)
$32 M
Birth Injury
Settlement with hospital in the case of a child born severely brain damaged after doctors delayed performing a cesarean section.
$30 M
Brain Injury
Settlement for a young child who suffered severe brain damage due to improperly managed anesthesia during a routine procedure at an area hospital.
$30 M
Work Injury
Settlement in 2018 for a worker severely injured when he fell from a cell tower when a ladder rung to which he was tethered dislodged.
(Jeglum)
$29.6M
Premises Liability
Settlement in the Pier 34 collapse that left three women dead and dozens injured. (Pier 34)
$28.5M
Medical Malpractice
Verdict in New York for a former NFL Giants running back for a botched surgery that ended his football. (Cox)
$27.6M
General Negligence
Jury verdict in the case of a Philadelphia woman injured after exercising for a promotional video for replacement knees. (Polett)
$25 M
Medical Malpractice
Settlement: Misdiagnosis and failure to properly treat retinopathy of prematurity in twin boys resulting in blindness.
$25 M
Medical Malpractice
Jury verdict against two doctors found negligent in the death of a patient, herself a doctor, after a routine fertility procedure. (Matteo)
$25 M
Medical Malpractice
Settlement: Failure to diagnose life threatening cardiac problem following open heart surgery resulting in cardiac arrest and death.
$25 M
Motor Vehicle Accident
Settlement: Tractor trailer slammed into a vehicle occupied by a Philadelphia school teacher, who suffered a spinal cord injury that resulted in paralysis.
$24 M
Premises Liability
Jury verdict in a premises liability case involving a three-year-old girl’s near-drowning at an apartment complex swimming pool.
(Weightman)
$24 M
Sex Trafficking
Settlement with Days Inn for eight victims of human trafficking that occurred at Philadelphia hotel where owner failed to protect the victims.
(Days Inn)
$21.8M
Medical Malpractice
Delaware County , Pa., jury verdict for a man who was left blind as the result of prolonged back surgery.
$21.6M
Birth Injury
Jury verdict for child born with severe brain injury. The verdict, which includes periodic payments, was a record for an Erie County, Pa., personal injury case. (Graham)
$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.
$20 M
Brain Injury
Jury verdict for a college student who suffered brain damage after nurses failed to respond in time to an alarm. (Gallagher)
$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)
$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
Medical Malpractice
Settlement: Surgical error during liver donor procedure for transplantation results in liver failure.
$19 M
Birth Injury
Settlement: Overdose of Pitocin during delivery results in baby being born with severe brain damage and injury to mother.
$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
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)
$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.
$14.8M
Brain Injury
Settlement: Failure to diagnose cerebral edema causes brain damage.
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- Medical Malpractice (Includes brain and spinal cord injury, birth injury and neonatal cases, failure to diagnose cancer, and general malpractice)
- Mass Tort/Drug Cases
- Product Liability
- Premises Liability
- Automobile Litigation
- Civil Rights
- Defamation
