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2012
February
Michigan's "Public Policy" Doctrine Prohibits Employers from Firing Employees Who Refuse to Break the Law
Unsafe Medical Devices on the Market?
Think You Have a Disability Discrimination Claim Against Your Employer?
January
How Doctors Can Avoid Being Sued for Medical Malpractice
Hip or Knee Replacement Failure? Contact Us
FDA Tells Vaginal Mesh Implant Makers to Study the Risks
33% of Hospital Patients Injured, 15,000 Die Monthly During Admission - But Who's Listening?
Doctors and Patients Don't Agree on the Future of Health Care
Study of Breast Biopsies Finds Surgery Used Too Extensively
Absent State Regulations, Some Doctors Use Their Offices to Moonlight as Cosmetic Surgeons, Risking Patients' Safety
2011
December
Diagnostic Testing: What We (May) Have Here Is a Failure to Communicate
Medical errors in hospitals go undetected, study suggests
2010
December
Sommers Schwartz announces new Defective Drug and Medical Device Practice Group
November
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Restaurant Sued for Sending Coupons
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Good Morning America- Jermey Hoven Lawsuit
Today- Jeremy Hoven Lawsuit
CNN- Walgreens Fires Jeremy Hoven
Yankee Springs Dairy Farm Silo Accident
Silo Accident Lawsuit
Families of Dead Silo Accident Teens File Lawsuit
ABC 3- Silo Accident
Animal & Dog Bite Law
How Long It Will Take to Settle Your Animal and Dog Bite Case
What Your Should Do If a Dog Bites You
What Your Will Need to Prove to Win Your Animal and Dog Bite Case
Whether a Beware of Dog Sign Affects Your Case
Whether any Attorney Can Handle an Animal and Dog Bite Case
Brain Injury Law
How Long It WIll take to Settle a Brain Injury Lawsuit
How Soon You Need to File a Brain Injury Lawsuit
What is a Traumatic Brain Injury
What Type of Evidence is Needed to Prove a Brain Injury Case
What You Should Do If You Are the Victim of a Brain Injury
Construction Accident Law
How Difficult It Will Be to Win a Construction Accident Case
What are the Potential Pitfalls of a Construction Accident Case
What You Need to Prove Your Construction Accident Case
Whether There Are Limits on Damages in Construction Accident Cases
Whether There Are Time Limits to File Your Construction Accident Case
Dangerous & Defective Products Law
How Difficult It Is To Win a Product Liability Case
What Are Economic Damages
What are Noneconomic Damages
What Can Sue in a Product Liability Case
What is Meant by the Term Defective
Slip & Fall Law
What You Need to Prove to Win a Slip and Fall Case
Whether There Are Limits on Damages in Slip and Fall Cases
Whether There Are Time Limits for Filing Slip and Fall Cases
Whether You Can Sue Your Employer for a Fall
Whether Your Landlord is Liable for Your Injuries
Spinal Injury Law
What is Whiplash
What Type of Evidence is Needed for a Spinal Injury Case
Whether Punitive Damages are Available in Spinal Injury Cases
Whether There are Limits on Damages in Spinal Injury Cases
Who Can Be Sued in a Spinal Injury Case
Wrongful Death Law
How a Person's Future Earnings are Decided
What You Can Do If the Person Who Caused the Death is Uninsured
Whether a Minor Can Sue for Wrongful Death
Whether There are Limits on Damages in Wrongful Death Cases
Who Can Be Sued in a Wrongful Death Case
Disability Law
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act?
When is a Person Considered Disabled?
Who is Protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act?
Employment Discrimination Law
What Laws Protect People From Employment Discrimination?
What the Courts Can Do To Help Victims of Discrimination?
Who Can File a Charge of Discrimination?
Employment Law
What Legal Protections are Afforded to At-Will Employees?
Whether All Employees Need to Have Employment Agreements?
Whether Your Employer Can Record Your Phone Conversations?
FMLA Law
What is a serious health condition under the FMLA?
What notice you must give your employer about your leave?
Whether employers are required to give FMLA leave?
Whether you can be fired for requesting or taking FMLA leave?
Wether you will lose your health insurance while on leave?
Wage and Hour Law
Whether employees can be given time off instead of paid overtime?
Whether employees have to be paid for travel time?
Whether minors must be paid the same minimum wage?
Whether workers who receive tips qualify for minimum wage?
Whisleblower Law
What is a whistleblower?
What laws protect whistleblowers?
What protections are provided to whistleblowers?
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Joseph E. Grinnan
Richard L. Groffsky
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Rob Sickels Obtains Settlement Far Above Low Cap for Brain Injured Child
Cass Community Social Services has named Dan Swanson of Sommers Schwartz to its 2010 Board of Directors
New York Times - As Technology Surges, Radiation Safeguards Lag
Why We Need Trial Lawyers
Sommers Schwartz Partners, Rick Groffsky and Matt Curtis Settle Bungled Neonatal Resuscitation Case - $7.4 Million
Appointments to the Firm’s management structure
Sommers Schwartz Attorneys Matthew Curtis and Rick Grofsky Obtain 3 Million Dollar Settlement For Brain Injured Woman
Radiation Therapy's Harmful Side
Nine Sommers Schwartz Lawyers Named To Best Lawyers In America
Attorney Charles R. Ash III of Sommers Schwartz Obtains $4.5 Million Settlement for Auto Negligence Case
Matthew Curtis and Nicole Wilczynski of Sommers Schwartz Obtain $1 Million Dollar Settlement from Restaurant for Drunk-Driving A
19 SOMMERS SCHWARTZ LAWYERS NAMED AS THE TOP LAWYERS OF DETROIT
How to avoid falling victim to a hospital mistake
Jason Thompson represents payors in winning Bextra-Celebrex class action settlement
6th Circuit Affirms Air Emission Class Action Settlement
Flurry of faxes steams businesses
Bank official claims he was fired for opposing boss’ bonus
Foul play
Jason Thompson speaks on Wage and Hour Litigation at the upcoming 2010 AAJ Annual Convention in San Francisco
$3.1 MILLION VERDICT AWARDED FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT AND PATENT INFRINGEMENT TO MICHIGAN COMPANY THAT INVENTED A MACHINE THAT TES
Sommers Schwartz wins two of the top five verdicts and settlements in 2008
Establishing Causation in an Ambient Air Quality Nuisance Action
Homeowners: Steel plant pollution ruins property
Patient, 39, dies after delayed diagnosis
Patient awarded $1.2M from Henry Ford Macomb over burn injuries
Victor Coen Receives 40-Year Service Award
Recently Filed Cases
Recent Recoveries
$1.55 million settlement: Cervical spine fusion causes permanent damage
9.1 Million-Wrongful Death Verdict
$7.4 Million for Baby Brain Damages Due to Improper Resuscitation at Birth
$6.1 Million Jury Verdict for Breach of Contract Claim Against University
$5.3 Million Settlement for 3 Year Old Brain Damaged During Anesthesia Induction for Surgery.
$5.4 Million Verdict for Leg Amputation Case
$4.5 Million Settlement for Man Electrocuted by Fallen Power Line
$4.5 Million Settlement-Auto Accident Crash with Police Car
$3.5 Million Dollar Verdict Against City for Killing Deal to Develop Property
$3.175 Million Settlement for Brain Damaged Baby Due to Delayed Delivery
$3,045,000 Settlement for Woman Brain Damaged by Anesthesiology Malpractice
$2.65 Million Dollar Settlement For Death of Woman in Automobile Accident
$ 89 Million-Pharmaceutical Class Action Settlement -Bextra-Celebrex
$2.265 Million Settlement-Construction Site Accident
$1.55 Million Settlement for brain damaged man hit by semi-truck
$1.4 Million Settlement for boy brained damaged due to anaphylactic shock caused by allergy injection
$1.3 Million Settlement for man whose leg was amputated due to wrong placement of catheter to treat diabetes
$1.215 Million-Medical Malpractice Verdict for woman burned during a cauterization procedure
$1 Million Dollar Settlement from Restaurant for Drunk-Driving Accident
$600,000 Wrongful Death Settlement
$790,000.00 Settlement Brain Damaged Baby Due to FAILURE TO PROPERLY PERFORM Cesarean Section click to read more
2.1 Million Dollar Settlement for a 26 year old man paralyzed during surgery to repair torn abdominal aorta
$11.3M Class Action Settlement - Sommers Schwartz FLSA
$1.05 M Negligent Surgical and Medical Procedures
$2.5 M Negligent Surgical and Medical Procedures
$2.1 M Medical Malpractice Involving Newborn
$1.83 M Medical Malpractice During Knee Surgery
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