Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in Oakland County on behalf of a man who suffered significant injuries due to his doctors’ failure to diagnose the recurrence of his cancer. In 2019, Donovan Dooley was diagnosed with malignant mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland (a cancerous tumor on one of his…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels filed a lawsuit in Jackson County Circuit Court on behalf of a woman who died of hypothermia as a result of hospital negligence. On March 2, 2022, a City of Jackson police officer was summoned to Gail Broner’s apartment complex because she was acting erratically. The police officer found her…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and John Malone filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a woman who suffered a debilitating stroke as a result of being prescribed contraindicated medications. On March 1, 2022, Dana Tucker went to the ER at VHS Harper-Hutzel Hospital complaining of heavy vaginal bleeding, cramping, nausea, and vomiting. She…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a woman who underwent an unnecessary mastectomy as the result of a cancer misdiagnosis. Virginia Serra underwent a core needle biopsy of tissue from her right breast on August 11, 2021. The sample was sent to Beaumont Laboratory for pathological examination. Jining…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels filed a medical malpractice and general negligence lawsuit alleging the defendants improperly and negligently treated a patient’s osteoarthritis, causing severe infections in both knees that required total replacement surgeries. In January 2022, Terence Mekoski consulted Dr. Hardik Shah, an orthopedic doctor affiliated with the Institute of Neuromuscular Medicine (INM), to…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels filed a Wayne County medical malpractice action on behalf of a man who suffered injury to his spleen and other complications due to hospital errors. Gary Crow went to the emergency room of a hospital in Escanaba complaining of numbness in his left arm, headache, and blurry, double vision. An…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a legal malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a woman who claims her attorney mishandled her case for police misconduct. After a late-night altercation at a gas station in June 2019, Amy Wilson was arrested for driving while intoxicated, carrying a concealed weapon, and malicious destruction of property. While in…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a man who suffered serious injuries as a result of a hematologist’s failure to discontinue anticoagulant therapy. On August 22, 2020, Melvin Arzola Jr. went to the ER at Henry Ford Health Clinton Township, complaining of back and abdominal pain. Dr. Bhadresh…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Lenore Zakhem filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a man who suffered serious injuries as a result of two separate falls at different facilities. The lawsuit alleges that the nurses at both facilities were negligent and did not adhere to the applicable standard of care because they…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a man who suffered serious injuries as a result of negligence by an orthopedic surgeon and a nurse who worked in the office at Henry Ford Health System. In May 2021, Yousif Zallew fell from a ladder and sought care at Henry…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Rob Sickels along with the Brady Center in Washington DC, filed a lawsuit against Dunham’s Sports, seeking to hold the gun distributor responsible for negligently and unlawfully selling a 12-gauge shotgun to a “straw purchaser” who was buying the shotgun for Robert Eakins Jr, a prohibited purchaser.   Eakins was…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Dina Zalewski and Judith Susskind are pursuing a nursing home negligence action on behalf of the estate of a resident who died from choking while in a long-term care facility. The patient suffered from dementia, impaired cognition, repetitive falls, and weakness. He was also nonverbal and had a high choking risk, which…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Lisa Esser-Weidenfeller filed a complaint for negligence, negligent entrustment, and public nuisance against Acme Shooting Goods, LLC (Acme), seeking to hold the gun dealer responsible for an illegal sale that contributed to the 2021 mass shooting on the Oxford High School campus. On November 30, 2021, a 15-year-old Oxford…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a hospital malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a woman who suffered serious injuries and had to undergo additional surgery and intense physical therapy after her nurse negligently allowed her to fall in the bathroom. As alleged in the complaint, the patient underwent major back surgery at the defendant hospital…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels filed a medical malpractice and general negligence lawsuit alleging the defendants improperly performed a knee replacement revision surgery. The plaintiff underwent a total right knee arthroplasty in 2019. Following that surgery, he continued to have pain and motion limitations. He then consulted with the defendant orthopedic surgeon who recommended a revision surgery to replace the previously…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of a woman and her unborn child who died at 32 weeks’ gestation. The mother’s pregnancy was complicated by hypertension and abnormal blood pressure. The lawsuit claimed the defendant OB-GYN failed to conduct an appropriate assessment, order testing for hypertensive disorder, or send the plaintiff to the…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Richard Groffsky brought a medical malpractice claim alleging that the defendant pathologist misdiagnosed ovarian cancer in a 26-year-old woman, causing her to unnecessarily endure chemotherapy treatments and multiple surgeries, including a hysterectomy. After consulting doctors about why she and her husband could not conceive, the plaintiff underwent several biopsies. The defendant pathologists determined that she likely had ovarian cancer.…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Alana Karbal filed a class action lawsuit alleging that Cresco Labs failed to adequately compensate its employees for all hours worked. This matter follows another suit Matt brought against the cannabis production facility in 2021. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleges that the defendant withheld wages…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels filed a surgical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a 70-year-old man who suffered severe complications after gallbladder surgery.  According to the complaint, the plaintiff began experiencing abdominal pain in June 2021 and was diagnosed with gallstones, for which he underwent a planned outpatient laparoscopic surgery to treat this condition. Serious complications occurred during and…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Rob Sickels filed a medical malpractice lawsuit alleging a failure to properly diagnose and treat colon cancer, allowing the cancer to significantly progress and spread throughout the plaintiff’s body and greatly diminishing his life expectancy. According to the complaint, the defendant gastroenterologist performed a screening colonoscopy on the plaintiff at the defendant hospital in June 2020. The…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a surgical malpractice lawsuit for a woman whose broken wrist was negligently treated, resulting in ongoing disability and economic losses. The complaint alleges that in August 2020, the plaintiff badly broke her right wrist and went to the defendant hospital for medical treatment. The orthopedic surgeon who saw her at the hospital operated on her…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Lenore Zakhem filed a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of a 71-year-old woman who died of sepsis while being treated at the defendant hospital.  On November 15, 2019, Lorraine Ross was admitted to the emergency department of Ascension Providence Hospital. The patient presented with a history of hypotension, tachycardia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia. The lawsuit alleges that the defendant’s…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a medical malpractice lawsuit alleging that the defendant family practice physician did not appreciate the plaintiff’s signs of an acute coronary syndrome with a high risk of an impending cardiac arrest and consequently failed to send the patient to the emergency room for urgent workup. The complaint alleged that when the…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew L. Turner and Dina M. Zalewski filed a medical malpractice action alleging the defendants failed to timely diagnose and treat the plaintiff’s neurological complications following lumbar fusion surgery. The plaintiff underwent lumbar fusion surgery on July 30, 2019. Following the procedure, he complained of new and worsening neurological symptoms and problems until he was discharged on August 2, 2019. …

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky and Matthew L. Turner filed a medical malpractice action for the wrongful death of a patient who was given a dangerous and inappropriate medication for a patient with a tumor on her adrenal gland. The 19-year-old decedent went to defendant Blessing Hospital’s emergency room complaining of a headache that radiated…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew L. Turner and Dina M, Zalewski filed a medical malpractice claim on behalf of David Scally against Kenneth S, Bark, M.D., Raymond Landes, M.D., and William Beaumont Hospital. The lawsuit sought damages for injuries resulting from negligence after a sigmoid colectomy performed for colon cancer. On December 30, 2019, the plaintiff…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew L. Turner and Lenore Zakhem recently filed a wrongful death suit on behalf of Brenda Hunt, the personal representative for the estate of Gary Wayne Sommers. The personal injury action was filed against Northern Oak Management Company, LLC, doing business as Regency at Waterford, where the patient had been living for…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Lisa Esser-Weidenfeller, along with co-counsel at Brady Legal, filed a complaint against Oxford Community School District and Acme Shooting Goods, LLC (Acme), seeking to hold them responsible for their actions that contributed to the mass shooting on the Oxford High School campus. The lawsuit highlights the several catastrophic mistakes…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky and Jay Yasso filed a wrongful death action on behalf of the estate of a man who died at age 43 from complications following pancreatic cancer surgery. According to the medical malpractice complaint, the decedent underwent a pancreaticoduodenectomy to remove a cancerous pancreatic tumor. The procedure, performed by the defendant general surgeon, involved a portal vein resection, a known…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Curtis filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of a woman and her unborn child who died at 35 weeks gestation. The plaintiff’s pregnancy was complicated by preeclampsia and morbid obesity, and she was taken to the hospital after experiencing decreased fetal movement. A biophysical profile (BPP) test was performed to…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Jay Yasso recently filed a complaint in federal court on behalf of two plaintiffs who were assaulted in their apartment by an intruder. The intruder gained access to the unit in the Barrington Romulus Apartments because the lock on the building’s front door was broken. According to the allegations, after entering the…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Andy Dragovic filed a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of a 71-year-old man who died of lung cancer due to his family physician’s failure to communicate and surveil a 2mm lung nodule finding. Under the defendant primary care physician’s direction, the decedent underwent a CT lung screening due to…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Andy Dragovic filed a wrongful death lawsuit for the estate of a 38-year-old woman who died of cardiac arrhythmia due to an emergency room doctor’s failure to diagnose and treat her cardiovascular disease. The woman presented to the defendant’s ER complaining of a rapid heartbeat and chest pain rated 5 on a…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Jay Yasso filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a woman who developed permanent organ damage due to an emergency room doctor’s failure to diagnose and treat her rheumatological condition.  The plaintiff presented to the defendant hospital’s ER complaining of worsening shortness of breath, swelling of the legs, and swelling of…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Judith Susskind and Dina Zalewski filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a 69-year-old man who suffered limb amputation due to the failure to diagnose and treat his osteomyelitis and infection. The defendant podiatrist performed a left ankle fusion procedure that did not take. As a result, the plaintiff suffered a…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels filed a medical malpractice action on behalf of a man with a tumor that grew to 15 pounds because of a radiologist’s failure to accurately report a CT Scan and because of his primary care facility’s failure to timely diagnose and treat a tumor called a Liposarcoma.   According to the complaint, the plaintiff received…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Richard Groffsky filed a surgical malpractice lawsuit against William Beaumont Hospital on behalf of a 34-year-old woman who suffered pain and mental anguish following a negligently performed cesarean section. The cause of the client’s injuries was a sponge left in her abdomen during the procedure. Surprisingly, after the suit was filed, defendant William Beaumont Hospital has…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Judith Susskind and Dina Zalewski filed a medical malpractice lawsuit for the estate of a 45-year-old woman who died of multi-organ failure and brain damage due to the failure to timely diagnose and treat her surgical abdomen. She kept coming back to the hospital with signs and symptoms of an intestinal blockage. She did not get the surgical…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew L. Turner, Kevin J. Stoops, and Rod M. Johnston filed a class action lawsuit against a cannabis lab over allegations that it failed to compensate its employees.   Filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the complaint alleged that the defendant refused to pay overtime wages in violation of state and federal employment laws, including…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a hospital malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a woman who suffered serious injuries and had to undergo additional surgery and intense physical therapy after her nurse negligently allowed her to stand and get dressed independently after foot surgery without assessing her ability to do so safely.  As alleged in the complaint, the patient…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Mickey McCullough filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the estate of a woman who died from complications stemming from a negligently performed EP Study with PVC Ablation. An electrophysiology study, or EP Study, is a test that measures the electrical activity of the heart to diagnose arrhythmia or abnormal heart rhythms. PVCs are…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and David Black filed a legal malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a Benton Harbor company whose land was wrongfully appropriated and incorporated into the 18th hole of a neighboring golf course after their attorneys took no action to protect its rights. According to the complaint, the plaintiff owned a 4.3 acre, 250-foot wide property adjacent…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Andy Dragovic filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the estate of a 30-year-old man who died after grossly negligent EMS personnel on the scene failed to deliver CPR or provide him any care while he had a heart attack in front of them. According to the complaint, the Detroit Fire Department dispatched an EMS…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Andy Dragovic filed a personal injury lawsuit on behalf of three women who were sexually assaulted in their apartment and suffered severe physical, mental, and emotional trauma because of insufficient security in their apartment complex. As alleged in the complaint, the plaintiffs are three college students who were roommates in an East Lansing apartment building owned, managed, and…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Andy Dragovic filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the estate of a man who died after doctors negligently inserted, placed, and removed NG tubes and failed to involve the appropriate specialists after problems arose.  According to the complaint, the decedent’s daughter found him unresponsive on the floor of his home during a visit and…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Andy Dragovic filed a car accident injury lawsuit on behalf of a woman who suffered extensive and severe injuries after her vehicle was struck at high speed by a Detroit police car that ran through a red light. As alleged in the complaint, the plaintiff was driving eastbound through the intersection of two major Detroit thoroughfares. Two…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Jay Yasso filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the estate of a woman who was shot and killed by her dangerous and unstable ex-boyfriend after the defendants prematurely discharged him from their psychiatric facility without notifying her.  According to the complaint, the ex-boyfriend had threatened and engaged in acts of violence against the…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Fox and Lisa Esser-Weidenfeller filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a woman who suffered a permanent spinal cord injury due to the negligent administration of a cervical epidural steroid injection.  According to the complaint, the defendant doctor diagnosed the plaintiff with cervical radiculopathy, a condition in which a nerve root in the cervical spine becomes inflamed…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a woman who suffered severe and permanent kidney damage due to the performance of an unnecessary CT scan with contrast that damaged the woman’s kidneys, requiring her to need  dialysis and ultimately a kidney transplant.   According to the emergency room negligence complaint, the plaintiff presented to the defendant hospital’s…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Michael McCullough filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of the estate of a man who died after doctors failed to timely diagnose and treat his anemia caused by his undiagnosed gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding.  According to the wrongful death complaint, the decedent presented to the defendant hospital with signs of hypotension. Despite ample indication he was likely…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Richard Groffsky filed an emergency room and hospital medicine malpractice lawsuit for a woman who suffered a catastrophic stroke after ER physicians and other treating doctors failed to accurately and timely diagnose a life-threatening aneurysm before it burst.  According to the complaint, the woman presented to the ER of the defendant hospital complaining of the…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a birth injury lawsuit on behalf of a newborn who suffered permanent and severe brachial plexus nerve injuries due to the failure of attending medical personnel to properly recognize and address the child’s shoulder dystocia.  According to the complaint, the mother arrived at the defendant hospital’s delivery room where her unborn child presented…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kenneth Watkins filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of the estate of a woman who died from complications arising from a cardiologist negligently performance of an unnecessary and invasive diagnostic procedure.  The decedent was a healthy and active 69-year-old woman who neither drank nor smoked, had no previous history of chest pain, and only had…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Richard Groffsky filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in a Fulton County, Georgia court, alleging the defendant radiologists failed to correctly interpret the CT scan results showing the plaintiff was having a stroke. According to the complaint, the plaintiff underwent the diagnostic scan at the defendant hospital on June 18, 2018, which revealed…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Richard Groffsky filed a medical malpractice lawsuit in a Cook County, Illinois court on behalf of a newborn and her mother after the child suffered catastrophic and permanent injuries just a few weeks after her birth. According to the complaint, the child was born prematurely at a gestational age of 32 6/7…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Richard Groffsky filed a birth injury lawsuit in Genesee County, Michigan Circuit Court on behalf of a newborn who suffered catastrophic and permanent injuries after the attending medical personnel failed to recognize and address the mother’s premature labor. According to the complaint, the mother arrived at the defendant hospital’s emergency room with…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Jay Yasso filed two sexual abuse and sexual assault actions on behalf of a female special needs student, alleging that a private school bus company’s employees permitted two separate instances of sexual assault on the girl. The lawsuits claimed the drivers’ egregious misconduct in both occurrences left the minor with severe and…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Michael McCullough, II filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a man who suffered severe nerve damage and other serious medical problems after he received an unnecessary and negligently performed celiac nerve block. According to the complaint, the defendant radiologists administered a non-indicated celiac plexus nerve block to…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Andrew Kochanowski, Jason Thompson, and Robert Sickels filed a class action on behalf of Michigan businesses forced to shut down during the coronavirus emergency, but whose business interruption coverage claims were denied by the defendant insurance companies. On March 24, 2020, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order No. 2020-21, which required…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Alanna Jonna filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a woman who sustained permanent and catastrophic injuries after her MRSA infection returned because the defendants failed to appropriately monitor her recovery from the MRSA infection. According to the complaint, the plaintiff suffered a MRSA infection after spinal fusion…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kenneth Watkins filed a premises liability lawsuit on behalf of a woman who sustained severe injuries after tripping over a negligently maintained curb in the parking lot of Little Caesar’s Arena after attending a Detroit Pistons game. According to the personal injury complaint, the plaintiff left the arena around 9:30 or 10:00…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Jason Thompson filed a federal class action against the hydroelectric companies, owners, and operators believed to be responsible for the devastating floods in Midland, Michigan. According to the complaint, on May 19, 2020, the 96-year-old Edenville Dam – one of several dams in the region of the Tittabawassee and Tobacco Rivers – failed when its…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a medical malpractice complaint on behalf of a man who suffered severe injuries to his esophagus after an unnecessary and negligently performed capsule endoscopy. According to the complaint, the plaintiff was evaluated by the defendant gastroenterologist for possible iron deficiency anemia and dysphagia. The defendant recommended that he undergo…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels filed a general negligence complaint on behalf of a woman who underwent an unnecessary hysterectomy and removal of her ovaries and fallopian tubes after she was misdiagnosed with cancer. On August 29, 2019, the plaintiff went to the defendant OB/GYN doctor with a complaint of spotting after her menstrual periods.…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a 36-year-old woman who suffered permanent and catastrophic heart damage due to the defendants’ failure to recognize and treat spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) and prevent a second myocardial infarction. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff presented to the ER of the…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a medical malpractice action for a woman who suffered a small bowel perforation during a hysterectomy surgery that went undiagnosed and untreated for a number of days, causing unnecessary, life-threatening complications and long-term injury. On March 1, 2017, the plaintiff underwent a robotic-assisted total laparoscopic hysterectomy performed by the defendant obstetrician-gynecologist and OB-GYN residents.…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a medical malpractice action for the estate of a 58-year-old man who died from complications following liver transplant surgery.= In November 2015, the defendant surgeon performed a liver transplant procedure on the decedent. The lawsuit alleges that before the surgery, the defendant failed to recognize and appreciate that the…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels filed a surgical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a woman whose gall bladder removal resulted in damage to her biliary tract, requiring a second surgery that re-routed her intestinal tract, leading to severe weight loss. According to the complaint, the plaintiff presented to the defendant general surgeon with sharp abdominal pain in her upper right side.…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky and Jay Yasso filed a neurosurgical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a patient who suffered extensive damage after undergoing a lumbar decompression and spinal fusion procedure. According to the allegations, the plaintiff presented to the defendant hospital with chronic intractable lumbar pain that radiated into his legs and subsequently underwent…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a medical malpractice suit on behalf of an infant who suffered extensive neurological damage following a metabolic stroke while in the defendants’ care. According to the complaint, the infant had been diagnosed with Glutaric Aciduria Type-1 (GA-1), a rare enzyme disorder that results in the abnormal metabolism of protein.…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Robert Sickels and Matthew Turner filed a medical malpractice claim on behalf of a woman who suffered respiratory arrest and brain damage while under the defendants’ care. According to the complaint, the plaintiff presented to the emergency room complaining of upper abdominal pain. Because of her obesity and the prescription drugs she…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kenneth Watkins filed a medical malpractice action on behalf of a 42-year-old woman who suffered severe bladder complications after undergoing a hysterectomy. According to the complaint, the plaintiff had a known history of kidney stones and uterine fibroids pressing on her bladder. It was recommended that she undergo an outpatient laparoscopically-assisted vaginal…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a medical malpractice action against a neurosurgeon for his alleged failure to timely diagnose and treat a postoperative hematoma and seroma. According to the complaint, the defendant saw the plaintiff in the emergency room on January 17, 2017, one month after surgery on her lower back.  At that time,…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys  Lisa Esser-Weidenfeller filed a wrongful death action on behalf of a man who died due to pulmonary embolisms after numerous doctors failed to timely diagnosis and treat his deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolisms. According to the complaint, the decedent presented to the emergency room at the defendant hospital in May of 2017 complaining of chest pain and…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Kevin Stoops and Rod Johnston filed a class action in a North Carolina federal court against home improvement center giant Lowe’s on behalf of current and former department managers, service managers, support managers, and other non-exempt hourly managers. According to the allegations, Lowe’s violated state and federal wage and hour laws by…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a wrongful death action for the family of a woman who died after defendant doctors failed to diagnose and treat her aortic dissection on two separate emergency department visits. According to the medical malpractice complaint, the decedent presented to the first emergency room at one of the defendant hospitals complaining of shortness of breath and chest pain.…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kenneth Watkins filed a wrongful death action on behalf of a woman whose husband was placed under general anesthesia and died during surgery to amputate a gangrenous toe. According to the complaint, the decedent presented to the emergency room, where the defendant podiatrist diagnosed gangrene in the left foot, osteomyelitis, and cellulitis,…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Tad Roumayah and Benjamin Wilensky, in conjunction with counsel from the Huntington, West Virginia law firm of Bouchillon, Crossan & Colburn LC, filed an action on behalf of a former railroad worker claiming violations of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA). The plaintiff…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels filed a medical malpractice suit on behalf of a woman who underwent hip replacement surgery using a Stryker hip device that caused her to suffer chronic pain and metallosis as well as the eventual surgical removal of the defective hip implant components. According to the complaint, the defendant orthopedic surgeon…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels filed a surgical malpractice complaint on behalf of a 31-year-old woman whose bile duct was transected during a procedure to remove her gallbladder. According to the complaint, the plaintiff was scheduled to undergo a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) on May 18, 2017. Because the assigned surgeon was unavailable, the defendant surgeon…

Lisa M. Esser and the Sommers Schwartz Mass Tort Litigation Team are representing counties, cities, and townships across Michigan in federal lawsuits seeking damages from opioid manufacturers and distributors to help reduce the economic burden of the opioid crisis on Michigan municipalities. The complaints, initially filed in Detroit and Grand Rapids federal court, allege that opioid…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kenneth Watkins filed a medical malpractice claim on behalf of a minor who underwent surgery to correct a penile deformity. According to the complaint, the child was born with a Chordee penis (bent penis) and hypospadias (a condition where the urethra is not at the tip of the penis). Consequently, he could not…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a medical malpractice claim on behalf of a 53-year-old woman who, after undergoing total knee replacement surgery, sustained permanent neurological damage. According to the complaint, the plaintiff suffered from arthritis in her right knee and the defendant orthopedic surgeon performed a total right knee replacement. Immediately following the procedure, the plaintiff experienced…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kenneth Watkins filed a medical malpractice action on behalf of a 62-year-old woman who underwent elbow replacement surgery and, due to a surgical error, now has virtually no functional use of her left arm. The lawsuit asserts the plaintiff, who was left-hand dominant, suffered from rheumatoid arthritis in her elbow and sought treatment with the…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a wrongful death suit for the estate of a hypoglycemic man who died while residing in the defendant assisted living facility. According to the complaint, the decedent was found to have a blood sugar level of 46 but the defendant’s medical personnel failed to administer glucagon or even contact…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kenneth Watkins filed a medical malpractice action on behalf of the estate of a 28-year-old man who died several hours after being wrongly diagnosed with gastroenteritis. The lawsuit asserts the patient arrived at Hurley Health Services Urgent Care complaining of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, coughing, and headache. Despite the patient having an elevated heart…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Rod Johnston filed a class action on behalf of current and former delivery drivers, assistant managers, and other non-exempt hourly employees of Illinois-based Sarpino’s Pizzeria. According to the lawsuit, the defendants violated state and federal labor laws by engaging in various unlawful pay practices at several of their restaurant…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Lisa Esser-Weidenfeller filed a personal injury lawsuit on behalf of numerous female athletes who allege they were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar, the former team physician for Michigan State University, USA Gymnastics (USAG) and Twistars, Inc. The civil complaint was filed in Grand Rapids federal court. It names as defendants Michigan State…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kenneth Watkins filed a medical malpractice suit on behalf of a teenage boy who was forced to have his right testicle removed after the defendants failed to properly and timely diagnose his testicular torsion. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff presented to the defendant’s emergency room complaining of sudden and acute right…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kenneth Watkins filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the estate of a 24-year-old married woman who died after suffering acute obstructive hydrocephalus. According to the complaint, after the decedent presented to the emergency room complaining of severe headaches, she suffered a partial seizure and underwent a CT scan. The plaintiff…

Sommers Schwartz attorney David M. Black filed a lawsuit against the Israelite House of David (IHOD), a voluntary religious organization. According to the complaint, the organization holds significant assets and the defendants, who are IHOD members, committed fraud and deception by misapplying the organization’s funds. The complaint asserts the defendants have jeopardized the organization’s favored…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Kevin Stoops and Jason Thompson filed a lawsuit on behalf of “Telehealth Nurses” and “Advice Line Nurses” employed by AxisHealth to receive and respond to patient phone calls. According to the complaint, the defendant required the plaintiffs to undertake necessary job duties such as logging in and out of computer programs and clocking…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kevin Stoops filed a class action on behalf of current and former employees of Sneaker Villa who worked as hourly, non-exempt “Key Managers” (store clerks) in the company’s 120 retail outlets across ten states. According to the lawsuit, the defendant maintained a policy of refusing to pay Key Managers overtime premiums as…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Jesse Young and Kevin Stoops, along with counsel from San Francisco law firm Outten & Golden LLP, filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of home-based Telemedicine Specialists and Advice Nurses employed by Kaiser Foundation Hospitals. The plaintiffs claim they were routinely required to perform pre-shift and post-shift “off the clock” work and to travel to mandatory training and…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Jason Thompson, in conjunction with counsel from San Diego law firm Finkelstein & Krinsk LLP, brought a class action lawsuit against a janitorial and cleaning services for various wage and hour violations. The plaintiffs, hourly workers employed by the defendant, claim that they were paid a per-day or per-hour rate that did…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Jason Thompson and Jesse Young, along with counsel from California law firms Finkelstein & Krinsk LLP and James Hawkins, APLC, brought a collective action on behalf of call center agents employed by Accredited Debt Relief. According to the complaint, the defendant’s managers falsified the plaintiffs time records by reducing hours worked to…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a lawsuit against a provider of in-home nursing services. According to the complaint, because she was bedridden with impaired mobility, the plaintiff, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, was at greater risk for pressure ulcers. Knowing this, the nurse assigned by the defendant should have regularly examined the plaintiff, properly positioned…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kevin Stoops filed a class action against Metropolitan Children and Youth, Inc. – Renaissance Head Start on behalf of a group of Assistant Teachers employed as hourly workers. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiffs participated in classroom operations, including planning and carrying out activities, supervising the children and classroom, and maintaining a…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kenneth Watkins filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a man forced to have his leg amputated due to the gangrene and muscle necrosis following vascular bypass surgery. According to the complaint, the plaintiff underwent a popliteal artery bypass in April 2015. In the two months after the operation, hematomas developed…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels filed a medical malpractice action involving a contraindicated epidural injection and a subsequent failure to timely treat the plaintiff’s progressive neurological deficits. The lawsuit claims that the defendant anesthesiologist-pain management physician diagnosed the plaintiff with thoracic radiculopathy, myalgia, hypertension, and intervertebral disc disorder, for which he recommended and performed the…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a wrongful death action alleging a failure to timely and properly diagnose bladder cancer. According to the lawsuit, the defendant urologist performed a Trans-Urethral Resection of a Bladder Tumor (TURBT) after previously identifying papillary tumors consistent with transitional cell carcinoma. The patient then received a series of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Daniel Swanson and Tad Roumayah filed suit on behalf of 21 teachers, employed by the defendant, who were assigned to work at the Taylor International Academy charter school. Pursuant to their written contracts, the plaintiffs were 10-month employees, and the defendant was obligated to pay their respective annual salaries over a 12-month…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Curtis filed a Notice of Intent to bring a medical malpractice action on behalf of a woman who suffered a stroke after being advised to stop her blood thinner medication in advance of a pain injection. According to the notice, the plaintiff suffered from atrial fibrillation and was taking Pradaxa as…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Richard Groffsky filed a medical negligence action on behalf of Ari Davis, who was the second of twins born to mother Charde Parnell. According to lawsuit, the defendant doctors responsible for Mrs. Parnell and Ari’s care failed to properly recognize fetal monitor abnormalities including decelerations and bradycardia, which indicated a need for…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kenneth Watkins filed an action on behalf of a woman who suffered serious and permanent injury in a chain reaction automobile accident. The plaintiff sustained a traumatic brain injury and extensive back-related injuries when the car she was driving was struck from behind by another car that had been struck by the…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Jesse Young filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of current and former at-home reservation agents who worked for Hyatt in the last three years. The lawsuit contends that the plaintiffs were not paid for pre- and post-shift work as well as time spent during their shifts on the telephone with help…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Curtis filed a medical malpractice action on behalf of the estate of an active, healthy 69-year-old man who died from a stroke shortly after undergoing a preventative colonoscopy at Henry Ford Allegiance Medical Center. According to the lawsuit, in compliance with patient procedure instructions issued by Defendant Henry Ford Allegiance Health,…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Tad Roumayah filed a wrongful termination action lawsuit on behalf of a former Verizon Wireless solutions specialist. According to the allegations, the plaintiff worked for the defendant for ten years, during which time he regularly received exemplary performance evaluations, bonuses, and merit pay increases. Following a serious head injury, he experienced intense…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels filed a surgical malpractice action on behalf of a patient who suffered a perforated bladder during an appendectomy surgery. According to the lawsuit, the patient presented to the emergency room complaining of abdominal pain and nausea. The defendant surgeon was consulted and examined the patient, who informed the doctor he…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kevin Stoops filed a class action on behalf of current and former hourly call center agents employed by Yelp. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiffs worked a full-time schedule and were required to use company computer networks and applications to carry out their jobs. However, Yelp required the agents to perform “off-the-clock”…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kenneth Watkins filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the estate of a 32-year-old man who died at Detroit Receiving Hospital. The patient, a type 1 diabetic, was admitted to the hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis and chest pain. A week into his hospitalization, the patient suffered cardiac arrest and was given…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Tad Roumayah filed a lawsuit on behalf of a woman previously employed as a Wellness Coordinator for the defendant. According to the allegations, the plaintiff worked for the defendant for four years, during which time she regularly received exemplary performance evaluations, bonuses, and merit pay increases. She delivered her first child and…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a wrongful death action on behalf of the estate of a 52-year-old husband and father who died trying to escape from a building fire in Imlay City, Michigan. According to the complaint, the decedent worked at his brother’s restaurant and lived in the basement of the premises where the…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Richard Groffsky filed a medical malpractice action on behalf of Miracle Leavell, who was born at Grady Memorial Hospital, and her mother, Latrassa Kirkland. According to lawsuit, the Defendant doctors failed to properly recognize abnormal fetal heart tracings in Miracle, a danger that should have been addressed with an emergency caesarean section…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kenneth Watkins filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a 49-year-old woman, who suffered serious hearing loss during what should have been a routine medical procedure, and her husband. During a doctor’s visit, the plaintiff was told by a doctor that she had a buildup of wax in both her ears.…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Jesse Young is litigating a class action on behalf of current and former employees of FSA Logistix, Inc.such as drivers or installers who assisted in delivery and installation services for FSA. The lawsuit that was filed alleges that the plaintiffs routinely worked more than 70 hours per week, but the company failed to…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner is litigating a class action on behalf of current and former employees of XPO Last Mile, Inc.such as drivers or installers who assisted in delivery and installation services for XPO. The lawsuit alleges that the plaintiffs routinely worked more than 70 hours per week, but the company failed to pay…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the estate of a woman who died after an infection in her spine traveled to her bloodstream, causing sepsis and necessitating cardiothoracic surgery which led to stress on her heart and a stroke. According to the complaint, the decedent’s physicians and hospital…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kenneth Watkins filed a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a 37-year-old woman who was the victim of a surgical error during a laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy. According to the complaint, the defendant surgeon negligently injured the patient’s rectum during the procedure, but it was not discovered until three days later. In the…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming that nurses employed by the defendant nursing home were professionally negligent in caring for the decedent, who was admitted to the facility with a tracheostomy tube. According to the complaint, the nurses failed to ensure placement of an inner cannula inside the patient’s trach tube…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matt Curtis filed suit alleging the defendants’ failure to properly manage the plaintiff mother’s prenatal care as well as their delay in performing a caesarean delivery, resulting in stillbirth. According to the lawsuit, despite the mother’s repeated complaints of headaches and elevated blood pressure over a two-month period, the defendant obstetrician failed…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matt Turner filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that defendant long-term care facility’s failure to properly prevent and treat decubitus ulcers (bed sores). According to the complaint, the MediLodge medical staff did not recognize and appreciate the decedent’s heightened risk for bed sores, and ulcers developed on her coccyx, right hip, and right…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels initiated a lawsuit alleging a manufacturing defect in a hip replacement system marketed by Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Orthopaedics division. According to the complaint, the plaintiff was implanted with the defective device in his left hip in September 2011. The femoral component of the device subsequently fractured, causing him physical pain,…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels has filed a number of lawsuits against Stryker Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary Howmedica Osteonics alleging breach of warranty, failure to warn, negligent design, and negligent manufacturing defect originating from the Rejuvenate and ABG II hip replacement systems. In each case, the plaintiff underwent surgery to receive the implant, after…

Sommers Schwartz attorney Andrew Kochanowski along with a team of lawyers from other firms, filed a class action lawsuit against United, Delta American, and other air carriers alleging violations of the federal Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Organizations Act. The complaint alleges that the defendants developed and implemented an illicit scheme to charge a “Mexico Tourist Tax” for…

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Andrew Kochanowski, Kevin Stoops, and Sarah Rickard initiated a breach of contract lawsuit for a distributor of consumer gift cards. According to the complaint, the plaintiff entered into an agreement with the defendant to sell Disney Vacation gift cards in numerous retail locations east of the Mississippi River. The parties expressly agreed…