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Wrongful Death – Woman Murdered by Ex-Boyfriend After Psychiatric Facility Fails to Notify Her of His Release: Duncan v. Sparrow Hospital Association

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…

Sexual Assault and Abuse –Bus Drivers Ignore One Sexual Assault on Special Needs Student, Then Facilitate a Second: Peterson v. Trinity Transportation Group

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…

Premises Liability – Trip-and-Fall at Little Caesar’s Arena: Wright-Burton v. City of Detroit, et. al.

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…

Fighting the Opioid Epidemic – Unlawful Practices of Opioid Manufacturers & Distributors

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…

Civil Rights Violations – Fraudulent Concealment of Sexual Assault by Larry Nassar: Multiple Plaintiffs v. Michigan State University, et al.

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…

Automobile Accident – First-Party, Third-Party, and Uninsured Motorist Claims: Mann v. DuBois, et al.

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…

Wrongful Death – Landlord Negligence & Statutory Liability: Garcia v. Topie

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…

Defective Hip Implant – Bone v. DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. et al.

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…

Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Defective Hip Implant Litigation

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…

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