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Birth Injury: Mismanaged Preeclampsia and Delayed C-Section – Blackaby v. Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center, et al.

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 ...

Verdicts & Settlements

$89 Million Pharmaceutical Class Action Settlement

A national class action settlement was approved for purchasers of Bextra and Celebrex totaling $89 million. Sommers Schwartz attorney Jason Thompson was among the plaintiff lawyers who represented three payors from Michigan who were overcharged for the drugs. Mr. Thompson ...

$46 Million Class Action Settlement in Pyramid Scheme Lawsuit

Schwartz attorneys Andrew Kochanowski and Lance Young were co-class counsel securing a settlement for more than 170,000 sales distributors across the U.S. in a RICO class action that claimed the plaintiffs were defrauded in an illegal pyramid scheme. The suit alleged ...

Homeowners from 38 States Expected to Receive $22.5 Million in Class Action Settlement with Allstate

Sommers Schwartz recently received preliminary approval for a nationwide class action settlement with Allstate, on behalf of policyholders whose covered property damage claims were previously underpaid. The Plaintiffs in the case, two Michigan Allstate policyholders, were represented by Sommers Schwartz ...

Michigan Consumers of Muscle Milk Products Agree to a Record $12 Million Class Action Settlement Over Misrepresentation Claims

In what is believed to be the largest settlement of its kind, Sommers Schwartz attorneys Jason Thompson and Trent Kashima secured a $12 million settlement in a class action against Cytosport, Inc. The lawsuit claimed the defendant misrepresented the protein levels in its Muscle Milk products with ...

$11.5 Million Settlement in Class Action Involving Breach of “Michigan Students First” Loan Contracts

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Jason Thompson and Lance Young, as class counsel on behalf of a group of some 105,000 student loan borrowers, secured an $11.5 million settlement in a breach of contract action against Michigan Finance Authority. The plaintiffs alleged ...

$1.425 Million Settlement for Prenatal Death of Pregnant Mother and Subsequent Death of Infant Child

Sommers Schwartz attorney Richard Groffsky secured an $1,425,000 settlement over allegations that the defendants failed to perform a caesarean section that would have saved the life of both the mother and her child. During an ultrasound examination Maria Perry was ...

$11.3 Million Wage & Hour Class Action Settlement for Misclassified Employees

Sommers Schwartz attorney Jason Thompson secured an $11.3 million settlement on behalf of exotic dancers working at a Déjà Vu gentleman's club. The lawsuit alleged that the plaintiffs were not paid a minimum wage; instead, they claimed to have been intentionally ...

$9,950,000 Settlement for Lowe’s Hourly Managers Who Alleged Unpaid Off-the-Clock Work

On November 2, 2022, Sommers Schwartz, P.C., attorneys Kevin Stoops, Jason Thompson, and Jesse Young secured a total of $9,950,000 for 2,574 hourly managers employed by big-box home improvement giant Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC (Lowe’s). The managers alleged the company violated the Fair Labor ...

$7.5 Million Settlement Over Failure to Prevent Infant’s Stroke

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Robert Sickels obtained a medical malpractice settlement on behalf of an infant who suffered extensive neurological damage following a metabolic stroke while in the defendants’ care. The infant had a genetic disorder that required her nutrition and caloric intake to ...

$7.4 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement for Brain Damaged Infant

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Curtis and Richard Groffsky obtained a settlement in a birth trauma case arising out of the defendants' failure to properly resuscitate a newborn baby. The lawsuit claimed that the defendants improperly intubated the baby by inserting the endotracheal tube into ...

$7,000,000 Settlement in Class Action Involving Spam Fax Advertising

Sommers Schwartz attorney Jason Thompson (along with lawyers from Anderson & Wanca and Bock Hatch Lewis & Oppenheim LLC) secured a settlement of nearly $7 million on behalf of a more than individuals and companies who received a faxed advertisement ...

$6.55 Million Class Action Settlement for Exotic Dancers Claiming Wage & Hour Violations

Sommers Schwartz attorney Jason Thompson secured a $6.55 million settlement on behalf of exotic dancers working at a Deja Vu gentleman’s club. The lawsuit alleged that the plaintiffs were not paid a minimum wage because they were intentionally misclassified as independent contractors ...

Appeals Court Affirms $6.55 Million Class Action Wage & Hour Settlement for Déjà Vu Dancers

Sommers Schwartz attorney Jason Thompson prevailed on an appeal involving a $6.55 million class action settlement on behalf of exotic dancers who alleged they were not paid a minimum wage while working at Déjà Vu gentlemen’s clubs. The plaintiffs are ...

$6.25 Million Settlement for Permanente Advice Nurses Over Unpaid “Off-the-Clock” Work

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Jason Thompson and Kevin Stoops secured a $6.25 million class action settlement on behalf of Permanente “advice nurses” whose jobs involved answering patients’ health care questions by telephone. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiffs were required to use certain computer ...

$5.3 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement in Case Involving Intubation Errors

Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels obtained a $5.3 million settlement on behalf of a three-year old child who suffered bleeding after a tonsillectomy. The medical malpractice lawsuit alleged that the defendant physicians involved in the boy's care at different points ...

$5.125 Million Class Action and Arbitration Settlement for Virtual Call Center Agents

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Alana Karbal secured a confidential $5.125 settlement in a class action lawsuit along with 811 individual arbitrations for unpaid wages and overtime. The plaintiffs - employees of a healthcare-related call center company – claimed their employer violated the federal Fair Labor Standards ...

$5.1 Million Birth Injury Settlement Over a Failure to Properly Monitor Fetal Heart Rate and Timely Perform Emergency C-Section

Sommers and Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky, Matthew Turner, and Muskan Ali negotiated a $5.1 million birth trauma settlement for a catastrophically brain-damaged three-year-old girl. The child’s mother presented to the defendant hospital in February 2020, and the records showed the baby was moving in utero with a ...

$4.92 Million Judgment involving Violation of Property Owners’ Constitutional Rights

Sommers Schwartz attorney Andrew Kochanowski received a $3.8 million jury verdict in Bay City, Michigan federal court. The commercial litigation case centered on allegations that the City of Frankenmuth violated the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution by improperly limiting the ...

$4.6 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement Over Missed Stroke Diagnosis Causing Brain Damage and Physical Impairment

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Judith A. Susskind and Dina M. Zalewski secured a $4.6 million medical malpractice settlement on behalf of a 29-year-old man who suffered a major stroke with permanent and severe neurological deficits after defendants failed to diagnose and treat carotid artery dissection and occlusion. The patient's ...

$4.5 Million Settlement for Man Electrocuted by Fallen Power Line

The attorneys at Sommers Schwartz secured a $4.5 million personal injury settlement for a 48-year old man who was electrocuted after a faulty power line fell on him while he was mowing his grass. As a result of the defendant's ...

Confidential $4.375 Million Birth Injury Settlement For Child Who Suffered Severe Brain Injury

Sommers Schwartz attorney Richard Groffsky secured a $4.375 million settlement on behalf of a child who suffered a severe birth-related hypoxic ischemic brain injury. The birth injury lawsuit claimed that fetal heart monitor tracings recorded during labor and delivery showed ...

$4.25 Million Settlement for Failure to Timely Treat Hydrocephalus Resulting in Permanent Brain Damage

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kenneth Watkins secured a confidential $4.25 million settlement for a 35-year-old plaintiff whose severe brain injury was not timely diagnosed. As a result, the man suffered permanent disability and filed a lawsuit against the hospital and professional negligent emergency ...

Confidential $4.25 Million Settlement in Birth Injury Lawsuit Over Untreated Placental Abruption

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky and Matthew Curtis obtained a confidential multimillion-dollar settlement for a child who suffered acute hypoxia and ischemia during labor and delivery. According to the complaint, the mother had experienced a placental abruption when she arrived at the defendant hospital. The ...

$3.9 Million Birth Trauma Settlement for Physician’s Failure to Perform Intrauterine Resuscitation and Mitigate Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky and Lisa Esser-Weidenfeller negotiated a $3.9 million settlement for a child who suffered a severe lack of oxygen and blood to his brain during labor and delivery. The birth injury settlement also includes compensation for ...

$3.75 Million Settlement for Infant Who Suffered Brain Injury Due to X-Ray and Treatment Delays

Sommers Schwartz attorney Richard Groffsky secured a $3.75 million settlement in a medical malpractice case on behalf of a minor child. The infant was born with congenital deformities that prevented his trachea, esophagus, and stomach from properly connecting. After an ...

$3.6 million Equal Protection Verdict

Sommers Schwartz attorney Andrew Kochanowski obtained a $3.6 million jury verdict in favor of a Michigan family discriminated against by the exclusionary zoning actions of a city. In this commercial litigation matter, the jury found that the city violated the 14th Amendment's ...

Confidential $3.6 Million Pre-Suit Settlement Involving a Fatal Truck Accident

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Michael J. Cunningham and Matthew C. Curtis recently negotiated a $3.6 million pre-suit settlement for the family of a tractor-trailer operator killed in a fatal crash in the State of Indiana. The decedent husband and father of two young children was driving his ...

$3.5 Million Settlement for Home-Based Call Center Representatives Over Unpaid “Off the Clock” Hours

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner secured a $3.5 million settlement on behalf of nearly 2,800 at-home customer service agents employed by a leading call center services provider. According to the class action lawsuit, the plaintiffs to were required to use the ...

$3.175 Million Settlement for Infant Who Suffered Brain Damage Due to Delayed Delivery

The attorneys at Sommers Schwartz secured a $3.175 million medical malpractice settlement in a birth injury case arising out of the defendant's negligent management of labor and delivery. Fetal monitor tracings revealed episodes of fetal heart rate decelerations, indicating that ...

$3.1 Million Breach of Contract Verdict for Infringement of Baseball Bat Patent

Sommers Schwartz attorney Andrew Kochanowski secured a $3.0 million verdict against the University of Massachusetts at Lowell in damages for breach of a license agreement along with $3.1 million for patent infringement on behalf of Charles S. Baum of Baum ...

$3,045,000 Anesthesiology Malpractice Settlement for Brain Damaged Woman

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Curtis and Richard Groffsky secured a settlement on behalf of a 49-year old woman who presented to the hospital for elective colon surgery. Prior to going to the operating room, a thoracic epidural was placed for ...

$2.9 Million Settlement for Estate of Woman Rendered a Quadriplegic Due to Untreated Respiratory Distress

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Robert Sickels secured a $2.9 million medical malpractice settlement for the estate of a woman who suffered irreversible brain damage while in the hospital and later died from related complications. The 51-year old patient ...

$2.8 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict for Negligently Perforated Bowel and Uterus

Sommers Schwartz attorney Samuel Meklir secured a $2.8 million medical malpractice verdict on behalf of a patient whose bowel and uterus were perforated during what should have been a routine dilation and evacuation procedure. The defendant obstetrician assigned a first-year ...

$2.8 Million Wrongful Death Verdict for Delay in Treating Wrongful Myocardial Infarction-Induced Arrhythmia

When Dorothy Kubacki went to the St. John Macomb Oakland Hospital with chest pain, she and her family expected prompt diagnosis and treatment. She died two days later without receiving either. Mrs. Kubacki presented to the hospital on a Saturday ...

$2.7 Million Class Action Settlement Involving Inflated Prescription Drug Prices

Sommers Schwartz attorney Jason J. Thompson spearheaded the participation of 19 Michigan municipalities in an $81 million class action settlement based on allegations of prescription drug price gouging committed by pharmaceutical wholesaler McKesson. The plaintiffs claimed that the company artificially and unjustifiably inflated the prices by 5% ...

$2.65 Million Settlement for Automobile Accident Death

Sommers Schwartz attorney Michael Cunningham secured a $2.65 million settlement in an automobile accident case where a 54-year old wife and mother of two was killed. The victim was driving her SUV on a clear day with her father, sister, ...

$2.5 Million Verdict for Surgeon’s Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Flesh-Eating Bacteria

Sommers Schwartz attorney Ken Watkins obtained a $2,570,795 verdict in Ingham County, Mason, Michigan Circuit Court on behalf of a woman who suffered permanent impairment and scarring of her right arm resulting from necrotizing fasciitis, a serious bacterial skin infection ...

$2.5 Million Settlement in Emergency Room Negligence Lawsuit

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Curtis and Jay Yasso secured a $2.5 million settlement in a case alleging emergency room malpractice. The plaintiff , then 33 years old, presented to the Defendant ER in moderate to severe respiratory distress, with a ...

$2.5 Million Confidential Settlement in Lawsuit Claiming a Failure to Diagnose and Timely Treat Epidural Abscess

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Michael Cunningham and Richard Groffsky secured a confidential settlement in a lawsuit claiming that a hospital and its doctors failed to properly and timely diagnosis an epidural abscess on the plaintiff’s cervical spine. The complaint alleged the ...

Confidential $2.5 Million Settlement for Man Rendered Paraplegic Due to Anesthesia and Surgical Errors

Sommers Schwartz shareholder Andy Dragovic secured a confidential $2.5 million medical malpractice settlement for a man who became paraplegic after a negligently performed aortic bypass operation. The plaintiff, then 68-years-old, suffered from a heavily calcified, occluded aorta that reduced the ...

Emergency Room Malpractice: Confidential $2.45 Million Settlement in Case Alleging Stroke Misdiagnosis

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Judith Susskind and Dina Zalewski secured a confidential $2.45 million settlement for a man who suffered permanent disability after suffering a stroke. According to the allegations, the plaintiff presented to the defendant hospital’s emergency room complaining of numbness, weakness on his left side, ...

Substantial Settlement for Wrongful Death Caused by Emergency Room Malpractice

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Fox and Richard Groffsky secured a confidential settlement for the estate of a man who died after the Defendant hospital’s emergency room staff failed to properly assess and treat his condition. The decedent presented to the ...

Birth Injury Settlement for Newborn Who Suffered Brain Damage During Delivery

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Curtis and Richard Groffsky obtained a confidential settlement for a child who suffered acute hypoxia and ischemia during labor and delivery. According to the lawsuit, the child showed signs of fetal distress including tachycardia and decelerations ...

$2.265 Million Settlement for Construction Site Accident

Sommers Schwartz attorneys negotiated a $2.265 million personal injury settlement for a 28-year old man who was seriously injured when he fell approximately 12 feet onto concrete when a defective wooden barricade gave way. The defendants designated some of the ...

$2.2 Million Wrongful Death Settlement for Failure to Provide Basic Emergency Care

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kenneth Watkins secured a medical malpractice settlement for the estate of a previously healthy 28-year-old man who died six hours after the defendants incorrectly diagnosed him with gastroenteritis. The decedent arrived at the defendant hospital’s emergency care ...

$2.1 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement over Claims of Delayed Newborn Testing and Diagnosis

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Curtis and Richard Groffsky secured a $2.1 million settlement in a medical malpractice case filed in Cook County, Illinois Circuit Court involving claims against a defendant hospital and defendant neonatologist. The minor plaintiff was born after a normal labor and delivery. Because of ...

$2 Million Settlement for Failure to Timely Diagnose Strep B Infection During Pregnancy

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky and Lisa Esser secured a settlement with Cook County Health & Hospital System on behalf of a minor child and her mother. The lawsuit alleged that the defendant’s medical staff failed to timely diagnose a ...

Confidential Settlement Alleging Wrongful Death Due to Nursing Home’s Negligence

Sommers Schwartz secured a confidential settlement for a nursing home’s failure to properly prevent and treat decubitus ulcers. According to the allegations, a 95-year-old woman residing in the defendant nursing home developed bedsores that became chronic, non-healing, and infected, ultimately ...

$2 Million Verdict in Case Involving Misrepresentation, Silent Fraud, and Corporate Espionage

Sommers Schwartz attorney Andrew Kochanowski obtained a $2 million verdict in federal court on behalf of V Cars, LLC, a company founded by noted automotive entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin. V Cars sought to export into the United States cars produced in ...

$2 Million Settlement for Failure to Prevent Ischemic Thromboembolic Stroke

Sommers Schwartz attorney Samuel Meklir secured a $2 million medical malpractice settlement on behalf of a woman who suffered a major stroke and neurological impairments as a result of a physician’s failure to take proper preventative action. The plaintiff, then ...

$2 Million Settlement for Plaintiff Who Became Paraplegic From Thoracic Spine Surgery

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kenneth Watkins secured a $2 million neurosurgical malpractice settlement on behalf of a woman who, upon awakening from thoracic spine surgery, was paralyzed from the chest down. The 62-year-old plaintiff suffered from persistent back and leg pain. She saw ...

Judgment in Call Center Wage and Hour Suit Exceeds the Plaintiffs’ Actual Damages

Attorneys Alana Karbal brought a class action wage and overtime lawsuit against Global Response, a Florida-based call center operation. The plaintiffs claimed their employer failed to pay them for “off the clock” work, such as logging into the company’s computer system before their shifts started, logging off the ...

Confidential Pre-Suit Settlement for Botched Plastic Surgery

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Judith Susskind and Dina Zalewski secured a confidential, pre-suit settlement on behalf of a 58-year-old woman who was maimed after undergoing plastic surgery. The claimant had been a homemaker for more than 31 years. She and her husband raised four children, ...

Multimillion-Dollar Settlement for Case Involving Medication Overdose Causing Child’s Permanent Brain Damage

Sommers Schwartz attorney Richard Groffsky obtained a substantial medical malpractice settlement on behalf of a young child who suffered catastrophic and permanent injuries due to a medication error. According to the complaint, the child was being treated at the defendant hospital for cardiac related issues and was given a drug ...

Sommers Schwartz Secures Confidential Settlement for Minor Students Subjected to Sexual Misconduct by Detroit Area Middle and High School Teacher

Sommers Schwartz attorney Lisa Esser-Weidenfeller negotiated a confidential settlement on behalf of eight young women who alleged they were sexually assaulted and harassed by Metro Detroit choir teacher Jason Debandt. Surviving On-Campus Sexual Abuse Debandt, who taught music and theater arts at various area ...

$1.975 Million Confidential Settlement for Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Spinal Epidural Abscess

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky and Lisa Esser-Weidenfeller secured a confidential $1.975 million hospital malpractice settlement on behalf of a client now permanently paralyzed due to the failure to timely diagnose and treat an epidural abscess in his spine. The ...

Confidential $1.95 Million Settlement for Woman Rendered a Quadriplegic Due to Neurosurgical Malpractice

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Richard Groffsky secured a $1,950,000 settlement for a woman rendered a quadriplegic as a result of the defendants’ alleged neurosurgical malpractice. The plaintiff, then 62 years old, presented to the emergency room in July ...

$1.9 Million Medical Malpractice Settlement in Case Involving Vacuum Extraction and Pitocin Errors

Sommers Schwartz attorney Richard Groffsky obtained a confidential $1,097,000 settlement in a birth trauma lawsuit alleging medical malpractice against a surgeon and surgery clinic. The plaintiffs sought compensatory damages for the newborn's brain injury, cerebral palsy, and mental impairment. The plaintiff asserted ...

$1.9 Million Settlement for Failure to Diagnose and Treat Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Resulting in Permanent Blindness

Sommers Schwartz attorney Samuel Meklir obtained a $1.9 million medical malpractice settlement on behalf of a woman who suffered permanent blindness due to the defendant's failure to timely diagnose and treat cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and increased intracranial pressure. During a hospital admission for ...

Confidential $1.9 Million Settlement for Wrongful Death Due to Timely Diagnose and Treat Ischemic Bowel Condition

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky secured a confidential $1.9 million medical malpractice settlement on behalf of the estate of a 50-year-old woman who died defendants failed to timely diagnose and treat her ischemic bowel condition. The decedent’s medical history included ...

$1.86 Million Settlement in Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Action

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner obtained a $1.86 million medical malpractice settlement on behalf of the estate of a man who died three weeks after undergoing elective surgery. The complaint alleged that the night before the scheduled procedure, the patient had a 102.4-degree fever, ...

Confidential $1.8 Million Birth Injury Settlement – Failure to Treat Mother’s Pelvic Infection Resulting the Premature Birth and Grievous Injuries to the Child

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky and Andy Dragovic obtained a confidential $1.8 million birth injury settlement on behalf of a child who was born 24 weeks premature due to the defendant doctor’s failure to treat his mother’s pelvic inflammatory disease ...

Settlements Involving Defective Hip Implants

Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels has successfully obtained more than 20 settlements on behalf of victims of defective hip replacement implant systems. In most of these cases, the plaintiffs suffered from debilitating pain after the negligently designed devices failed. They also ...

$1.7 Million Verdict for Wrongful Death Caused by Negligent Mismanagement of Fluid Volume

Attorneys from Sommers Schwartz obtained a $1.705 million verdict in Wayne County, Michigan Circuit Court for the estate of a 53-year-old woman who died as a result of excessive fluid administration. According to the lawsuit, the decedent presented to the ...

$1,630,000 Settlement in Class Action Involving Spam Fax Advertising

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Jason Thompson and Lance Young obtained a $1,630,000 class action settlement on behalf of a more than 3,000 individuals and companies who received a faxed advertisement from the defendants. None of the class members consented to receive the ...

$1.6 Million Verdict for Doctor’s Failure to Prevent Myocardial Infarction

Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels obtained a verdict for more than $1.6 million from a Saginaw County, Michigan jury over claims that the plaintiff's family medicine doctor failed to properly treat her coronary artery disease. The plaintiff had a history ...

$1.575 Million Settlement in Class Action Brought by Maxim Healthcare Services Recruiters

Sommers Schwartz attorney Jason Thompson obtained final approval of a settlement in a wage and hour class action against Maxim Healthcare Services. In the case, filed in federal court in Atlanta, Georgia, Plaintiffs alleged that Maxim improperly classified them as exempt salaried ...

Confidential $1.5 Million Wrongful Death Settlement Over Failure to Diagnose and Treat Arteriosclerotic Coronary Artery Disease

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky and Michael Cunningham secured a confidential $1.5 million medical malpractice settlement on behalf of a 43-year-old man and single father of a teenage son, whose wrongful death was caused by the defendant doctors’ failure to ...

Confidential $1.5 Million Settlement for Failure to Timely Diagnose Acute Ischemic Stroke

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky and Lisa Esser-Weidenfeller secured a confidential $1.5 million hospital malpractice settlement on behalf of a 52-year-old man who suffered an acute ischemic stroke while being observed in the stroke unit of the defendant hospital. The ...

Confidential $1.5 Million Settlement for Newborn Who Suffered Brain Damage Due to Delayed Delivery

Richard Groffsky obtained a confidential $1,500,000 settlement in a medical malpractice lawsuit involving birth injuries due to the negligence of the defendant hospital’s obstetrical team. According to the lawsuit, the mother was a poorly controlled diabetic whose pregnancy was at ...

$1.5 Million Settlement Over Surgical Errors Resulting in Massive Blood Loss and Amputation of the Foot

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kenneth Watkins secured a confidential $1.5 million settlement on behalf of a woman who was severely harmed as a result of surgical errors. The plaintiff underwent a hysterectomy procedure following a diagnosis of endometrial cancer. During the operation, injury was done to ...

$1.5 Confidential Million Settlement for Misplaced Umbilical Vein Catheter Leading to Infant’s Death

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Kenneth Watkins and Richard Groffsky secured a confidential $1.5 million settlement for parents whose child died from complications following an improperly placed umbilical vein catheter (UVC). The plaintiffs filed a wrongful death action against the pediatricians, pediatric ...

$1.5 Million Confidential Settlement for Misplaced Umbilical Vein Catheter Leading to Infant’s Death

$1.5 Million Confidential Settlement Over Allegations of Neurosurgeon’s Malpractice

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Richard Groffsky obtained a $1.5 million settlement with a neurosurgeon whose medical malpractice rendered the plaintiff a quadriplegic. According to the complaint, the plaintiff went to the ER with neck pain following a fall ...

$1.5 Million Wrongful Death Settlement—Intoxicated Driver Car Crashes Into Car Killing Father and Daughter in Other Vehicle

Sommers Schwartz attorney Michael Cunningham negotiated a $1.5 million wrongful death settlement for the family of a six-year-old girl and her father. The decedents were killed when a drunk driver collided with their vehicle. The defendant was jailed on two ...

Confidential $1,462,500 Settlement in Surgical Malpractice/Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Michael McCullough secured a nearly $1.5 million medical malpractice settlement for the estate of a 58-year-old patient who died from complications following liver transplant surgery. According to the lawsuit, the defendant surgeon failed to ...

$1,375,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death Suit Over Failure to Address Respiratory Issues

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky negotiated a confidential $1.375 million settlement for the estate of a woman who died from cardiopulmonary arrest while seeking treatment for complications associated with sickle cell crisis. According to the wrongful death lawsuit, the decedent ...

Confidential Settlement Over Claims of Failure to Recognize and Address Fetal Distress

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky and Matthew Curtis secured a confidential settlement on behalf of a child who suffered serious and permanent injuries at birth at an Atlanta, Georgia hospital. According to the lawsuit, the defendants failed to properly evaluate and ...

$1.35 Million Settlement for the Wrongful Death of a 40-Year-Old Woman After Cervical Spine Surgery

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kenneth Watkins secured a $1.35 million neurosurgical malpractice settlement on behalf of a 40-year-old woman who died after undergoing spine surgery. The decedent was the mother of three children who had developed severe cervical neck pain following a motor ...

Confidential $1,325,000 Settlement for Neurosurgeon’s Failure to Treat Spinal Cord Stenosis

Sommers Schwartz attorney Lisa Esser-Weidenfeller secured a confidential settlement on behalf of a 61-year-old man who claimed the defendant neurosurgeon failed to perform the appropriate surgery to provide adequate spinal decompression and stabilization. According to the allegations, the plaintiff presented ...

$1.3 Million Wrongful Death Settlement Over Missed and Delayed Testicular Cancer Diagnosis

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Robert Sickels and Matthew Turner secured a $1.3 million wrongful death settlement for the estate of a 25-year-old man who died from undiagnosed and untreated testicular cancer. The lawsuit alleged that the disease went undetected for months, ...

$1.25 Million Settlement for Plaintiff suffering nerve injury Following Negligent Lumbar Decompression and Spinal Fusion Surgery

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky and Jay Yasso secured a confidential $1.25 million settlement for a client who suffered extensive damage after undergoing a lumbar decompression and spinal fusion procedure. According to the neurosurgical malpractice lawsuit, the plaintiff, then 41 ...

$1,250,000 Settlement for Medical Malpractice Case Involving Kidney Transplant

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky and Richard Fox negotiated a $1,250,000 settlement for a 25-year-old man and his mother stemming from the unsuccessful transplant of the mother’s kidney to her son. At a routine physical in April 2016, the plaintiff’s ...

Substantial Settlement Obtained in Surgical Malpractice Case

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky and Matthew Turner secured a confidential settlement on behalf of their client, a 55-year-old wife and mother of four who suffered serious and permanent injury after undergoing surgery for an arterial occlusion – or blockage ...

Confidential $1,087,500 Surgical and Anesthesiology Malpractice Settlement for Unnecessary Thyroidectomy

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner obtained a confidential $1,087,500 medical malpractice settlement for a woman who underwent an unnecessary and negligently performed total thyroidectomy, resulting in lifelong pain, suffering, and disfigurement. The plaintiff went to see the defendant surgeon for ...

$1.1 Million Settlement for Woman Severely Injured in Truck Collision

Sommers Schwartz attorney Michael Cunningham secured a $1.1 million settlement in a trucking accident that ended a woman’s promising career. The lawsuit alleged that the driver of the tractor/trailer had every opportunity to prevent the accident, but instead turned into ...

$1.075 Million Class Action Settlement for Sutherland Call Center Reps Over Unpaid “Off the Clock” Work

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kevin Stoops finalized a $1,075,000 class action settlement against Sutherland Global Services, Inc. on behalf of hourly home-based customer service representatives who claimed the company unlawfully withheld compensation for “off the clock” work. According to the lawsuit, the ...

$1 Million Wrongful Death Settlement for Failure to Diagnose and Treat Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner obtained a confidential $1 million settlement for the family of a 57-year-old man whose wrongful death was caused by a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The decedent presented to the emergency room three days before his ...

$1 Million Dollar Dram Shop Settlement from Restaurant for Drunk-Driving Accident

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Curtis secured a $1 million settlement in a dram shop action. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant restaurant/bar served alcoholic beverages to a visibly intoxicated patron resulting in the injury or death of the plaintiff's decedent. The alcoholically ...

$1 Million Settlement in Defective Manufacturing Equipment Case

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner secured a $1 million product liability settlement on behalf of an assembly line worker injured by a cutting machine designed, manufactured, and sold by the Defendant. At the end of a work shift, the Plaintiff ...

$1 Million Judgment Against Future Income Payments, LLC

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Lance Young and Rod Johnston obtained a $1,037,328.88 default judgment in a consumer protection case alleging false advertising and deceptive sales practices intended to dupe retired and disabled military veterans. According to the class action lawsuit, Future ...

$1 Million Settlement for Hospital Staff’s Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Stroke

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Lenore Zakhem secured a confidential $1 million medical malpractice settlement for a man who suffered catastrophic and permanent injuries after physicians, nurses, and other hospital personnel failed to timely diagnose and treat the stroke he was experiencing while in the hospital’s ICU. ...

$950,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death Case Alleging Deliberate Indifference to Inmate’s Needs

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner secured a $950,000 personal injury settlement for the wrongful death of a 28-year-old man who was incarcerated in a county jail after being arrested for driving on a suspended license. The decedent requested mental health assistance at his arraignment and was ...

$940,000 Settlement in Class Action Brought by Sykes Enterprises Call Center Workers

Sommers Schwartz attorney Jason Thompson obtained final approval of a $940,000 settlement in a wage and hour class action against Sykes Enterprises, Inc. The nationwide lawsuit, litigated in federal court in Minnesota, included some 4,000 Plaintiffs employed by Sykes as call-center and at-home customer service ...

$925,000 Settlement in Automobile Negligence Case Involving Head-On Collision

Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels secured a $925,000 personal injury settlement on behalf of an 87-year old Jackson, Michigan widow who was injured when another driver failed to yield to oncoming traffic, colliding with the woman’s vehicle. The collision trapped ...

Confidential $912,500 Settlement Over Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Brain Aneurysm

Sommers Schwartz attorney Andy Dragovic obtained a $912,500 settlement on behalf of a man who suffered an undiagnosed and untreated brain aneurysm causing permanent neurological damage. According to the allegations, the plaintiff, then 52 years old, went to the emergency ...

Confidential Pre-Suit Medical Malpractice Settlement for Death of Pregnant Woman and Her Newborn Child

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Richard Groffsky and Matthew Curtis secured a confidential settlement on behalf of the family of a deceased mother and her deceased newborn child. The mother, the 32-weeks pregnant, presented to the defendant hospital’s emergency room complaining of ...

Confidential $900,000 Medical Malpractice Settlement for the Estate of a Man Who Died Due to the Hospital Staff’s Failure to Timely Respond to a Cardiac Alarm

Sommers Schwartz attorney Andy Dragovic obtained a confidential $900,00 settlement on behalf of a 52-year-old man who died after the defendant hospital's staff failed to monitor and respond to a cardiac alarm when the decedent recovered from a hernia repair ...

$885,000 Verdict for Failure to Diagnose Oral Cancer

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Lisa Esser-Weidenfeller obtained a verdict of $885,618.72 in a wrongful death case against an oral surgeon who failed to diagnose cancer of the tongue. The medical malpractice lawsuit claimed that the defendant failed to ...

$882,500 Wrongful Death Settlement Involving Failure to Diagnose and Treat Spinal Abscess Leading to Sepsis and Stroke

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner obtained a confidential $882,500 wrongful death settlement on behalf of the estate of a woman who died as a result of an infection from dental work that traveled to her spine causing an epidural abscess ...

ER Malpractice—Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Coronary Artery Disease, Leading to Fatal Seizure

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Curtis obtained an $875,000 wrongful death settlement on behalf of a 35-year-old woman who died of a seizure due to an emergency room doctor’s failure to diagnose her coronary artery disease. The decedent presented to an ...

Wrongful Death: Confidential $850,000 Settlement Over Failure to Diagnose Pulmonary Embolism and DVT

Sommers Schwartz senior shareholder Matthew Curtis recently obtained a confidential $850,000 settlement for the family of a man who died after physicians and nurses failed to treat a pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The decedent, a 53-year-old man, presented to the ...

$850,000 Wrongful Death Settlement Over Allegations of Perforated Bowel During Surgery to Remove Endometrial Polyps

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Judith A. Susskind and Samuel A. Meklir negotiated a confidential $850,000 settlement for a 57-year-old woman and mother of eight who died a day after undergoing outpatient surgery to remove polyps from her uterus. During the procedure, the defendant surgeons perforated the back ...

$825,000 Settlement for Birth Injuries Caused by Substandard Neonatal Care

Schwartz attorney Richard Groffsky secured an $825,000 medical malpractice settlement on behalf of a minor child who sustained injuries shortly after birth by caesarian section at 26 weeks. Due to his extremely low birth weight, suspected sepsis, and diagnoses of respiratory distress syndrome and hypotension, he was admitted to the Defendant ...

$800,000 Medical Malpractice Settlement for Emergency Physician’s Failure to Treat Patient’s Blood Clotting

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Curtis obtained a confidential $800,000 medical malpractice settlement for a 66-year-old woman who suffered deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary emboli due to multiple instances of professional negligence. Following an outpatient colonoscopy, the plaintiff presented to the ...

$800,000 Settlement in Medical Malpractice Case Involving Negligent Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Lisa Esser-Weidenfeller and Richard Fox negotiated an $800,000 settlement for a 51-year-old woman who suffered severe and debilitating injuries due to a pain specialist’s breach of the accepted standard of care. The plaintiff was referred to the ...

$800,000 Verdict Over Claims of Workplace Retaliation and Violation of Federal Civil Rights and Disabilities Laws

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Tad Roumayah and Jenna Sheenah, together with attorney Charis Lee of the Lee Legal Group, obtained an $800,000 jury verdict for a Genesee County Road Commission (GCRC) over claims of unlawful retaliation and failure to accommodate a disability in violation of state and federal labor ...

$750,000 Settlement Over Claim That the Failure to Timely Treat Sepsis Led to the Patient’s Death

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Lenore Zakhem secured a $750,000 wrongful deathsettlement for the estate of a woman who died after doctors failed to timely recognize and treat a severe infection. The decedent presented to the defendant hospital’s emergency room with symptoms and abnormal vital signs ...

$725,000 Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Settlement for Brain Surgery Mistake

Sommers and Schwartz attorneys Judith Susskind and Sam Meklir negotiated a $725,000 settlement in a claim for the wrongful death of a 57-year-old woman due to surgical errors. After she suffered symptoms of a mild stroke or TIA, the patient ...

$700,000 Verdict for Injuries Sustained After Surgery Performed at Wrong Spine Level

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner secured a $686,772 neurological malpractice verdict in Oakland County Circuit Court on behalf of a 59-year-old woman who alleged that the defendant neurosurgeon performed surgery on the wrong level of her spine. Medical records indicated ...

$700,000 Settlement for Call Center Reps in Wage Theft Class Action Against West Business Solutions

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Kevin Stoops and Matthew Turner secured a $700,00 class action settlement on behalf of customer service representatives employed by West Business Solutions, LLC at its Reno, Nevada call center. The lawsuit alleged that the plaintiffs were forced to use certain ...

More Than $700,000 Awarded to Black Doctor and Military Officer Wrongfully Terminated Due to Her Military Service and Race

Our client was a talented OB-GYN who not only cared for her patients but also served her country as a 24-year member of the military, including her recent post as a Major in the Michigan Air National Guard. For her ...

$650,000 Wrongful Death Settlement for Failure to Diagnose and Treat Aortic Dissection

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner obtained a confidential $650,000 medical malpractice settlement for the estate of a 63-year-old mother of five who died of an aortic dissection after the defendants failed to diagnose and treat her condition. The decedent was ...

$650,000 Medical Malpractice Settlement for Death of Patient Who Died from a Pulmonary Embolism

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Judith A. Susskind and Dina M. Zalewski negotiated a confidential $650,000 settlement for the estate of a 54-year-old man who died of a pulmonary embolism resulting from a DVT. A blood clot in his legs traveled to his lungs. The plaintiff had ...

$600,000 Medical Malpractice Settlement for the Death of a Brain Injured Child

Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels secured a $600,000 settlement in the wrongful death of an infant alleged to have been caused by her doctor's negligence.The child's mother suspected that the infant had suffered birth injuries as the result of medical malpractice. After ...

$600,000 Settlement in Case Involving Negligently Performed Epidural Steroid Injections

Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels secured a $600,000 paralysis injury settlement for a woman who sought treatment for pain management. The defendant physician diagnosed the plaintiff with sacroiliac joint dysfunction and ischial bursitis, and performed a series of epidural steroid ...

$600,000 Settlement for Wrongful Death Resulting From Bariatric Surgery Malpractice

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner negotiated a medical malpractice settlement for the estate of a woman who died after undergoing a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. The decedent presented to the defendant hospital for bariatric surgery. During the procedure, an internal injury led to postoperative internal bleeding that ...

$600,000 Settlement for Failure to Order CT Scan with Contrast for Newborn Baby with Respiratory Distress

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Curtis and Michael McCullough II secured a confidential $600,000 settlement in a medical malpractice case alleging the defendants failed to perform a CT scan with contrast on a baby born with a pulmonary artery sling (PAS). ...

Settlement in Birth Injury Case Alleging Malpractice of Obstetrical Nurses

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Curtis and Richard Groffsky secured a confidential settlement on behalf of a child who suffered severe hypoxic ischemic brain injury during labor and delivery. The lawsuit claims that an NST performed during the day prior to ...

$590,000 Wrongful Death Settlement for 30-Year-Old Woman Who Died Due to Brain Surgery Complications

Sommers Schwartz attorney Richard Groffsky secured a $590,000 settlement on behalf of a 30-year-old woman who died after developing serious complications after undergoing brain surgery. According to the wrongful death lawsuit, the decedent was diagnosed with venous sinus stenosis and suffered from severe headaches, dizziness, ...

$575,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death Case Alleging Failure to Diagnose Pheochromocytoma

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner obtained a confidential settlement for the estate of a 33-year-old man who died from cardiac arrest while being treated in the defendant hospital. The wrongful death lawsuit alleged that the cardiologist and medical staff were negligent in ...

$500,000 Settlement for Catastrophic Injuries Sustained in Accident Caused by Out-of-Control Truck Driver

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner secured a confidential $500,000 settlement for a man who sustained permanent and catastrophic injuries in a trucking accident on an interstate highway. According to the personal injury complaint, the plaintiff was traveling on the interstate in his car when he was ...

$500,000 Settlement for Husband’s Wrongful Death and Wife’s Serious Injuries in Criminally Negligent Motorcycle Accident

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matt Curtis obtained a pre-suit personal injury and wrongful death settlement on behalf of a husband and wife who were knocked from their motorcycle due to the defendant-motorist’s criminal negligence. At the time of the accident, the 64-year-old plaintiff-husband was operating his motorcycle ...

$500,000 Settlement for Failure to Remove Breast Cancer Tissue During Mastectomy

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Robert Sickels and Dina Zalewski negotiated a pre-suit settlement over claims that doctors failed to remove an adequate amount of cancerous breast tissue during a mastectomy and subsequently failed to inform the patient she still had positive skin margins. In December 2019, two years after ...

$500,000 Medical Malpractice Settlement Over Allegations of Perforated Bowel During Laparoscopic Appendectomy

Sommers and Schwartz attorneys Dina Zalewski and Muskan Ali negotiated a $500,000 settlement for a 24-year-old woman who suffered a bowel perforation during outpatient surgery to remove her appendix. The patient was diagnosed with acute appendicitis following an outpatient CT scan. She was admitted to the hospital ...

$500,000 Wrongful Death Settlement for Hospital Negligence

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner obtained a confidential $500,000 medical malpractice settlement for the estate of an 81-year-old woman who died from food asphyxiation while recovering from a surgical procedure. The decedent arrived at the hospital for a scheduled transcatheter ...

$482,500 Class Action Settlement for Violation of Truck Drivers’ Auto Transport Agreement

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kevin Stoops (along with Megan Bonanni of Pitt, McGehee, Palmer & Rivers) finalized a $482,500 settlement in Macomb County Circuit Court on behalf of a group of truck drivers who entered into contracts with Motor City Auto ...

$475,000 Settlement for Man Rendered Blind by a Vacuum Cleaner Attachment

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner secured a $475,000 personal injury settlement on behalf of a man who was rendered blind in one eye when struck by a vacuum cleaner attachment. While the plaintiff was visiting the defendants’ home, a teenager residing in ...

$470,000 Settlement in Wrongful Death Suit Alleging Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Acute Coronary Syndrome and Myocardial Infarction

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner secured a $468,750 settlement for the estate of a man who died as a result of cardiology malpractice. When the decedent presented to the emergency room, he had significant anemia due to a gastrointestinal bleed, and at the ...

$462,000 Settlement for Injuries Sustained in Campfire Accident

Sommers Schwartz attorney Andy Dragovic secured a $462,000 settlement on behalf of a man injured during a camping trip. The plaintiff was sitting around a campfire when another individual in the group negligently threw an empty aerosol bug spray can ...

$450,000 Wrongful Death Settlement for Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Post-Operative Cardiac Bleeding

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner obtained a confidential $450,000 wrongful death settlement for the estate of a 75-year-old woman who died days after undergoing cardiac surgery. The decedent had acute coronary heart syndrome and was taking Coumadin, Plavix, and Vitamin E, which are known to ...

$450,000 Settlement for Cruise Ship Passenger’s Slip & Fall Injury

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner secured $450,000 in compensation for a man injured while a passenger on a cruise ship. According to the allegations in the federal maritime action, the plaintiff was traveling on an international cruise that originated in ...

Confidential Settlement in Case Alleging Medication Error During Surgery

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner secured a confidential settlement for a 64-year-old woman who suffered cardiac arrest during surgery as a result of a medication error. From an early age, the plaintiff suffered from facial paralysis due to polio with ...

Confidential $425,000 Settlement for Wrongful Death of Unborn Child

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner secured a confidential wrongful death settlement on behalf of a 28-year-old woman who delivered a stillborn child after failing to be treated for diabetic ketoacidosis during her high-risk pregnancy. The woman, who had previously undergone ...

$415,000 Wrongful Death Settlement Over Iatrogenic Colonic Perforation During Surgery

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Judith A. Susskind and Dina M. Zalewski negotiated a confidential $415,000 medical malpractice settlement for the estate of a 59-year-old male who died of sepsis after the defendant surgeon perforated his colon during a laparoscopic splenectomy. During the procedure, the surgeon perforated the man’s ...

$400,000 Medical Malpractice Settlement Over Claims That a Coughing, Maskless Medical Assistant Infected an Infant with Life-Threatening Tuberculosis

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Curtis and Dina Zalewski secure a $400,000 medical malpracticesettlement in a lawsuit alleging an infant contracted a severe and life-threatening bacterial infection due to his health care providers' failures to adequately protect him from the infection's risks. The child was healthy ...

$385,000 Employment Settlement over Statutory Violations and Breach of Contract

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Daniel Swanson and Tad Roumayah successfully obtained a $385,000 settlement for the CEO of a local home healthcare company in an employment litigation dispute involving violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, ...

$385,000 Wrongful Death Settlement for Failure to Diagnose Cause of Splenic Infarction

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner secured a $385,000 wrongful death settlement for the estate of a 37-year-old father who died two weeks after seeking treatment for abdominal pain. According to the complaint, the decedent presented to the hospital complaining of ...

Confidential Multi-Million Dollar Settlement for Wrongful Death Caused by Improperly Maintained Railing

Sommers Schwartz attorney Ken Watkins secured a confidential multimillion-dollar settlement for the estate of a 33-year-old man who died from injuries sustained when a guardrail at his apartment building failed. According to the complaint, the railing was not regularly inspected ...

Confidential $375,000 Legal Malpractice Settlement for Estate Planning Errors

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and David Black negotiated a $375,000 pre-suit settlement to resolve a family's claim against an estate attorney for legal malpractice. Over a number of years, the estate attorney assisted a married couple with establishing and making multiple changes to ...

$360,000 Class Action Settlement for Call Center Employee Claiming Unpaid Overtime Pay

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Jason J. Thompson, Matthew L. Turner, and Lance C. Young obtained court approval for a $360,000 settlement in a case alleging violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The class action involved claims that employees of the defendant’s ...

$360,000 Settlement for Failure to Diagnose Lung Cancer

Sommers Schwartz attorney Andy Dragovic settled a wrongful death case against the United States government for $360,000 after a Veterans Affairs Medical Center radiologist failed to appreciate an abnormality on a chest x-ray that was suspicious for lung cancer. The ...

$350,000 Wrongful Death Settlement for Failure to Diagnose and Treat Abdominal Infection

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner obtained a confidential $350,000 settlement for the family of a 27-year-old disabled man with multiple severe medical problems, including kidney failure requiring dialysis and a congenital heart condition, whose wrongful death was claimed to be ...

$350,000 Surgical Malpractice Settlement for Negligently Placed Feeding Tube Causing Sepsis and Long-Term Injury

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Dina Zalewski negotiated a confidential medical malpractice settlement on behalf of a woman who suffered critical illness and sepsis, had to undergo several corrective surgeries, and experienced long-term, adverse health effects because of a feeding tube negligently misplaced in her colon ...

$350,000 Pre-Suit Settlement Over Ectopic Pregnancy Misdiagnosis and Miscarriage

Sommers Schwartz attorney Dina Zalewski negotiated a pre-suit medical malpractice settlement of $350,000 for a woman who was misdiagnosed as having an ectopic pregnancy and was improperly prescribed methotrexate, causing her to miscarry. The plaintiff learned on December 19, 2020, ...

$345,000 Wrongful Death Settlement for Failure to Timely Diagnose and Treat Bowel Obstruction and Perforated Colon

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner secured a settlement in a medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of the family of a 50-year-old man who died while in the care of a rehabilitation facility. The plaintiff claimed that the medical team failed ...

$345,000 Settlement for Claims Arising from Boating Accident

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Arvin Pearlman and Ben Wilensky secured a $345,000 settlement for a man who suffered leg and spine injuries as a passenger on a boat owned and operated by the defendants. According to the allegations, the plaintiff, then ...

$337,500 Settlement Over Laboratory Malpractice

Attorney Matthew Turner secured a $337,500 settlement on behalf of a man who failed to receive timely treatment of an ulcer on his toe due to the lab’s failure to report a finding of MRSA on the culture. At their ...

$320,000 Settlement for Police Officer Terminated in Violation of Whistleblower and Family & Medical Leave Laws

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Daniel Swanson and Tad Roumayah successfully obtained a $320,000 settlement for their client, a police officer wrongfully discharged from a local municipality, in an employment litigation dispute involving violations of the Michigan Whistleblower Protection Act, the Michigan Elliot-Larsen ...

$320,000 Settlement for Vision Loss Caused by Ophthalmologist’s Failure to Treat Serious Eye Conditions

Sommers Schwartz attorney Ken Watkins secured a confidential $320,000 settlement on behalf of a woman whose doctor ignored signs and symptoms of glaucoma and ocular hypertension. The plaintiff faithfully saw the defendant ophthalmologist for more than 20 years, including a ...

Grant of Summary Judgment on Behalf of Deceased Employee’s Estate in ERISA Life Insurance Benefits Dispute

A federal court judge granted Sommers Schwartz attorneys Dan Swanson and Tad Roumayah’s motion for summary judgment, finding that Church Chicken’s breached its fiduciary duty to a now deceased employee by materially misrepresenting her life insurance coverage while accepting her ongoing premium payments. The lawsuit, brought by ...

$300,000 Overtime Settlement for Property Management Employees

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan approved a $300,000 settlement of an overtime class action brought against Amurcon Corporation for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In the lawsuit, thirty-five (35) plaintiffs alleged that ...

$300,000 Settlement For Arm Injuries Caused by Hospital Nursing Staff

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner secured a $300,000 hospital malpractice settlement for a man who sustained severe trauma to his left forearm. Multiple unsuccessful attempts were made by the defendant hospital’s nursing to place an IV in his left arm. ...

$290,000 Settlement for Motorcycle Accident Injuries

Sommers Schwartz attorney Andy Dragovic secured a $290,000 settlement on behalf of his client, who was injured in a motorcycle accident. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff was riding his motorcycle when he was struck when the defendant driver defendant made ...

$275,000 Settlement in Claim of Negligence Against Emergency Room Physician

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner obtained a $275,000 settlement in a matter involving emergency room malpractice. The client sustained a fall and was taken to the hospital where the ER physician diagnosed a right shoulder fracture and dislocation. After six ...

$260,000 Settlement Over Failure to Diagnose Displaced Hip Fracture

Sommers Schwartz attorney Andy Dragovic obtained a $260,000 medical malpractice settlement for a woman with a fractured hip that the defendant doctors failed to diagnose over a five-year period. The plaintiff, a 66-year-old woman, complained repeatedly of severe and persistent hip ...

$250,000 Settlement For Failure to Prevent Pressure Ulcers During Hospital Admission

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner obtained a $250,000 hospital malpractice settlement for a woman who developed pressure sores and contractures during recovery from a hip fracture and corrective surgery. The plaintiff sustained a fall at her home and presented to ...

$250,000 Settlement for Failure to Properly Read and Report PET Scan

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner secured a $250,000 medical malpractice settlement on behalf a man whose lung cancer went undiagnosed by his radiologist. According to the lawsuit, the man presented to the defendant radiologist for a full body PET scan. The defendant ...

$237,500 Settlement Over Jail Doctor’s Failure to Provide Medical Attention That Caused Loss of Testicle

Sommers Schwartz attorney Andy Dragovic recently obtained a medical malpractice and civil rights settlement on behalf of an 18-year-old man who lost a testicle while serving jail time after officials failed to provide him with requested and needed medical attention. The plaintiff was a ...

$235,000 Settlement in Defective Hip Replacement Lawsuit

Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels secured a $235,000 product liability settlement for a man injured by a defective hip replacement system. The lawsuit alleged that five years after the plaintiff’s initial hip implant surgery, the device failed, causing him excruciating ...

$225,000 Medical Malpractice Settlement for Failure to Diagnose and Treat Testicular Torsion Causing Partial Castration

Sommers Schwartz attorney Kenneth Watkins negotiated a confidential $225,000 medical malpractice settlement for a 16-year-old male who suffered partial castration due to the defendant's missed diagnosis of testicular torsion. The plaintiff presented to the defendant hospital complaining of sudden, acute, ...

Medical Malpractice Settlement Over Wrongful Death Resulting from Operating Room Fire

Sommers Schwartz attorney Robert Sickels secured a confidential settlement for the estate of a man who died after he suffered burns caused by a fire that broke out at the beginning of a surgical procedure. After suffering an injury working on a project at home, the man was ...

Confidential Settlement for Woman Who Underwent Unnecessary Mastectomy and Chemotherapy After Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis

Sommers Schwartz attorney Michael Cunningham negotiated a confidential settlement for a woman who went through extensive but unnecessary treatment after the defendant diagnostic laboratory misinterpreted a breast biopsy as positive for breast cancer. According to the allegations, the plaintiff, then 23 years ...

$189,000 Verdict in Surgical Malpractice Case

Sommers Schwartz attorney Andy Dragovic obtained a unanimous medical malpractice verdict in Ingham County, Michigan Circuit Court. The case involved surgical errors committed during a lapidus bunionectomy procedure performed on the plaintiff’s foot. The alleged negligence required multiple revision surgeries ...

$175,000 Settlement for a Supply Chain Planner in an Employment Dispute Involving Family and Medical Leave Act and Americans with Disabilities Act Violations.

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Daniel Swanson and Tad Roumayah secured a $175,000 settlement on behalf of a supply chain planner at a national cereal producer. The employment litigation dispute alleged that the company violated the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

$167,000 Severance Agreement for a Former Law Firm CIO

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Daniel Swanson and Tad Roumayah secured a $167,000 severance package on behalf of their client, a former Chief Information Officer terminated by a local law firm.

$122,500 Legal Malpractice Arbitration Award Over Lost Severance Due to Improper Filing of Lawsuit: Raab v. Dean & Fulkerson and Figa

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and Tad Roumayah secured a $122,500 arbitration award against the law firm of Dean & Fulkerson, P.C., and one of its attorneys, Robert J. Figa, on behalf of a client who lost tens of thousands of dollars in agreed-upon ...

$96,000 Jury Verdict in Motorcycle Accident Case

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner secured a personal injury verdict on behalf of a man injured when the motorcycle he was operating was struck by an automobile. The lawsuit alleged that the defendant driver failed to stop and ran a ...

$82,500 Settlement Over Physician’s Failure to Diagnose Cancer

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner secured an $82,500 settlement for a woman who claimed that her internal medicine physician committed medical malpractice by failing to timely advise her of test results showing a cancerous mass on her ovary. After undergoing an ...

$80,000 Severance Package for Terminated Human Resources Executive

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Daniel Swanson and Tad Roumayah successfully negotiated an $80,000 severance package on behalf of their client, a former human resources supervisor terminated by a local automotive Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).

$75,000 Severance Package for Company Engineer

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Daniel Swanson and Tad Roumayah secured a $75,000 severance package for their client, a former utility company engineer.

$50,000 Settlement for Individual Employee in Wage and Overtime Claim Against His Employer

Attorney Kevin Stoops secured a $50,000 settlement for an hourly laborer against his construction company employer. The lawsuit, filed in Hawaii federal court, alleged the defendant misclassified the plaintiff and other hourly employees as independent contractors to avoid paying overtime, a violation of ...

Summary Disposition Win for Young Mother Fired for Taking COVID-Related FMLA Leave to Care for Her Children

Sommers Schwartz senior shareholder Tad Roumayah, assisted by associate Jenna Sheena, secured a victory for a young mother in a case arising under the Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The plaintiff, a ...

Confidential Settlement in Neurosurgical Malpractice Alleging Nerve Damage from Negligently Performed Lumbar Fusion Surgery

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Turner negotiated a confidential medical malpractice settlement for a woman who as permanently injured due to a negligently performed spinal surgery. The plaintiff underwent a posterior lumbar fusion procedure in May 2015, during which the defendant surgeon placed excessive bone graft ...

$1.35 Million Wrongful Death Settlement for Medical Providers’ Failure to Diagnose Heart Attack

Sommers Schwartz attorney Matthew Curtis negotiated a $1,350,000 settlement for the estate of a man who died from an acute myocardial infarction. The lawsuit claimed the defendant medical team failed to timely diagnose and treat the decedent's risk for a heart attack. According ...

Confidential Post-Verdict Settlement in Birth Injury Case Involving Infant’s Shoulder Dystocia and Brachial Plexus Injury

Sommers Schwartz attorneys Lisa Esser-Weidenfeller and Muskan Ali secured a confidential settlement for a child, now 11, who suffered shoulder dystocia during birth, which resulted in a permanent brachial plexus injury. Lisa and Muskan negotiated the settlement after winning a $225,000 verdict. Shoulder dystocia occurs when ...

Confidential Underinsured Motorist Settlement for Good Samaritan Injured in Crash That Killed Two Young Men

Sommers Schwartz attorney Michael Cunningham negotiated a confidential personal injury settlement in an underinsured motorist claim related to a tragic multi-vehicle crash on I-75 near Square Lake Road in Oakland County, Michigan. The plaintiff was struck by an out-of-control auto while assisting a motorist in an accident. The ...

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