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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…
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…
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…
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…
$2,000,000 Class Action Settlement for Lear Corp. Employees Denied Overtime Pay
On January 9, 2024, Sommers Schwartz attorneys Jesse Young and Jason Thompson filed a collective action lawsuit against Lear Corporation for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. On December…
$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…
$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…
$1,975,000 Settlement for Negligently Perforated Bowel and Failure to Treat
Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew L. Turner and Mickey D. McCullough secured a confidential $1.975 million medical malpractice settlement for the estate of a 57-year-old married woman who died from a…
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…
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…
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