Posted On: June 17, 2008

Misdiagnosed Brain Tumor Settlement

It was only after our client began suffering visual disturbances and went to another doctor, an ophthalmologist,that she received the correct — and sobering — diagnosis: An MRI revealed a baseball-size tumor, called a hemangioma, growing outside her brain. While not a malignant lesion, it was large enough to compress other parts of the brain and do damage. Neurosurgery followed, but so did a post-surgical infection and sensory losses. Two follow-up operations were necessary. Even today, two decades after those first headaches, our client suffers pain and discomfort.

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Posted On: June 16, 2008

Rollover Settlment Reached

A private road may only be open to certain drivers, but when it is inadequately designed and constructed, danger isn’t choosy. Our client, a 71-year-old truck driver, suffered a skull fracture
— resulting in hospitalization, rehabilitation, and an enormous workman’s compensation lien — in a 2005 accident on a private road used by contractors hauling fill material to a construction site.

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Posted On: June 16, 2008

International Cruise Ship Claims

Cruise ships may look sparkling clean and safe, but behind the surface lays an industry that lacks any formal regulation – and all-too-often, accountability — for what occurs on-board. And, unfortunately, plenty goes on: sexual crimes that are unreported. Violent assaults covered up by ship personnel. Passengers that go missing — never to be seen again. And perhaps the most troubling problem of all: an industry that has become skilled at holding off any attempts at reform.
We will continue to help in any way we can to ensure that the appropriate regulations and safeguards are enacted by Congress — so that dream vacations don’t turn into nightmares.

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