$15.6 million dollar verdict - Linton & Hirshman recently received a jury award in this amount for an 18 year old girl who suffered severe brain damage and now needs around the clock care for the rest of her life due to the admitted malpractice of a local hospital. The verdict was substantially more than the hospital's insurance company had offered the family in settlement. (Cuyahoga County).
$8.9 million dollar judgment - Against the employer of a chemical mixer severely burned as a result of unsafe work conditions, with over $5.5 million paid. (Cuyahoga County)
$7.5 million dollar verdict - Against the Cleveland Clinic Foundation for patient brain damaged due to experimental surgery performed for obsessive compulsive disorder, with fraudulently obtained consent. (Cuyahoga County)
$5 million dollar settlement - Recovered under multiple commercial policies for woman who suffered severe brain damage in auto collision (Cuyahoga County)
$3.5 plus million dollar settlement - 30 year old mentally retarded woman became blind due to the failure to properly diagnose and treat a malfunctioning brain shunt (Cuyahoga County)
$3.5 million dollar settlement - Failure to recognize and treat aortic dissection during open heart surgery resulting in paraplegia to 70 year old woman. (Cuyahoga County).
$3 million dollar settlement - the wrongful death claims of two elderly women against several healthcare providers were settled through the efforts of Linton & Hirshman for this amount.
$3 million dollar settlement - As a result of the efforts of Linton & Hirshman, the wrongful death claims of two elderly women vs. several healthcare providers were settled for more than 3 million dollars.
$2.175 million verdict - 18 year old college student killed during high speed chase by the Ohio State Patrol of another motorist. (Court of Claims - Columbus, Ohio).
$2.5 million dollar recovery - Failure to diagnose cervical cancer leading to the wrongful death of a 32 year old woman (Lake County)
$2.5 million dollar settlement - Emergency room group failed to diagnose disc herniation in 47 year old woman resulting in bowel and bladder dysfunction and loss of pelvic sensation (Cuyahoga County).
$2.3 million dollar settlement - Failure to treat pre-eclampsia during labor and delivery leading to a wrongful death of 43 year old woman (Cuyahoga County)
$2 million dollar settlement - Wrongful death for failure to diagnose and treat heart attack at emergency room. (Cuyahoga County)
$1.25 million settlement - death of untrained single worker due to electrocution on job site. (Cuyahoga County).
$1.25 million dollar recovery - Failure to diagnose brain aneurysm leading to wrongful death of 20 year old woman (Cuyahoga County)
$1.5 million dollar settlement - Wrongful death of 33 year old single man who died from an untreated asthmatic attack onboard wedding reception cruise ship.
$1.65 million dollar verdict - Motorist struck by train at unguarded crossing containing no lights or gates, reduced by 50% comparative fault. Prejudgment interest awarded (Stark County).
$1.5 million dollar settlement - Brain injury to newborn due to failure to promptly deliver baby (Tuscarawas County)
$1.5 million dollar settlement - diving injury (Ashtabula County).
$1,450,000 million dollar settlement - A wrongful death case against a gynecologist and pathologist for failing to timely diagnose cervical cancer (US District Court for the District of Columbia)
$1.25 million dollar settlement - death of untrained single worker due to electrocution on job site. (Cuyahoga County).
$1 million dollar settlement - unsafe work conditions lead to crushed arm injury in worker by unguarded press.
Seven figure settlement - Against an emergency room physician, hospital and internist on behalf of a 56 year old woman who became paraplegic due to failure to diagnose and timely evacuate a spinal abscess (Cuyahoga County)
$990,000 policy limit settlement - Township Police Officer failed to secure intersection during high speed pursuit. Settled during jury deliberations after 3 week trial. (Trumbull County).
$910,000 settlement- Defectively designed machine and unsafe work conditions leading to chemical burn to leg and post-traumatic stress disorder in 29 year old worker (Cuyahoga County)
$800,000 settlement - Death of worker due to unsafe work conditions.
$775,000 settlement - Unnecessary surgery leading to the removal of a 47 year old man’s colon (Cuyahoga County)
$750,000 settlement - Failure to diagnose cervical cancer in 56 year old woman (Ashtabula County)
$750,000 settlement - Against a physician for the negligent prescription of narcotics leading to addiction and death (Cuyahoga County)
$700,000 settlement - Hospital/nursing negligence, failure to monitor patient’s vital signs following surgery (Summit County)
$700,000 settlement - Failure to diagnose acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) (Trumbull County)
$550,000 settlement - Against an employer who failed to take sufficient measures to protect employees from the spread of tuberculosis (Cuyahoga County)
$500,000 verdict - Delay in diagnosing oral cancer resulting in need for extensive surgery (Cuyahoga County)
$475,000 settlement - Failure to diagnose aortic dissection in emergency room (Cuyahoga County)
$350,000 settlement - Death of infant from group beta strep (Trumbull County)
$280,000 verdict - Lack of informed consent in failing to perform C-section, leading to death of newborn (Portage County)
Significant 6 figure settlement - Failure to diagnose and surgically treat a bowel obstruction in a 58 year old man dying of cancer (Cuyahoga County)
