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It’s not about the headlines. It’s not about acclaim. Our firm has often found itself in the public eye for some of the most notable cases in the U.S. The Flint Water Crisis lawsuits, the defense of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, and many others—but we have also fought in thousands of cases that no one has ever heard about. We fight just as hard for those cases because every verdict represents a person’s future, their life. Every client who comes to us needs an ally. Fieger Law takes that role seriously.
$136,700,000
Geoffrey Fieger wins top verdict in Michigan for 2018
Attorney Geoffrey Fieger was recognized for earning the number one verdict of the year — $136.7 million in a medical malpractice case — in 2018 Million Dollar Verdicts & Settlements, an annual publication by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.
The case involved a 10-year-old girl who underwent spinal fusion surgery at Children’s Hospital of Michigan to correct scoliosis and a spinal anomaly in 2011. After the surgery, she complained of tingling and numbness in her hands and feet which progressed up her extremities. This resulted in decreased muscular function and loss of bladder and bowel control. A second surgery was performed five days later, causing further spinal cord compression and complications. The following day, an urgent third surgery removed the hardware installed during the previous procedures. Sadly, she was left unable to walk normally, incontinence and loss of dexterity in her right hand. All of this will affect her for the rest of her life, including severe depression, loss of earning capacity, chronic pain and medical expenses.
Fieger claimed negligence, gross negligence, surgical errors, and failure to perform proper exams within 24 hours of the onset of complications on behalf of the plaintiffs.
Following a 2-week jury trial before Judge Brian Sullivan in Wayne County Circuit Court, the jury returned a verdict of $136.7 million on July 2, in favor of the plaintiffs.
In addition to this top verdict, Geoffrey Fieger, his Partner James Harrington IV, and the attorneys of Fieger Law in Southfield, Mich., earned 23 other top verdicts and settlements in 2018, totaling more than $235 million, according to the publication.
Other Fieger Law attorneys recognized in the special issue include Greg Wix, Todd Weglarz, Chris Collis, David Dworetsky, Stephanie Arndt, James Craig, James McCullen, and Don Dawson.
- Attorney Geoffrey N. Fieger
$135,000,000
Wayne County Jury Awards $135 Million Malpractice Verdict Against DMC
Largest Verdict In The USA for 2018.
Fieger hails jurors as heroes.
Nationally known trial lawyer, Geoffrey Fieger, announced today that a Wayne County jury, sitting in the courtroom of Judge Brian Sullivan, after a two-week trial, returned a verdict on Monday, July 2, 2018, against the Detroit Medical Center, totaling $135 million as a result of crippling.
- Attorney Geoffrey N. Fieger
$40,000,000
Attorney Geoffrey Nels Fieger received recognition for this the top jury verdict of the year.
He won $40 million in the medical malpractice case of the Estate of Terrea Holly v. Detroit Receiving Hospital and Detroit Medical Center.
During the 8-day trial in front of the Hon. Annette J. Berry in Wayne County Circuit Court, Fieger argued that had doctors conducted their care within the accepted standard, and had Holly been properly treated with anticoagulants on Oct. 17, 2013, the 26-year-old would not have suffered the massive pulmonary embolism that killed her the following day.
The jury deliberated for three hours before returning the verdict.
- Attorney Geoffrey N. Fieger
$30,000,000
Geoffrey Fieger won a record verdict of $30 million in Lexington County, South Carolina, for the family of Dr. Asif Sheikh.
$30 million verdict – Sheikh v. Lexington Medical Center, Court of Common Pleas, Lexington County, South Carolina, Case No. 2003-CP-32-0675 (2007) (Medical Malpractice)
Geoffrey Fieger won a record verdict of $30 million in Lexington County, South Carolina, for the family of Dr. Asif Sheikh. The jury found that Lexington Medical Center negligently caused Dr. Sheikh’s death after routine knee surgery by administering an overdose of narcotics and failing to monitor his vital signs.
- Attorney Geoffrey N. Fieger
$26,000,000
Geoffrey Fieger won a $26 million verdict in a case involving an infant whose hypoglycemia went untreated at Washington Hospital, Washington, Penn.
Taylor v. Washington Hospital, et al., Common Pleas of Washington County, Pennsylvania, 94-5117 (Medical Malpractice)
Geoffrey Fieger won a $26 million verdict in a case involving an infant whose hypoglycemia went untreated at Washington Hospital, Washington, Penn. All the baby needed was a thimble full of sugar water. Instead, the child didn’t receive necessary treatment, suffered brain damage, and now needs life-long, around-the-clock care. This was the largest verdict in western Pennsylvania history.
- Attorney Geoffrey N. Fieger
