Plakins & Associates achieves victories for its clients – at trial, at arbitration, and on appeal, in both state and federal courts. The following are just a few of our important victories.
• DEFENSE VERDICT in Montgomery County for Pediatrician accused of failing to properly perform vision screening and/or to refer to a pediatric ophthalmologist, allegedly leading to permanent amblyopia in a 10-year old.
The Legal Intelligencer, November 26, 2008
• DEFENSE VERDICT in Delaware County for General Surgeon accused of improperly implanting morphine pump catheters allegedly leading tocatheter failure.
The Legal Intelligencer, February 8, 2008
• DEFENSE VERDICT in Philadelphia arbitration in favor of SEPTA’s contractors accused of creating a dangerous condition during construction on the Market Street Elevated Reconstruction Project.
• DEFENSE VERDICT in Philadelphia Workers’ Compensation Court on claimant’s Claim Petition alleging a work-related injury. Verdict upheld on appeal by claimant.
• DEFENSE VERDICT in Delaware County for General Surgeon accused of failing to timely diagnose and operate on patient with pancreatic duct damage allegedly leading to patient’s death.
Pennsylvania Jury Verdict Review & Analysis, Volume 24, Issue 2, January 2006, page 7
• APPELLATE VICTORY in Superior and Supreme Courts of Pennsylvania upholding dismissal of medical malpractice case against Podiatrist for failure to timely file Certificate of Merit. 2007 Pa. Super 86, 920 A.2d 1285 (2007), appeal denied, 594 Pa. 705, 936 A.2d 41 (2007)
Pennsylvania Law Weekly, April 9, 2007
• DEFENSE JUDGMENT in Philadelphia Arbitration for major area teaching Hospital accused of failing to prevent aspiration, and subsequent brain death, of elderly heart patient.
• DISMISSALS of SEPTA in Philadelphia County on Preliminary Objections in slip and fall actions due to SEPTA’s immunity and Plaintiffs’ failure to allege a condition that falls into an exception to immunity.
• DEFENSE VERDICT in Philadelphia for Dentist sued for facial injuries and disfigurement when dental needle broke and permanently lodged in facial tissue
The Legal Intelligencer, December 1, 2003
• DEFENSE VERDICT in Philadelphia for Gynecologist accused of failing to timely diagnose ovarian cancer, leading to death of 37 year old mother of two.
The Legal Intelligencer, July 28, 2003
Judgment affirmed on appeal, 864 A.2d 590 (Pa. Super. 2004), appeal denied, 584 Pa. 708, 855 A.2d 42 (2005)
• DEFENSE VERDICT in Philadelphia for Radiologist accused of failing to timely diagnose lobular carcinoma of the breast.
The Legal Intelligencer, April 23, 2003
Jury Verdict Review and Analysis, Volume 21, Issue 7, June, 2003
• DEFENSE VERDICT in Philadelphia for Gynecologist accused of failing to timely diagnose infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast.
Jury Verdict Review & Analysis, Volume 15, Issue 1, December, 1996
• DEFENSE VERDICT in Philadelphia for General Surgeon accused of failing to timely diagnose inflammatory breast carcinoma.
Jury Verdict Review & Analysis, Volume 14, Issue 11, October, 1996
• DEFENSE VERDICT in Delaware County in claims for breach of warranty of home inspection.
Jury Verdict Review & Analysis, Volume 13, Issue 1, November, 1994
• DEFENSE VERDICT in Federal Court products liability and breach of warranty action on behalf of manufacturer of pressure vessel, as against Fortune 500 drug manufacturer Plaintiff.
Jury Verdict Review & Analysis, Volume 13, Issue 1, November, 1994
• DEFENSE VERDICT in Bucks County for Gynecologist accused of ailing to timely diagnose breast cancer
Pennsylvania Jury Verdict Review and Analysis, Volume 9, Issue 4, February 1991