Notable Cases*
AVIATION
- Pilot error and manufacturing defects on Embraer aircraft operated by Conair ($6 million).
- Defective jet engine causing multiple deaths; evidence spoliation ($8.9 million from multiple defendants).
COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
- Breach of fiduciary obligations and contract regarding an eye clinic ($1.1 million)
- Breach of stock contract and fiduciary duties ($1.2 million).
- Failure to adequately fund business and wrongful termination of credit ($1.5 million).
- Improper termination of operating line of credit.
- Violation of corporation borrowing regulations.
- Violation of SEC rules regarding secondary stock offer disclosures ($15 million).
MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE
- Failure to properly advise patient of latex surgery ($1 million).
- Breach of standards regarding spinal fusion surgery and technique.
- Failure to monitor coagulation problems after prostrate surgery.
- Failure to properly monitor patient during spinal anesthesia.
- Failure to properly treat glaucoma.
- Failure to properly treat ER patient with infectious respiratory illness.
- Failure to properly treat retinal detachment.
- Failure to timely diagnose breast cancer.
- Failure to timely diagnose colon cancer.
- Failure to timely diagnose prostrate cancer.
- Failure to treat post-operative complications following cataract surgery.
- Injury to optic nerve during surgery; failure to properly treat macular degeneration.
- Injury from misplaced screw during spinal fusion.
- Medical negligence resulting in injury to vagus nerve.
- Negligent package and ship human tissue to pathology center ($2.2 million).
- Negligent treatment post-CT myelogram complications.
- Negligent treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and catheter insertion.
- Spinal surgery where wrong discs were removed.
NEGLIGENCE / INJURIES
- Failure to property operate van ($1 million).
- Failure to properly operate tractor trailer; uninsured motorist; ($1.85 million).
- Negligence in gas pipeline swabbing project causing catastrophic burns ($2 million).
- Motor vehicle crashes (multiple).
- Improper supervision of trenching project leading to death ($4.3 million)
- Traumatic brain injury (multiple).
PRODUCTS LIABILITY
- Failure of onboard trailer weigh-scale system resulting in multiple deaths ($3.6 million).
- Failure to warn and manufacturing defects of latex products ($1 million).
- Defective aircraft engine resulting in multiple deaths; spoliation of evidence ($8.9 million).
- Defective auto parts.
- Defective highway due to improper super-elevation on curve.
- Exploding x-ray machine.
- Injuries resulting from tainted surgical supplies.
- Park-to-reverse gear defect.
WORKERS COMPENSATION
- Multiple workers' compensation and personal injury claims.
- Failure to provide safe place to work (Montana Safety and Scaffolding Act).
* Due to settlement confidentiality clauses, more detailed descriptions cannot be made.