John
Denove and William Karns recently settled a
motor vehicle accident
case. Our client alleged that the
defendant trucking company negligently maintained
its trailer causing a wheel to come off striking the
client's vehicle. Two years following the
collision, the client underwent
back surgery.
To view medical illustrations that were prepared for
the upcoming trial, click here.
William Karns and John Rowell recently settled a
medical malpractice case for a client who was
paralyzed following the administration of an
epidural injection.
The defendants who settled were the
anesthesiologist who administered the injection and
the hospital where it occurred.
Although the anesthesiologist was
an independent contractor, Mr. Karns argued that the
hospital ratified the doctor's wrongful conduct.
Mr. Karns also settled an
underinsured motor vehicle action
involving a low speed impact with
minor visible property damage. He was able to
demonstrate that at times what appears to be a minor
impact can result in serious personal injuries. His
client required numerous
trigger point injections
to treat his chronic pain syndrome.
This was similar to a recent
settlement of Mr. Karns wherein another client was
involved in a minor impact collision but sustained
serious
cervical spine injuries. Mr. Karns successfully
proved that his client's injuries were caused by the
accident and that cervical surgery was required.
Steve Vartazarian settled a
medical malpractice
action against a doctor and a hospital for
prematurely discharging a
stroke victim.
As a result of that discharge the
patient's neurologic condition deteriorated and he
died. This action was filed in Riverside County.
Mr. Vartazarian also settled an
elder abuse/medical malpractice action against
multiple nursing homes that were not equipped to
care for a patient who required a heightened level
of care. She developed decubitus ulcers and
osteomylitis resulting in a leg amputation. |
The
Consumer Attorneys of California awarded John Denove
with its Presidential Award of Merit for "Doing
battle above and beyond the call of duty and in
recognition of extraordinary dedication to Consumer
Attorneys of
California
and those we represent."