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James A. DeRoche 
Cleveland, Ohio
phone 866-409-6215
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James DeRoche joined Garson & Associates in January, 2001. While attending Case Western, Jim served as an editor of the Law Review and was awarded the American Jurisprudence Awards in Civil Procedure, Evidence, Constitutional Law, Legal Research & Writing, Criminal Procedure, Real Estate Transactions & Finance, and Ethics and Labor Law.

After law school, Mr. DeRoche worked with a large Cleveland law firm, handling a variety of litigation matters including complex business litigation. He has extensive trial experience, having successfully tried cases in both federal and state courts, and argued cases before the Ohio Court of Appeals.

He also has experience representing investors in arbitration matters against brokerage firms. Jim served most recently as general counsel of a Solon company, where he assumed both business and litigation responsibilities, while maintaining an active outside litigation practice.

Jim has been practicing law since 1991, and brings extensive business litigation experience to our Firm.

Areas of Practice:
Business Litigation
Construction Litigation
Contract Litigation
Insurance Litigation
Securities Arbitration
Breach of Contract
Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Partnership Disputes Fraud
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)
Intellectual Property Disputes
Broker/Investment Advisor Misconduct
Construction litigation Insurance Disputes
Bad Faith Claims
Business Torts Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Ohio, 1991
U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court District of Kansas
U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
Education:
Case Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1991
J.D.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: American Jurisprudence Award
Law Review: Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Articles Editor, 1990 - 1991


University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 1988
B.A.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List
Minor:  Economics
Major:  Political Science


Honors and Awards:
American Jurisprudence Award, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Constitutional Law, Legal Research & Writing, Criminal Procedure, Real Estate Transactions & Finance, Ethics, and Labor Law


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Public Inventors Arbitration Bar Association


Cleveland Bar Association


Ohio State Bar Association


American Bar Association


Past Employment Positions:
Stopol, Inc., General Counsel, 1996 - 2000


Ulmer & Berne, Associate, 1991 - 1996


Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Beta Kappa
LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated For Ethical Standards and Legal AbilitySuper Lawyers
Ohio State Bar AssociationThe National Board of Trial Advocacy

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Verdicts & Settlements

Thursday, September 9, 2010

$150,000 settlement for an 85 year old Alzheimer patient who died from malnutrition. The patient lost 90lbs. over a period of months because no one on the staff fed him, or monitored his condition. When his condition was discovered, no staff member consulted with a physician.

$250,000 settlement for a patient who developed decubitus ulcers, which led to pulmonary vascular disease. The onset of this disease resulted in his leg being amputated.

$125,000 settlement for an 85 year old Alzheimer patient who was known to wander off. The nursing home was using temporary staff members who never read the patient's chart. As a result, they never activated a wander guard and alarm. The patient got out of bed and fell sustaining a fatal head injury.

$150,000 settlement for an 89 year old nursing home resident who sustained fatal injuries when she fell out of bed onto the floor. The nursing home said she had left the bed on her own. However, an investigation of the nursing home records revealed that on 67 prior occasions she was checked while in bed and had never moved on her own. The only conclusion to be reached was that someone dropped her. The case was settled prior to trial

$150,000 settlement for the death of an 88 year old nursing home resident who developed an decubitus ulcer. He died because the staff did not to properly monitor his condition and failed to follow their own internal policies and procedures for care and treatment.

Represented a 19 year-old double amputation victim. While riding a motorcycle when struck by another vehicle resulting in a policy limits settlement.

Represented a 35 year-old husband and wife who were struck on a motorcycle while stopped at a light at an intersection, resulting in multiple pelvic, leg, and arm fractures. The case settled for $650,000.

Represented a 26 year-old male who was struck on a motorcycle by a motorist making an illegal left turn, resulting in severe traumatic brain injury, requiring occupational therapy, physical therapy and speech therapy. The case settled for $250,000 policy limits.

Settled a quadriplegic truck accident for damages in excess of $1,000,000 liability insurance limits.

Have litigated and tried to verdict several cases involving trucks stopped on roadways without adequate warning.

Settled improper loading and failure to secure load cases.

Litigated and settled many truck vs. auto cases resulting in over one million dollars in settlements.

$150,000 settlement for an 85 year old Alzheimer patient who died from malnutrition.

Settled a quadriplegic truck accident case for damages in excess of $1,000,000 liability insurance limits.

$250,000 settlement for a patient who developed decubitus ulcers, which led to pulmonary vascular disease and the amputation of his leg.

$650,000 settlement for a 35 year-old husband and wife who were struck on a motorcycle, resulting in multiple pelvic, leg, and arm fractures.

$150,000 settlement for the death of an 88 year old nursing home resident who developed an decubitus ulcer.

Represented a 26 year-old male who was struck on a motorcycle by a motorist making an illegal left turn, resulting in severe traumatic brain injury. The case settled for $250,000 policy limits.


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