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Complex Litigation

Hospital Helicopter Crash Ohio Lawyers

Catastrophic complex litigation involves cases where the damages to the victim and the victim's family are extremely large, are often permanent, and will require a lifetime of financial, medical or other support. There are only a few law firms in Ohio competent and qualified to handle cases of this magnitude and Seaman Garson LLC is one such law firm.

In our many years of proven success, we have handled catastrophic damage cases that have included a hospital helicopter crash, a near-electrocution involving an aerial lift, a magnesium foundry explosion, ingestion of a low-molecular-weight hydrocarbon, brain damage due to hospital and medical negligence, overhead crane malfunction resulting in paralysis, and death due to excessive force by police.

These cases are called catastrophic since the injuries and damages to the victim and their family are so severe. In order to document and help alleviate the damage, we often obtain psychological assessment and treatment, vocational assessment and treatment and/or an evaluation by a nationally known economist who present-values the damages. On occasion, we will also seek the opinions of neuroradiologists, neuropsychologists, neurosurgeons and orthopedic specialists, and other expert witnesses.

The litigation is often complex since there are often multiple party defendants who are involved in these actions under multiple different theories of liability. Some of the cases we have worked on have had in excess of 10 party defendants, have required in excess of 50 depositions, have required more than 5 experts for our victim and have required tens of thousands of dollars in expert fees and file expenses to litigate. These cases usually require two to four weeks of trial and often involve two or more attorneys from our office as well as three to four support staff to gather evidence, schedule and organize the file. We also sometimes retain a video service to create a "day in the life" of the victim.

If you, a family member, or a friend are a victim of catastrophic injury, we are just a phone call away. The initial consultation will cost you nothing, and the gathering of the extensive and expensive medical records and evidence will cost you nothing unless we successfully resolve your case. The selection and review by a qualified expert witness will also be paid for by us and will only be reimbursed by you if we successfully resolve your case.

We only accept cases we believe in, we advance the costs to investigate, and we take the financial risk away from you at a time when you often most need us to do so.

Service | Client Testimonials
  • I want to thank you and your associates, especially Grace, for the fine job that was done this pass Friday. I'll admit I was a little worried but after Grace spoke to the Judge my back ALMOST felt a wee bit better right then and there. You've proved to me again that you are looking out for me. Thank you.

    Tony
    Broadview Heights, Ohio

  • I would just like to say thank you so very much for the things that you do for me to make my life better. May God bless you and keep you! I love you guys!

    Sheila
    Youngstown, Ohio

  • We are so thankful for what your company has done for us. We can't thank you enough!

    Charles-
    Cleveland, Ohio

  • Thank you for your help and your continued support. You are very kind and very helpful! Sincerely,

    Judi
    Westlake, Ohio

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Success | Verdicts & Settlements
  • $1,800,000 settlement - Physician and hospital staff negligently fail to timely stop medication to a child, resulting in severe skin reaction and death.
  • $1,450,000 settlement - Physicians and hospital fail to timely perform surgical repair of heart defect, resulting in death of child.
  • $710,000 settlement - Assisted living facility fails to prevent fall of 86 year old resident, resulting in fractured neck and death.
  • $475,000 settlement - Unnecessary hysterectomy performed by surgeon, resulting in surgical complications and urologic.
  • $350,000 settlement - Nursing home medication error injures 71 year old resident, leading to her death.
  • $305,000 settlement - Nursing home fails to assess and monitor resident for fall risk, resulting in head trauma and wrongful death of 88 year old resident from fall.
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Convenience | Office Location

If you have any questions about your case, you may contact us directly by phone or e-mail. We look forward to speaking with you at our Cleveland office or at a site that is convenient to you.

Seaman Garson, L.L.C.
614 West Superior Avenue
16th Floor, Suite 1600
Rockefeller Building
Cleveland OH 44113

Phone: 216-592-8741
Toll Free: 866-409-6215 | 800-571-0581
Fax: 216-696-8558
Cleveland Law Office

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