Successes

Dan Ryan received a defense verdict in a case in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County in which the Plaintiff, the estate of a deceased patient, alleged that an Internist failed to diagnose and treat the patient's lung cancer. The patient ultimately...

Bart C. Tuttle obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a neurologist in a medical malpractice action filed in Philadelphia County. This case involved allegations of failure to prevent and diagnose bilateral foot drop, ankle contractures and heterotopic...

Heather Hansen obtained a defense verdict for a neurosurgeon in Montgomery County. The plaintiff alleged that the neurosurgeon negligently performed a complete laminectomy with foraminotomy procedure on her, thereby injuring her spinal cord. Although the...

Heather Hansen obtained a defense verdict for an orthopedic surgeon in Philadelphia County. The plaintiff alleged that the orthopedic surgeon negligently opted to perform a bilateral total knee replacement despite alleged vascular compromise in the patient; and...

John F. O'Brien, III obtained a defense verdict for a gynecologic oncologist in Montgomery County. The plaintiffs alleged that the doctor negligently delayed in operating on a post operative partial small bowel obstruction after a total abdominal hysterectomy,...

Heather Hansen obtained a defense verdict for a urologist in Philadelphia County. The plaintiff alleged that the urologist was negligent in the performance of a vesicovaginal repair suffered by the plaintiff after a hysterectomy. They contended that the urologist...

John F. O'Brien, III procured a defense verdict in favor of an orthopedic surgeon in Philadelphia County. The plaintiffs, a husband and wife, alleged that the orthopaedic surgeon and a local hospital breached proper standards of medical care while treating the...

Dan Ryan obtained a defense verdict for internist in Philadelphia County. Plaintiff's husband died at the age of forty two as a result of his coronary artery disease (CAD). In her Complaint, Plaintiff alleged Mr. Ryan's client (an Internist) failed to appreciate the...

Dan Ryan obtained a defense verdict for an OB/GYN in Philadelphia County. The Plaintiff, who was pregnant with her first child, was diagnosed with fibroids. The fibroids did not complicate the pregnancy. After several hours of labor, the fetal heart rate decelerated...

Dan Ryan obtained a defense verdict for an orthopedic surgeon in Delaware County. The plaintiff underwent a total right knee replacement in 1997, by the orthopedic surgeon. The plaintiff did very well with her knee implant for a period of almost five years. In 2002,...

Paul Peel obtained a defense verdict for an otolaryngologist in Bucks County.  Plaintiff, a physician, alleged that he underwent unnecessary sinus surgery causing him to require a revision surgery. Plaintiff also alleged that he was not given proper informed consent....

Bart C. Tuttle received a decision in favor of an anesthesiologist at arbitration.  Plaintiff, a 57 year old woman, had a history of cardiovascular disease and was diagnosed with progressive multivessel disease in February 2002. On February 28, 2002,...

Dorothy Duffy obtained a defense verdict for a plastic surgeon. On October 28, 2003, the Honorable Victor J. DiNubile, Jr., released all 300+ pending silicone breast implant cases in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County. All but two of those...

Marshall L. Schwartz obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a general surgeon in Philadelphia.  Plaintiff was 42 when she underwent a laparoscopic ventral hernia repair procedure. Plaintiff alleged that use of the Veress needle, the method used to insufflate the...

Daniel F. Ryan, III obtained a defense verdict for a cardiothoracic surgeon in Philadelphia County.  In this case, the decedent underwent a ventral septal defect repair procedure on November 15, 2000. The decedent subsequently underwent a second emergency...