Cases
Case Studies: Representative Plaintiff Cases H
led by Steve: Case Name: Judy Jeanne v. Hawkes
Court: Franklin County Common Pleas
Case Number: 87CV-03-1669
Jury trial regarding AIDS-tainted blood transfusions. Settled with two defendants, followed by $12 million dollar jury verdict against hospital. Reduced to $8.2 million
affirmed on appeal.
Case Name: Mill Valley v. Embanque
Court: Union County Common Pleas
Case Number: 90-CV-086
Jury verdict against Bank for $11.2 million dollars for breach of contract
fiduciary duties regarding housing development loan.
Case Name: Dennis v. BancOhio
Court: Perry County Common Pleas
Case Number: 18738
Verdict for farmer against Bank for $1,039,032.02 for breach of fiduciary duties in Perry County.
Case Name: Kassulke v. City of Chillicothe
Court: Ross County Common Pleas
Case Number: 81-CI-129
Wrongful death case against City. Jury verdict of $1 million dollars reduced to $800,000 due to decedent's contributory negligence.
Case Name: Burke & Troilo v. BancOhio
Court: Franklin County Common Pleas
Case Number: 84CV-04-2022
Verdict of $830,000 ($100,000 punitive damages) against Bank for breach of contract
fiduciary duties
wrongful arrest.
Case Name: Physicians Ins. Capital v. Praesidium
Court: USDC, ND, ED
Case Number: 4: 12-cv-1789
Confirmation of $2 million dollar arbitration award in Clevel
regarding securities violations concerning investment made in malpractice insurance company.
Case Name: Hague v. Lewis
Court: Hamilton County Common Pleas
Case Number: A 9402685
Jury verdict for $1.6 million dollars in Cincinnati (reduced to $970,000 for contributory negligence) against physician for failure to timely diagnose a spinal epidural abscess.
Case Name: LeMaster v. Huntington
Court: Franklin County Common Pleas
Case Number: 93CVH2-8876
Verdict against Bank for $400,000 ($115,000 punitives) for h
ling of bank loan.
Case Name: DeVolld v. Schmitz
Court: Franklin County Common Pleas
Case Number: 01CVH10-9876
Jury verdict for $701,648.88 (reduced to $385,905.78 for contributory negligence) based on wrongful death on construction site.
Case Name: Ralph Hamilton
Court: Clinton County Common Pleas (referred to arbitration)
$1.2 million dollar binding arbitration award confirmed due to hip injury to young man from auto accident.
Case Name: Page v. Adena
Court: Highl
County Common Pleas
Case Number 11CV-0397
$374,421.18 verdict against physician in Highl
County who failed to detect or remove glass from a woman's ankle.
Case Name: Oiler v. Wilke
Court: Ross County Common Pleas
$200,000 malpractice verdict against physician who transfused HIV infection to woman during platelet transfusion.
Representative Defense Cases H
led by Steve: : Case Name: Aetna v. Colbert
Court: Franklin County Common Pleas
Case Number: 12-CV-007968
Directed verdict for defense of State of Ohio regarding roughly $8 billion dollars of Medicaid contracts. Lead counsel
nine parties.
Case Name: Middleport v. Brown-Minneapolis
Court: USDC, SD, ED
Case Number: 2: 92-cv-00612
Defense verdict concerning collapse of heated asphalt storage tank on the Ohio river. Claims of UCC
product liability.
Case Name: Great American Ins. Co. v. Stover
Court: Franklin County Common Pleas
Case Number: 07CVH05-5997
Defense verdict in $4.5 million dollar bond claim against party alleged to having signed an indemnity contract for insurer.
Case Name: Superior v. Commerce & Industry
Court: USDC, ND, ED
Case Number: 1: 00-cv-725
Defense jury verdict for insurer in case alleging bad faith relating to settlement of $12 million dollar sewer collapse.
Case Name: Giles v. American Select
Court: Union County Common Pleas
Case Number: 92CV132
Defense verdict for insurer over claims from fire loss. Verdict on counterclaim against plaintiff-insured for $212,000.
Case Name: Brumbaugh v. Nationwide
Court: Logan County Common Pleas
Case Number: CV-11-04-0145
Defense verdict for insurance company on allegations of breach of contract
bad faith due to fire loss.
Case Name: Leggett v. National Union
Court: Tuscarawas County Common Pleas
Case Number: 2001CV06-0299
Verdict for defendant insurance company on direct action claim by brain damaged 22 year old seeking $50 million dollars of underinsured coverage.
Case Name: Bulger v. Schild
Court: Franklin County Common Pleas
Admitted liability auto accident. Offer of $50,000,
verdict for plaintiff for zero damages.
Case Name: Moore v. Burlington
Court: USDC, SD, ED
Case Number: 2: 94-cv-00195
Clear liability truck/car accident causing RSD (reflex sympathetic dystrophy)
four surgeries. Jury verdict less than $30,000 after plaintiff rejected six figure offer.
Case Name: Baltes v. Eramo
Court: Franklin County Common Pleas
Case Number: 92CV002892
Physician sues claiming $1.7 million in lost income due to auto accident in admitted liability case. Jury awarded only $17,500.
Case Name: Michaels v. Gudenkauf
Court: Franklin County Common Pleas
Case Number:95 CVC 06-4296
Plaintiff claims permanent injuries from fall due to construction. Defense verdict.
Case Name: Moretti v. Steve Troilo
Court: Franklin County Common Pleas
Case Number: 96CV009836
Contract claims against client. Defense verdict.
