Michael J. Obringer

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Attorney

  Firm Name

  Orr | Cook
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Significant Representative Matters: Represented doctor in medical malpractice case involving a fractured femur following total knee replacement surgery. Femur fracture occurred during manipulation of the knee after total knee replacement. After a five-day trial, jury found for the doctor
  his professional association.
  Defense verdict for doctor sued in medical malpractice case. Wife died as a result of Crohn's disease on the morning she was scheduled to have a colonoscopy by defendant. Plaintiff/husb
  claimed doctor should have hospitalized patient/wife after initial office visit. Plaintiff claimed that the colonoscopy should have been performed much sooner
  that patient was hospitalized after initial office examination.
  Catastrophic accident resulting in serious burn injuries
  death to multiple plaintiffs after a concrete pole was installed
  came into contact with an overhead electrical conductor. Claim was brought by manufacturer of concrete electrical pole. Plaintiff's theory was an alleged failure to warn
  provide insulation to protect electrical workers from shock. After a two-week trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defense.
  Plaintiff/pilot lost the use of his left arm
  filed suits against multiple defendants. Represented home healthcare company in medical malpractice
  nursing malpractice claims. Prior to the announcement of the verdict, claim settled for $900,000. Initial dem
  before trial was $5 million.
  Retrial of claims against funeral home
  for cremation services for lost remains of parent. Original trial was h
  led by another law firm
  resulted in plaintiff's verdict in the amount of $9 million. The case was set for a second trial on the issue of damages only. Jury returned a verdict of $160,000 after plaintiffs refused final settlement offer of approximately $1 million.
  Published Works: The Borrowed Servant Doctrine in Florida: The Legal Implications of Loaning Out Employees, Defense Digest, Vol. 21, No. 1, March 2015