Past Cases In addition to our expertise in the area of chemical exposure, the firm of Rober M. Fellheimer, P.C. continues its long tradition of assisting those persons who have been injured in other areas such as medical malpractice and product liability. Following is a smpling of some of our past cases. Case Summary A thirty-five year old woman attorney was hospitalized for a minor surgical procedure on her lower back. While still hospitalized three days after the surgery, she was given a walker by one of the floor nurses. The nurse failed to warn her that the walker was a foldable model. While she was using it in her hospital room, the walker folded inward, causing the women to fall face forward. As a result of the fall she sustained a fracture of a bone in her spine, which required extensive spinal surgery. We obtained a multi-million dollar settlement against the hospital. Case Summary A thirty-year-old technician at a local oil refinery was working in a small quality control laboratory. She was making use of a machine that tests the viscosity of petroleum products. After a few hours, the technician was overcome by toxic chemical fumes [hexane] that were leaking from the machine. Following her exposure to the chemical, she became unable to concentrate or think clearly. We sued the company that had manufactured the machine, and proved that the machine was defectively designed. We also arranged for the technician to undergo extremely sophisticated medial testing which objectively proved that her exposure to the chemical fumes caused subtle brain damage which was responsible for her medical symptoms. We obtained a multi-million dollar settlement against the machine manufacture. Case Summary A woman in her mid-twenties was admitted to a local hospital for the delivery of her second child whom she had been carrying for the past 39 weeks. Hospital personnel hooked the woman up to a fetal monitor machine. However, the personnel failed to watch the fetal monitor readings and left the woman and her husband alone for the next 45 minutes. The oxygen supply to the fetus was being slowly cut off because the umbilical cord was compressed inside the woman’s birth canal. The full developed fetus died. We sued the hospital for medical malpractice. We retained experts in obstetrics and pathology to prove that the medical staff failed to provide mother and child with appropriate medical care, and that the fetus died as a sole result of the medical staff’s negligence. We settled the case in the middle of the jury trial for nearly one million dollars. Case Summary A thirty-year-old machine operator at a local linoleum factory was in the process of changing metal rolls, which were used to emboss the pattern on the linoleum. To change the rolls he was making use of a machine, which malfunctioned, causing his hand to be crushed inside the printing press. After several failed surgeries, the worker became depressed and sought the care of a psychiatrist. The worker subsequently died, allegedly the result of medication subscribed by the psychiatrist. We sued the manufacturer of the printing press machine, and proved that it had been defectively designed. We also sued the psychiatrist for medical malpractice. We obtained a total settlement of nearly one million dollars for the worker’s family. Case Summary A thirty-year old automotive worker was walking along a sidewalk carrying his infant daughter. He slipped and fell on a patch of ice on a sidewalk in front of a house in his neighborhood, injuring his wrist. We sued the neighbor, and proved that the accumulation of the ice was actually caused by a long-standing defect in the sidewalk pavement, which the homeowner should have been aware of and should have repaired. We obtained a settlement of nearly one hundred thousand dollars for our client. Case Summary While operating her car, a fifty-year-old woman was rear-ended by another car, which was traveling at roughly 15 m.p.h. The woman sustained serious injuries to her lower back, which required her to undergo spinal surgery. The woman developed complications from the surgery, which left her with a serious limp. We sued the driver of the car that rear-ended the woman. We proved that the relativity low-speed impact did indeed cause the women’s herniated disc, and that her current symptoms were a result of the accident-related injured and treatment for the injuries. Just before jury selection, we obtained a substantial settlement for our client. Case Summary A thirty-year-old man was attending an Elton John concert at a local indoor sports stadium. He was wrongfully ejected by security guards because his neighbor was smoking. The security guards beat the man, causing him to suffer extensive injuries. We sued the security company and obtained a substantial settlement. Robert M. Fellheimer, P.C. The information provided at this web site is provided solely for information purposes and is not intended to be legal advice. The information is not provided in the course of an attorney-client relationship, and is not a viable substitute for obtaining legal advice from a licensed attorney. The information in these pages is provided only as general information which may or may not reflect the most current legal developments. Internet viewers should not act upon this information without first seeking qualified professional counsel. 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