Many of our cases involve representation of clients of other lawyers at trial. We often work jointly with other attorneys in litigation matters that demand courtroom experience, the ability to manage complex issues and evidence, or experience with certain types of cases such as wrongful death and medical and legal malpractice. We have offices in the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey and are admitted to practice in both of these states as well as in federal courts throughout the United States. Combining the skills of professional negligence that Meyerson & O’Neill have developed in medical and legal malpractice enabled the firm to obtain a $1.75 million result for a North Jersey woman. Specifically, this woman endured a very serious medical error due to a hernia injury. The doctor on call would not come in to the hospital on the weekend and as a result, by the time she underwent surgery, she lost a major portion of her colon and digestive tract. Her attorney then botched the case by not studying the medical records and as a result, he sued the wrong doctor. Meyerson & O’Neill were retained subsequently to institute a legal malpractice case against the lawyer who had mishandled the medical malpractice case. Ultimately, success was achieved and after 8 years of suffering and delay, the client received just compensation and ultimately financial security.

A civil rights lawsuit in federal court in Colorado on behalf of a client who developed Stevens-Johnson Syndrome as a result of the defendants’ deliberate indifference to his medical needs while incarcerated. Settlement was in excess of six figures.

A legal malpractice action on behalf of a woman who suffered serious and significant medical complications from a gallbladder surgery and whose attorney failed to file a certificate of merit in her medical malpractice case, thereby preventing her medical malpractice claim from proceeding. Settlement was in excess of six figures.

A lawsuit involving an error in a client’s insurance coverage relating to compensation from a fire at the client’s property. Settlement was in excess of six figures.

A legal malpractice action in West Virginia on behalf of a client whose lawyer in a wrongful death and medical malpractice action involving a doctor’s failure to diagnose an aneurism missed a statute of limitations and then lied to the client about it, thereby preventing the wrongful death action from proceeding. Settlement was in excess of six figures.

A civil rights action in the Middle District of Pennsylvania on behalf of a client who was falsely accused of and prosecuted for arson. Settlement was in excess of six figures.

Three legal malpractice actions against the same attorney who negligently represented clients in serious medical malpractice cases – one involving a gastrointestinal injury during a fertility treatment, another involving negligent performance of ankle replacement surgery resulting in ankle amputation, and negligent performance of claw toe revision surgery – and who, due to his egregious acts of professional negligence prohibited his clients from recovering on their cases. Settlement was in excess of six figures.

A $3.2 million products liability settlement for a young woman who was injured at work when a one ton bag of a chemical compound fell on her and rendered her a paraphelegic.

Lifetime financial security for a woman seriously injured by a drunk driver. The establishment that served the driver with alcohol after he was visibly intoxicated was held to be principally liable.

A $2 million trial verdict against a physician in a medical malpractice case for failure to diagnose cancer.

A $2.2 million verdict in favor of a Philadelphia sports team trainer injured in an elevator fall case.

A $1.5 million settlement with a life time tax free annuity in a product liability case involving a defective door lock on a motor vehicle.

A $3.75 million settlement of a 260-member racial discrimination class action suit against a Fortune 500 company.

Lifetime financial security and health care for a young woman who suffers a devastating stroke after taking a dietary supplement containing ephedra.

One of the largest civil rights settlements against the City of Philadelphia based upon an off-duty police officer who shot and killed a civilian.

An $800,000 settlement for a woman whose eyesight was permanently damaged during experimental eye surgery which was not properly reviewed by the FDA or an IRB (Independent Review Board)

Substantial settlements in medical malpractice cases involving obstetrics, such as a life long annuity for a child born handicapped with shoulder dystocia and compensation to the family of a stillborn child following fetal distress.

An injunction for a client enforcing a covenant not to compete on real estate which precluded competing businesses from opening in close proximity to the client's business.

A lifetime annuity in a DRAM shop action against a restaurant/bar which served alcohol to a visibly intoxicated patron who then proceeded to drive drunk and collide with a motor vehicle causing permanent and life-threatening injuries to the client.

A $750,000 settlement for a working woman who sustained a permanent intestinal/digestive injury from a medical error during gall bladder surgery.