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A young man underwent a cervical epidural injection for neck pain resulting in an epidural hematoma. The hematoma caused permanent injury to the spinal cord resulting in lifetime quadriplegia. Plaintiff claimed $12,854,504.00 in future medical expenses alone. Despite a policy limit demand, a 12-0 defense verdict was obtained.

The parents of a child born with a rare genetic disease called Fabry’s disease sued an in vitro fertilization (IVF) specialist and his employer to recover the medical expenses associated with the treatment of this disease. They contended that they agreed to the IVF treatment on the condition that only embryos without Fabry’s disease would…

A patient who came into the ER expressing questionable suicidal ideation was released after an evaluation by the on call psychiatrist. He then went home and shot himself in the head. Although significant settlement authority was obtained and offered to opposing counsel, no settlement was reached and the case went to arbitration. Following the presentation…

During a protracted litigation brought by one physician against another for medical malpractice, the defense was able to successfully bring a non-suit against the plaintiff, based largely on pre-trial discovery rulings which prevented the admission of evidence by the plaintiff at the time of trial. During the discovery phase of the case, the defendant had…

A perinatologist was sued for a birth injury to a child following an unanticipated premature delivery at 26 weeks on the floor. The child suffered neurologic injury and the mother required multiple intraabdominal surgeries to repair a bowel perforation the led to the precipitous delivery. By the time of trial, all of the other co-defendants…

A young girl was rendered hemiplegic as a consequence of a misplaced shunt that missed the ventricle and was placed directly into the brain. The plaintiff’s life care plan was in excess of ten million dollars (present cash value), and a decision was made to allow a policy limit demand to lapse given the strong…

A seventeen-year-old boy was paralyzed from the neck down as a consequence of a posterior spinal decompression with fusion. Sitting first chair, Mr. McKenna led the defense with three other lawyers representing the co-defendant physicians and entities to a unanimous jury verdict in favor of all healthcare providers. Despite multi-million dollar exposure beyond the physician’s…

Very few practicing lawyers have ever tried a case against Bruce Fagel, even fewer have obtained a defense verdict against his client. According to his website and other independent sources, Dr. Fagel has tried and settled more medical malpractice cases than any other attorney in California. When The National Law Journal selected “The 10 Top…