Professional Negligence

The overwhelming majority of professionals provide caring and competent services to their patients and clients. Unfortunately, however, doctors, lawyers, accountants, and other professionals occasionally are negligent, causing injury to those they serve.  We occasionally defended professionals who had been sued.  However, more frequently, we agreed to represent victims of professional negligence after a thorough investigation and well-credentialed, impartial experts determined the professional failed to meet the appropriate standard of care.  

Some examples of our professional negligence cases include:

• We represented several clients of a national accounting firm who received improper advice to invest in fraudulent tax shelters. The claims of our clients were settled after suit was filed.  
• The clear negligence of a partner in a well-respected law firm caused a client to lose millions of dollars. We were hired by the client to seek redress, which we did on terms that compensated the client for its losses, minimized any adverse publicity, and allowed the law firm to avoid substantial out-of-pocket expense.
• We represented a woman who had both of her breasts removed after a laboratory reported that she had cancer. When it was discovered that the reports were wrong and resulted from carelessness, we filed suit against the laboratory on her behalf. The suit was settled to her satisfaction.
• Our client was paralyzed during surgery when the anesthesiologist negligently failed to monitor his blood pressure, resulting in a spinal cord stroke. The case against the doctor was successfully tried to a jury, which returned a verdict that vastly exceeded the terms of a high/low settlement agreed upon during trial. The courts refused to enforce the settlement, finding that the doctor's insurer had committed fraud in negotiating it.
• A college athlete who was hurt in competition suffered permanent and severe damage when his initial injury was not appropriately treated by the team’s physicians and trainers. The athlete’s claims were successfully mediated without the need for litigation.
• We represented the owners of the Atlanta Hawks and the Atlanta Thrashers in a legal malpractice claim against a major Atlanta law firm, which allegedly was negligent in drafting a buyout agreement involving a part owner.  The firm’s alleged negligence resulted in the owners being forced into years-long litigation out of state and threatened their ownership in the teams.  The suit was settled before discovery was completed.