Outcomes by Case Type

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiff who fell off of a ladder and subsequently died.

Our attorney represented plaintiff for soft tissue injuries sustained by a passenger in a commercial truck as a result of the truck hitting low hanging telephone wires, causing a telephone pole to snap and fall onto the truck.

During delivery, the infant’s shoulder became impacted on the mother’s pubic symphysis, resulting in the infant becoming stuck in the birth canal. Instead of recognizing this and using appropriate maneuvers to free the shoulder, the doctor negligently pulled hard on the head to deliver the infant, causing a permanent, lifelong injury to her brachial plexus nerve, resulting in small, paralyzed arm and hand. Confidential settlement

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiff and obtained lump sum settlement.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiffs in a nursing home negligence/medical malpractice lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Howard E. Skolnick obtained a $125,000 settlement in a motor vehicle accident case where Plaintiff suffered multiple injuries necessitating knee surgery. This was a combination of a policy limit offer from the at-fault driver’s insurance and additional monies from the Plaintiff’s underinsured motorist policy.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented plaintiff who suffered numerous facial fractures.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiffs where a fall resulted in fractures, hemorrhaging and death.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a couple in vehicle struck by uninsured motorist resulting in numerous injuries including hand surgery.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 63-year-old woman who suffered injuries as a result of a motor vehicle accident.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice law suit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiffs in a motor vehicle accident claim. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Our attorney represented the estate for the death of a 60-year-old woman with sickle cell disease as a result of her doctor’s failure to recognize and treat her sickle cell pain crisis.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiffs where a short-term rehab facility failed to properly administer drugs post op and resulted in death.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiffs where a nursing home staff dropped patient while transferring patient in a Hoyer Lift resulting in cervical spine fracture and brain bleed resulting in death.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Howard Skolnick of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC represented the plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident claim and obtained the policy limit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a female who required neck surgery following a motor vehicle accident.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the family of a 68-year-old nursing home resident who suffered injuries as a result of choking while at the nursing home.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a nicked ureter case during a vaginal hysterectomy.

Howard Skolnick represented a dog bite victim. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, achieved a 1.1 million dollar settlement in a motor vehicle accident case involving multiple claimants who suffered severe injuries in a head-on collision. There were four injured claimants who split 1.5 million in insurance proceeds.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiff and obtained permanent total disability award.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC represented the Plaintiff suffered a bilateral hand amputation, recovering from the BWC and Plaintiff’s employer.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 49-year-old man who was struck by a commercial motor vehicle causing significant injuries including multiple fractures resulting in numerous surgeries.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiff who suffered permanent facial scarring.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiff and obtained lump sum settlement.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, achieved a $250,000 policy limit settlement in a motor vehicle accident case involving a closed head injury that resulted in mild residual cognitive impairment.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a minor obtaining this result for injuries suffered by the minor as result of a dog bite attack.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented plaintiff against the State of Arizona. The State of Arizona negligently permitted an outdated guardrail to remain standing. A driver lost control, striking the guardrail, causing its end to knife into the front passenger compartment, severing the front of the front passenger’s right foot and de-gloving the skin and muscle to above the ankle. Her doctors performed a below the knee amputation. Plaintiff’s expert, who normally testified on Arizona’s behalf, testified that a “break away cable guardrail” should have been installed and this would have avoided the injury. Confidential Settlement

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the family of a 41-year-old gentleman obtaining a policy limits settlement for a wrongful death claim.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiff in a premises liability suit against a homeowner. In this case, our client fell down an entire staircase, inside a garage, causing severe and permanent injuries.

Howard E. Skolnick represented an individual in a lawsuit involved in a motor vehicle accident and suffered a knee injury. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Howard E. Skolnick achieved a 750,000 dollar settlement in a motor vehicle accident case where Plaintiff suffered subdural hemorrhage, laceration of his liver, transthoracic aortic endovascular replacement, L2-4 fusion, L5-S1 disc bulge, multiple rib fractures and a fracture of the right scapula.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a female injured in an automobile collision which aggravated a prior neck injury.

An interventional cardiologist perforated a coronary artery into which he was placing a stent.  His failure to detect the perforation resulted in blood filling the pericardial sac, which resulted in cardiac tamponade (the heart’s inability to pump because the blood inside the sac prevented the heart from beating) and death. Confidential Settlement

Represented a man for soft tissue injuries sustained when a driver negligently drove her car into the car in which his wife was sitting while he was leaning into it and handing her mail. As a result of injuries sustained in the collision, he was unable to interact with his many grandchildren as he had before the collision. The jury awarded the seventy-five-year-old man $243,000.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiff in a personal injury claim where Plaintiff sustained cervical and lumbar disc herniations without obtaining surgery. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented two police officers who spoke to media on matters of public concern.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 49-year-old man who suffered injuries including a torn rotator cuff as a result of a motor vehicle accident.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiff and obtained the insurance policy limits. Plaintiff was severely injured in a motorcycle accident and suffered sixteen fractures and received elbow surgery.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiff in a high-speed motor vehicle accident where Plaintiff’s automobile turned over several times.

Howard Skolnick represented the plaintiff-passenger in a lawsuit who was suffered a foot/ankle injury while exiting a train. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice/wrongful death law suit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiff in an employment breach of contract claim. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a work-related wrongful death lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiff who was injured in two motor vehicle accidents and suffered a lumbar herniated disc which required surgery.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs who were injured in a motor vehicle accident and sustained fractures requiring surgical intervention.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 90-year-old woman who suffered multiple fractures as a result of a series of nursing home falls.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiff in a trip and fall resulting in an orbital fracture and concussion.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, achieved a 175,000 dollar settlement for Plaintiff in an industrial accident caused by a negligent 3rd party which resulted in a closed displaced medial malleolus fracture of the left ankle.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a partial amputation of the foot due to osteomyelitis caused by a failure to timely diagnose an MRSA infection.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC represented the Plaintiff in a personal injury lawsuit. This was a shoulder tear without surgery resulting in the policy limit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiff in a lawsuit who was sexually assaulted by a minor. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, achieved a 1.8 million dollar settlement in a wrongful death case against The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority for the death of a 66-year-old pedestrian struck and killed in a cross-walk.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the parents of a 1 ½ year old child who became entangled in cords to blinds in her bedroom, dying as a result of strangulation. The apartment complex designed the rooms such that the only place a crib could be placed was below a window. Confidential Settlement

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a police officer who spoke to media.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a male who was shot in the hand.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a woman in a nursing home who was at high risk for falling requiring close observation near nursing station was left unattended out of sight and fell getting out of a wheelchair resulting in a pelvic fracture.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the estate of a 16-year-old girl killed in a railroad grade crossing accident involving a lack of active warning devices.

Howard E. Skolnick represented Plaintiffs in a motor vehicle accident which resulted in death and obtained policy limit.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a quadriplegic truck accident for damages in excess of $1,000,000 liability insurance limits.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice/wrongful death lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 35-year-old husband and wife who were struck on a motorcycle while stopped at a light at an intersection, resulting in multiple pelvic, leg, and arm fractures.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the estate for the prescription overdose death of a 55-year-old man on long term opioid therapy due to a physician’s failure to recognize thirty-six failed urine drug screens as red flags for addiction and therefore failing to send the patient to an addiction medicine specialist.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiff who was rear-ended and suffered an L-2 fracture.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a personal injury lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a wrongful death suit against a Lorain County nursing home.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiff and obtained the insurance policy limits. Plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident and suffered a cervical herniated disc which necessitated surgery.

Howard E. Skolnick represented an individual in a lawsuit involved in a motor vehicle accident and suffered a traumatic brain injury as well as other injuries. Policy limits settlement.

Howard Skolnick represented the plaintiff-pedestrian in a lawsuit who was struck by a motor vehicle in a parking lot. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a failure to timely administer medication in an emergency room patient resulting in death.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 54-year-old woman who suffered injuries as a result of a motor vehicle accident.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the surviving spouse and obtained benefits.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Howard Skolnick represented a 56-year-old woman in an uninsured motorist claim who suffered a lumbar fracture, a foot laceration and concussion as a result of a motor vehicle accident which occurred due to the negligence of a minor who was driving a stolen vehicle and was being chased by the police. A settlement of the policy limit was obtained.

Represented a woman whose neurosurgeon failed to detect evidence that an aneurysm in her brain was about to burst, which resulted in a catastrophic brain bleed. The matter resolved for $3,600,000.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the family of an 85-year-old woman who suffered a hip fracture and developed bedsores as a result of negligent care in a nursing home.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiffs in a motor vehicle accident claim. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice suit against MetroHealth Medical Center, and after nearly a three-week trial, the jury returned an $8.5 million verdict. In this case, the child suffered an irreversible brain injury resulting in the diagnosis of cerebral palsy due to substandard medical care.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a diabetic male who was improperly measured for shoes and orthotics by unlicensed individual working for the store. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a premises liability and automobile negligence law suit where a seventy eight year old garage pedestrian was struck and killed by an automobile.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a nursing home death caused by the overdose of an 86 year old patient.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, achieved a 1.5 million dollar settlement in a motor vehicle accident case involving a transected aorta where the defendant driver was intoxicated.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented female who was subjected to excessive force resulting in an orbital blow-out fracture.

Our attorney prosecuted a medical malpractice – cerebral palsy trial against an obstetrician and a hospital for failure to timely detect placental abruption/fetal distress and timely intervene via C-section, resulting in cerebral palsy and moderate mental impairment. The jury awarded $15,000,000 for the child and $2,000,000 for the parents. A post-trial Motion for Pre-Judgment Interest resulted in a judgment of $32,000,000. The case resolved for a confidential amount after oral argument in the appellate court.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, achieved a $350,000 settlement in a motor vehicle accident case involving RSD resulting from a great toe fracture.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC represented the Plaintiff in a personal injury lawsuit. Plaintiff suffered a leg fracture which necessitated surgery. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Howard E. Skolnick represented Plaintiff in a medical malpractice lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 64-year-old gentleman who developed bedsores as a result of the failure to implement a plan of care and failure to adequately monitor skin integrity.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a failure to diagnose sepsis case resulting in death.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 78-year-old gentleman obtaining a policy limits settlement as a result of numerous injuries, including fractured ribs, as a result of the motor vehicle accident.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the family of a 98-year-old woman who suffered injuries and death as a result of a fall at a nursing home.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 59-year-old man who suffered injuries as a result of the motor vehicle accident.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 26-year-old male who was struck on a motorcycle by a motorist making an illegal left turn, resulting in severe traumatic brain injury, requiring occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy. The case settled for $250,000 policy limits.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiff who was injured in a motor vehicle accident and suffered bi-lateral hematomas.

Howard E. Skolnick represented an individual who suffered a facial laceration as a passenger in an automobile accident where the at fault driver was uninsured. The uninsured motorist insurance claim was settled for policy limit seven weeks after the accident.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiff who was injured in a motor vehicle accident, crushed between two vehicles, and suffered a knee injury which required ACL surgery.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 50-year-old male who was viciously attacked and bit on both forearms requiring surgery.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a failure to diagnose cancer of the cervix case resulting in a radical hysterectomy.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, achieved a 150,000 dollar settlement for Plaintiff who was bitten by a dog on her dominate hand which required pinning of the proximal phalanx. Plaintiff required a second surgery to re-align the fracture after the removal of the pins.

Our attorney represented the estate for the prescription overdose death of a 36-year-old man on inappropriate long term opioid therapy leading to addiction and use of street fentanyl.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiff who suffered multiple pressure sores resulting from failure to implement a plan of care or to adequately monitor skin integrity.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiff, an independent contractor, who fell from crane when cable broke resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries.

Represented a patient on whom a general surgeon performed unnecessary hiatal hernia surgery, resulting in numerous complications. Trial went to verdict and the jury awarded plaintiff $150,000.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented an elderly motorist who was injured an automobile collision as the result of a negligent truck driver and suffered a broken leg, broken ribs and a dislocated hip, eventually requiring a hip replacement and extensive rehabilitation.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 29-year-old man who suffered rotator cuff injuries as a result of a motor vehicle accident.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a premises liability lawsuit where minor Plaintiff suffered an eye injury due to fireworks. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a nursing home fall fracture death case of a 97 year old woman.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a couple on a golf cart struck by drunk driver resulting in numerous injuries.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a labor and delivery medical malpractice/wrongful death lawsuit where the birth mother died and child survived. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice/wrongful death lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice/nursing home negligence case. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiffs in a motor vehicle accident law suit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, achieved a $550,000 settlement in a motor vehicle accident case involving surgical repair of a torn ACL and torn rotator cuff.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident which resulted in multiple eye surgeries and partial blindness.

Represented a commercial truck driver for post-traumatic stress disorder sustained when a motorist intruded into his lane of travel, causing him to veer to his left to avoid a collision and then attempt to get his rig back into his lane of travel. After avoiding the collision, the driver was unable to prevent the rig from tuning onto its side and sliding into a wall adjacent to the highway. After the rig collided with the wall, the driver was trapped in his seat for about ninety minutes. During this time, the driver smelled the overpowering odor of diesel fuel, which had spilled onto the highway. Aware of the very real threat of a fire from the spilled diesel fuel, he valiantly and steadfastly maintained his composure until rescued. A previously very active, bold man, the driver became virtually housebound secondary to post-traumatic stress disorder. The jury awarded him $2,368,000.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 19-year-old double amputation victim, who was riding a motorcycle when struck by another vehicle resulting in a policy limits settlement of one million dollars.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 22-year-old woman who suffered multiple injuries including injuries to her feet when run over by a motor vehicle.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiff and obtained the insurance policy limits. Mr. Weiser successfully overcame the “sudden medical emergency” defense when defendant had a seizure and rear-ended Plaintiff. Plaintiff suffered central cord syndrome and severe compression at C3-4. Plaintiff required disc fusion and plate fixation from C3-C5.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiff who was rear ended and injured in a motor vehicle accident, Plaintiff suffered neck and lower back pain.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiffs in an automobile injury lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 66-year-old gentleman regarding claims of failure to diagnose a condition resulting in injury.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiff who suffered numerous fractures of both ankles requiring surgical repair. Policy limits settlement.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiffs where preventable aspiration resulted in death.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 12-year boy who was fatally shot in the head. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Howard E. Skolnick represented an individual in litigation who suffered injuries as a business invitee. Confidential Settlement.

Howard E. Skolnick represented an individual involved in a motor vehicle accident and suffered multiple fractures resulting in extended hospitalization. Policy limits settlement.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a wrongful death claim that was the result of an automobile accident and obtained the insurance policy limits.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented plaintiff for a physician’s failure to monitor his patient’s response to chronic opioid therapy leading to the patient becoming addicted to the prescribed narcotics.

In Re: L.M. etc. vs. the United States of America

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice federal tort claim lawsuit. This action was pursued in Federal District Court in Toledo. It was the plaintiffs’ claim that the failure of the nurses to report to the obstetrician the presence of maternal fever was decisive in the obstetrician’s management of labor, as well as whether or not to have the neonatal resuscitation team at the time of delivery. It was plaintiffs’ position L.M. (baby) suffered from lack of ventilation and perfusion after the delivery for approximately three minutes until she was intubated by the neonatal nurse. The obstetrician indicated had he known of the maternal fever, he would have suspected an infection and offered a C-section 55 minutes prior to the actual delivery during which time there was stress on the fetus as reported by the fetal heart tracings. As a result of these delays, L.M. suffered hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy including spastic quadriplegia, profound cognitive loss as well as loss of vision.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented two males who ran into a dump truck in an improperly marked construction area.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, achieved a $300,000 settlement in a motor vehicle accident involving 3 non-surgical herniated discs.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a failed bilateral renal transplant case due to a complete disruption of the ureter resulting in death.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a premises liability lawsuit where minor Plaintiff suffered an eye injury due to fireworks. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC represented the Plaintiff suffered a bilateral hand amputation, recovering from the BWC and Plaintiff’s employer.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Our attorney prosecuted a medical malpractice – cerebral palsy trial against an obstetrician and a hospital for failure to timely detect placental abruption/fetal distress and timely intervene via C-section, resulting in cerebral palsy and moderate mental impairment. The jury awarded $15,000,000 for the child and $2,000,000 for the parents. A post-trial Motion for Pre-Judgment Interest resulted in a judgment of $32,000,000. The case resolved for a confidential amount after oral argument in the appellate court.

In Re: L.M. etc. vs. the United States of America

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice federal tort claim lawsuit. This action was pursued in Federal District Court in Toledo. It was the plaintiffs’ claim that the failure of the nurses to report to the obstetrician the presence of maternal fever was decisive in the obstetrician’s management of labor, as well as whether or not to have the neonatal resuscitation team at the time of delivery. It was plaintiffs’ position L.M. (baby) suffered from lack of ventilation and perfusion after the delivery for approximately three minutes until she was intubated by the neonatal nurse. The obstetrician indicated had he known of the maternal fever, he would have suspected an infection and offered a C-section 55 minutes prior to the actual delivery during which time there was stress on the fetus as reported by the fetal heart tracings. As a result of these delays, L.M. suffered hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy including spastic quadriplegia, profound cognitive loss as well as loss of vision.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice law suit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT.

During delivery, the infant’s shoulder became impacted on the mother’s pubic symphysis, resulting in the infant becoming stuck in the birth canal. Instead of recognizing this and using appropriate maneuvers to free the shoulder, the doctor negligently pulled hard on the head to deliver the infant, causing a permanent, lifelong injury to her brachial plexus nerve, resulting in small, paralyzed arm and hand. Confidential settlement

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice suit against MetroHealth Medical Center, and after nearly a three-week trial, the jury returned an $8.5 million verdict. In this case, the child suffered an irreversible brain injury resulting in the diagnosis of cerebral palsy due to substandard medical care.

Represented a woman whose neurosurgeon failed to detect evidence that an aneurysm in her brain was about to burst, which resulted in a catastrophic brain bleed. The matter resolved for $3,600,000.

Our attorney prosecuted a medical malpractice – cerebral palsy trial against an obstetrician and a hospital for failure to timely detect placental abruption/fetal distress and timely intervene via C-section, resulting in cerebral palsy and moderate mental impairment. The jury awarded $15,000,000 for the child and $2,000,000 for the parents. A post-trial Motion for Pre-Judgment Interest resulted in a judgment of $32,000,000. The case resolved for a confidential amount after oral argument in the appellate court.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a labor and delivery medical malpractice/wrongful death lawsuit where the birth mother died and child survived. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a failure to diagnose cancer of the cervix case resulting in a radical hysterectomy.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, achieved a 1.5 million dollar settlement in a motor vehicle accident case involving a transected aorta where the defendant driver was intoxicated.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a failure to timely administer medication in an emergency room patient resulting in death.

Howard E. Skolnick represented Plaintiff in a medical malpractice lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

During delivery, the infant’s shoulder became impacted on the mother’s pubic symphysis, resulting in the infant becoming stuck in the birth canal. Instead of recognizing this and using appropriate maneuvers to free the shoulder, the doctor negligently pulled hard on the head to deliver the infant, causing a permanent, lifelong injury to her brachial plexus nerve, resulting in small, paralyzed arm and hand. Confidential settlement

Represented a patient on whom a general surgeon performed unnecessary hiatal hernia surgery, resulting in numerous complications. Trial went to verdict and the jury awarded plaintiff $150,000.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a failure to diagnose sepsis case resulting in death.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiffs where preventable aspiration resulted in death.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a partial amputation of the foot due to osteomyelitis caused by a failure to timely diagnose an MRSA infection.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a failed bilateral renal transplant case due to a complete disruption of the ureter resulting in death.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a nicked ureter case during a vaginal hysterectomy.

An interventional cardiologist perforated a coronary artery into which he was placing a stent.  His failure to detect the perforation resulted in blood filling the pericardial sac, which resulted in cardiac tamponade (the heart’s inability to pump because the blood inside the sac prevented the heart from beating) and death. Confidential Settlement

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 66-year-old gentleman regarding claims of failure to diagnose a condition resulting in injury.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiffs in a nursing home negligence/medical malpractice lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented plaintiff for a physician’s failure to monitor his patient’s response to chronic opioid therapy leading to the patient becoming addicted to the prescribed narcotics.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 26-year-old male who was struck on a motorcycle by a motorist making an illegal left turn, resulting in severe traumatic brain injury, requiring occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy. The case settled for $250,000 policy limits.

Our attorney represented plaintiff for soft tissue injuries sustained by a passenger in a commercial truck as a result of the truck hitting low hanging telephone wires, causing a telephone pole to snap and fall onto the truck.

Howard E. Skolnick represented an individual in a lawsuit involved in a motor vehicle accident and suffered a traumatic brain injury as well as other injuries. Policy limits settlement.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 49-year-old man who was struck by a commercial motor vehicle causing significant injuries including multiple fractures resulting in numerous surgeries.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident where she was struck in a cross walk suffering a concussion and brain bleed.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a female injured in an automobile collision which aggravated a prior neck injury.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiff who suffered permanent facial scarring.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 54-year-old woman who suffered injuries as a result of a motor vehicle accident.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a male who was shot in the hand.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiffs in a motor vehicle accident claim. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Howard E. Skolnick achieved a 750,000 dollar settlement in a motor vehicle accident case where Plaintiff suffered subdural hemorrhage, laceration of his liver, transthoracic aortic endovascular replacement, L2-4 fusion, L5-S1 disc bulge, multiple rib fractures and a fracture of the right scapula.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 29-year-old man who suffered rotator cuff injuries as a result of a motor vehicle accident.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 63-year-old woman who suffered injuries as a result of a motor vehicle accident.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented an elderly motorist who was injured an automobile collision as the result of a negligent truck driver and suffered a broken leg, broken ribs and a dislocated hip, eventually requiring a hip replacement and extensive rehabilitation.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the estate of a 16-year-old girl killed in a railroad grade crossing accident involving a lack of active warning devices.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, achieved a 1.8 million dollar settlement in a wrongful death case against The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority for the death of a 66-year-old pedestrian struck and killed in a cross-walk.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiff who suffered numerous fractures of both ankles requiring surgical repair. Policy limits settlement.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a couple on a golf cart struck by drunk driver resulting in numerous injuries.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, achieved a $350,000 settlement in a motor vehicle accident case involving RSD resulting from a great toe fracture.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 19-year-old double amputation victim, who was riding a motorcycle when struck by another vehicle resulting in a policy limits settlement of one million dollars.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the family of a 41-year-old gentleman obtaining a policy limits settlement for a wrongful death claim.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiff in a high-speed motor vehicle accident where Plaintiff’s automobile turned over several times.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiffs in a motor vehicle accident law suit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiffs in an automobile injury lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented plaintiff who suffered numerous facial fractures.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, achieved a $250,000 policy limit settlement in a motor vehicle accident case involving a closed head injury that resulted in mild residual cognitive impairment.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Howard Skolnick represented the plaintiff-passenger in a lawsuit who was suffered a foot/ankle injury while exiting a train. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Howard Skolnick represented a 56-year-old woman in an uninsured motorist claim who suffered a lumbar fracture, a foot laceration and concussion as a result of a motor vehicle accident which occurred due to the negligence of a minor who was driving a stolen vehicle and was being chased by the police. A settlement of the policy limit was obtained.

Howard E. Skolnick obtained a $125,000 settlement in a motor vehicle accident case where Plaintiff suffered multiple injuries necessitating knee surgery. This was a combination of a policy limit offer from the at-fault driver’s insurance and additional monies from the Plaintiff’s underinsured motorist policy.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 35-year-old husband and wife who were struck on a motorcycle while stopped at a light at an intersection, resulting in multiple pelvic, leg, and arm fractures.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented two males who ran into a dump truck in an improperly marked construction area.

Howard E. Skolnick represented an individual in a lawsuit involved in a motor vehicle accident and suffered a knee injury. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, achieved a $550,000 settlement in a motor vehicle accident case involving surgical repair of a torn ACL and torn rotator cuff.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 22-year-old woman who suffered multiple injuries including injuries to her feet when run over by a motor vehicle.

Represented a commercial truck driver for post-traumatic stress disorder sustained when a motorist intruded into his lane of travel, causing him to veer to his left to avoid a collision and then attempt to get his rig back into his lane of travel. After avoiding the collision, the driver was unable to prevent the rig from tuning onto its side and sliding into a wall adjacent to the highway. After the rig collided with the wall, the driver was trapped in his seat for about ninety minutes. During this time, the driver smelled the overpowering odor of diesel fuel, which had spilled onto the highway. Aware of the very real threat of a fire from the spilled diesel fuel, he valiantly and steadfastly maintained his composure until rescued. A previously very active, bold man, the driver became virtually housebound secondary to post-traumatic stress disorder. The jury awarded him $2,368,000.

Howard E. Skolnick represented an individual involved in a motor vehicle accident and suffered multiple fractures resulting in extended hospitalization. Policy limits settlement.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, achieved a $300,000 settlement in a motor vehicle accident involving 3 non-surgical herniated discs.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 59-year-old man who suffered injuries as a result of the motor vehicle accident.

Howard Skolnick of The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC represented the plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident claim and obtained the policy limit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 78-year-old gentleman obtaining a policy limits settlement as a result of numerous injuries, including fractured ribs, as a result of the motor vehicle accident.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident which resulted in multiple eye surgeries and partial blindness.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a quadriplegic truck accident for damages in excess of $1,000,000 liability insurance limits.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 49-year-old man who suffered injuries including a torn rotator cuff as a result of a motor vehicle accident.

Represented a man for soft tissue injuries sustained when a driver negligently drove her car into the car in which his wife was sitting while he was leaning into it and handing her mail. As a result of injuries sustained in the collision, he was unable to interact with his many grandchildren as he had before the collision. The jury awarded the seventy-five-year-old man $243,000.

Howard Skolnick represented the plaintiff-pedestrian in a lawsuit who was struck by a motor vehicle in a parking lot. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a couple in vehicle struck by uninsured motorist resulting in numerous injuries including hand surgery.

Howard E. Skolnick represented an individual who suffered a facial laceration as a passenger in an automobile accident where the at fault driver was uninsured. The uninsured motorist insurance claim was settled for policy limit seven weeks after the accident.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC represented the Plaintiff in a personal injury lawsuit. Plaintiff suffered a leg fracture which necessitated surgery. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiffs in a motor vehicle accident claim. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiff in a personal injury claim where Plaintiff sustained cervical and lumbar disc herniations without obtaining surgery. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Howard E. Skolnick represented Plaintiffs in a motor vehicle accident which resulted in death and obtained policy limit.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 12-year boy who was fatally shot in the head. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a female who required neck surgery following a motor vehicle accident.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, achieved a 1.1 million dollar settlement in a motor vehicle accident case involving multiple claimants who suffered severe injuries in a head-on collision. There were four injured claimants who split 1.5 million in insurance proceeds.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a nursing home death caused by the overdose of an 86 year old patient.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 64-year-old gentleman who developed bedsores as a result of the failure to implement a plan of care and failure to adequately monitor skin integrity.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the family of a 98-year-old woman who suffered injuries and death as a result of a fall at a nursing home.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a woman in a nursing home who was at high risk for falling requiring close observation near nursing station was left unattended out of sight and fell getting out of a wheelchair resulting in a pelvic fracture.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiffs where a fall resulted in fractures, hemorrhaging and death.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a 90-year-old woman who suffered multiple fractures as a result of a series of nursing home falls.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a nursing home fall fracture death case of a 97 year old woman.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiffs in a nursing home negligence/medical malpractice lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the family of an 85-year-old woman who suffered a hip fracture and developed bedsores as a result of negligent care in a nursing home.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiffs where a nursing home staff dropped patient while transferring patient in a Hoyer Lift resulting in cervical spine fracture and brain bleed resulting in death.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiffs where a short-term rehab facility failed to properly administer drugs post op and resulted in death.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiff who suffered multiple pressure sores resulting from failure to implement a plan of care or to adequately monitor skin integrity.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the family of a 68-year-old nursing home resident who suffered injuries as a result of choking while at the nursing home.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice/nursing home negligence case. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a wrongful death suit against a Lorain County nursing home.

Our attorney represented the estate for the prescription overdose death of a 36-year-old man on inappropriate long term opioid therapy leading to addiction and use of street fentanyl.

Our attorney represented the estate for the death of a 60-year-old woman with sickle cell disease as a result of her doctor’s failure to recognize and treat her sickle cell pain crisis.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice/wrongful death law suit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiffs where preventable aspiration resulted in death.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a labor and delivery medical malpractice/wrongful death lawsuit where the birth mother died and child survived. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a failure to timely administer medication in an emergency room patient resulting in death.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a failed bilateral renal transplant case due to a complete disruption of the ureter resulting in death.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiffs where a fall resulted in fractures, hemorrhaging and death.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiffs where a nursing home staff dropped patient while transferring patient in a Hoyer Lift resulting in cervical spine fracture and brain bleed resulting in death.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a work-related wrongful death lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a premises liability and automobile negligence law suit where a seventy eight year old garage pedestrian was struck and killed by an automobile.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a wrongful death claim that was the result of an automobile accident and obtained the insurance policy limits.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a nursing home death caused by the overdose of an 86 year old patient.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice/wrongful death lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice law suit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

An interventional cardiologist perforated a coronary artery into which he was placing a stent.  His failure to detect the perforation resulted in blood filling the pericardial sac, which resulted in cardiac tamponade (the heart’s inability to pump because the blood inside the sac prevented the heart from beating) and death. Confidential Settlement

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a medical malpractice/wrongful death lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the parents of a 1 ½ year old child who became entangled in cords to blinds in her bedroom, dying as a result of strangulation. The apartment complex designed the rooms such that the only place a crib could be placed was below a window. Confidential Settlement

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a nursing home fall fracture death case of a 97 year old woman.

Howard E. Skolnick represented Plaintiffs in a motor vehicle accident which resulted in death and obtained policy limit.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the estate for the prescription overdose death of a 55-year-old man on long term opioid therapy due to a physician’s failure to recognize thirty-six failed urine drug screens as red flags for addiction and therefore failing to send the patient to an addiction medicine specialist.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a wrongful death suit against a Lorain County nursing home.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, settled a failure to diagnose sepsis case resulting in death.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented Plaintiffs where a short-term rehab facility failed to properly administer drugs post op and resulted in death.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC represented the Plaintiff in a personal injury lawsuit. This was a shoulder tear without surgery resulting in the policy limit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiff and obtained the insurance policy limits. Mr. Weiser successfully overcame the “sudden medical emergency” defense when defendant had a seizure and rear-ended Plaintiff. Plaintiff suffered central cord syndrome and severe compression at C3-4. Plaintiff required disc fusion and plate fixation from C3-C5.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiff who was injured in a motor vehicle accident and suffered bi-lateral hematomas.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiff who was injured in two motor vehicle accidents and suffered a lumbar herniated disc which required surgery.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiff who was rear ended and injured in a motor vehicle accident, Plaintiff suffered neck and lower back pain.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs who were injured in a motor vehicle accident and sustained fractures requiring surgical intervention.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiff who was rear-ended and suffered an L-2 fracture.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiff who was injured in a motor vehicle accident, crushed between two vehicles, and suffered a knee injury which required ACL surgery.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC represented the Plaintiff suffered a bilateral hand amputation, recovering from the BWC and Plaintiff’s employer.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiff and obtained the insurance policy limits. Plaintiff was injured in a motor vehicle accident and suffered a cervical herniated disc which necessitated surgery.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiff who fell off of a ladder and subsequently died.

Howard E. Skolnick represented the Plaintiffs in a personal injury lawsuit. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiff and obtained permanent total disability award.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented two police officers who spoke to media on matters of public concern.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented a police officer who spoke to media.

The Skolnick Weiser Law Firm, LLC, represented the Plaintiff in an employment breach of contract claim. CONFIDENTIAL SETTLEMENT