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Our attorneys have won precedent-setting victories in court and in administrative claims against a
number of federal agencies. Here is a sample of some of our results in Federal Tort Claims Act cases.
Prospective clients should bear in mind that every case is different, and no lawyer can promise a
specific result. What we CAN promise is that we bring to every client and every case our commitment
to devote our full legal and financial resources to win justice for that client's cause.
Lawson v. United States - In 2006, U.S. District Judge Roger Titus awarded $5,264,000 to Ruth Lawson, who suffered serious and permanent brain damage as the result of a significant delay in the diagnosis and treatment of a skull defect called Chiari I malformation,
by doctors at Malcolm Grow Medical Center at Andrews Air Force Base. Click here to read a full summary of the case. Click here to read The opinion of the court.
John Doe v. United States - In 2003, Judge Ricardo M. Urbina, United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, awarded negligence victim John Doe the sum of $20 million in damages, believed to be the largest Federal Tort Claims Act judgment for an individual plaintiff in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area. (This was not a case against a military facility, but involved many of the same legal issues since it was against a federal government agency.)
Lewis v. United States - Settlement of $3 million in a case on behalf of a brain-damaged child and his mother against Walter Reed Army Hospital. In this case, Stein Mitchell partner Patrick Malone was hired to represent a brain-damaged child and his mother after the child's claims had already been thrown out by the federal judge on statute of limitations grounds. Mr. Malone persuaded the judge to reverse himself.
The government then settled the boy's claims for $3 million, which fully funded a plan for his lifetime care. The decision is reported at 290 F.Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2003).
Muenstermann v. United States - Judgment of $5.5 million entered in nonjury malpractice case in federal court in Baltimore, Maryland involving moderate to serious birth injuries sustained due to medical negligence at the time of delivery at Malcolm Grow Medical Center at Andrews Air Force Base. The case is reported at 787 F. Supp. 499 (D. Md. 1992).
Ellis v. United States - A $3.5 million settlement with the federal government on behalf of a baby who suffered neurological injuries at birth at the hospital at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.
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If you or a family member has suffered a serious, permanent injury related to a government or military
physician's malpractice or negligence, you may want to talk to a lawyer. We provide free consultations
to help determine if you have a valid medical negligence case.
Our firm is based in Washington, D.C. and can handle injury claims against the United States government
anywhere. The final decision makers in the government often are based in or near Washington - in the
U.S. Justice Department or one of the military branches.
We will need to obtain complete medical records to do a good analysis. Contact us with this form to
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