Schlesinger Law Firm Wins $3.5 million Jury Verdict in Hip Implant Case
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL / ACCESSWIRE / November 23, 2020 / Schlesinger Law Offices has won a $3.5 million jury verdict for a Fort Dodge, Iowa woman who suffered complications from a metal-on-metal hip implant surgery.
In 2007, Plaintiff Lori Nicholson received a hip implant manufactured by Biomet Inc. She had a revision in 2012 after the hip loosened due to metal ion disease. Ms. Nicholson developed pain, a pseudo cyst and elevated levels of chromium in her blood. Biomet's metal-on-metal hips are no longer sold in the United States.
Despite rising COVID cases in Iowa, attorneys Bryan Hofeld and Jeffrey Haberman of Schlesinger Law Offices volunteered to travel to Cedar Rapids for the two-week trial in federal court. The case was tried before United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams in the Northern District of Iowa.
COVID precautions, including masks and social distancing, were fully enforced by Judge Williams for all members of the jury, respective trial teams and court staff. Eight jurors were originally selected for the trial. However, two were dismissed during trial for COVID-related reasons, leaving six jurors who ultimately deliberated for just under four hours in reaching their verdict.
Days before this trial was scheduled to begin, a mistrial was declared in another case that was tried in the same courthouse because a juror and an attorney got COVID. Understanding the same could have happened here, the Schlesinger attorneys pressed ahead for their client.
"Traveling and trying a case in person during a pandemic is never ideal, but our client deserved justice and the very best representation in court," said attorney Bryan Hofeld with Schlesinger Law Offices. "We took the necessary precautions and got our client the justice she deserved along with one of the largest verdicts in the country for 2020."
Of the total award of $3.5 million, $1 million ($1,050,000.00) was for compensatory damages and $2.5 million was for punitive damages.
ABOUT SCHLESINGER LAW OFFICES
Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Schlesinger Law Offices is a personal injury law firm dedicated to holding corporations, manufacturers and medical providers accountable for harm caused to members of the public by acts of negligence and misconduct. The firm has a reputation for powerful advocacy and has obtained justice and compensation for hundreds of clients. For more information, log on to www.schlesingerlawoffices.com or call (954) 866-5493.
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