DLG For Me

$50

Civil Rights

Arnold Black was pulled over without probable cause by the City of East Cleveland police officers in 2012. He was beaten, arrested without probable cause, locked in a room without being formally booked, and held for four days without access to bedding, a toilet, or food. Evidence of the stop, beating, and internal affairs review was lost or destroyed by the City of East Cleveland. After years of pursuing his claims against the police department, DLG For Me secured a $50 million verdict on Arnold Black’s behalf and won the 2021 Public Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year award as a result. DLG For Me continues to work with community leaders within the City of East Cleveland to drive police reform and improve the relationship between police and the community.

$41

Catastrophic Injury

An accident caused by a driver for a major national trucking and transportation company led to multiple catastrophic injuries. DLG For Me served as the primary negotiator in settling the case for $41 million.

$12

Catastrophic Injury

During a high-speed pursuit of a suspect, police officers caused a high-speed crash at an intersection that catastrophically injured the driver and passenger of the other vehicle involved. DLG For Me argued the officers failed to obey department protocols, violated multiple traffic laws, and placed other motorists at serious risk and secured the injured plaintiffs a $12 million jury verdict, including punitive damages against the officer that caused the collision.

$8

Workplace Injury

A factory plant worker sustained third degree burns over 75% of his body and severe related injuries from an explosion and fire at work. The defendant employer claimed employer immunity. DLG For Me lawyers demonstrated several instances where the employer’s conduct fell into the narrow exception to employer immunity, resulting in the largest known settlement or verdict in the history of Ohio’s Employer Immunity Act.

$7

Truck Accident

While driving through a mountain pass, a truck driver for a national trucking company jackknifed his truck into stopped traffic, killing a married couple in another vehicle. The trucking company presented an Act of God defense, claiming a sudden snow storm temporarily obscured his ability to see the road and caused him to jackknife the truck. After nearly four years of litigation, DLG for Me defeated the trucker’s Act of God defense and obtained $6.6 million for the survivors.

$4

Medical Malpractice

A young woman with colon cancer symptoms was given improper screening tests by her family doctor. A radiologist who viewed one of the patient’s x-rays overlooked the small tumor in the patient’s colon that, had it been called out, would have required a much less invasive surgery for the patient. The doctor altered her medical records in an attempt to conceal the evidence, but DLG For Me secured a $3.9 million verdict on the patient’s behalf.