O'CONNOR, PARSONS, LANE & NOBLE

$28

Medical Malpractice

Largest medical malpractice verdict in New Jersey for failure to disclose an unborn infant’s serious genetic defect, leading to around-the-clock care, respirator, and feeding tube. Child born with myotubular myopathy (MTM). Mother awarded $15 million for future medical expenses and $13 million for anguish.

$23

Employment Law

Largest employee discrimination verdict for a single plaintiff in New Jersey. Trucking company employee suffered intolerable discrimination and extreme abuse in the workplace due to his sexual orientation, including verbal and physical abuse. Plaintiff suffered psychological injuries and severe emotional distress. Jury awarded $15 million for punitive damages.

$20M

Medical Malpractice

25-year-old woman in pre-term labor overdosed with magnesium sulfate due to nurse's failure to follow hospital protocols, resulting in magnesium toxicity and cardiopulmonary arrest. Patient sustained massive brain injury and was left in a comatose state.

$17

Personal Injury

Client struck by a trucker, causing bilateral, above-the-knee amputations. Settled against Construction Site entities for failure to ensure the trucker had appropriate insurance.

$15

Medical Malpractice

Settled against a medical center for failure to perform necessary heart surgery on an infant with a curable heart defect. Baby developed cerebral palsy, suffered a significant stroke, lost portion of eyesight, and unable to walk.

$15

Medical Malpractice

Neonatologist and nurse failed to provide a blood transfusion to a newborn with anemia/lack of oxygen, resulting in a serious cerebral palsy condition for the infant due to delayed transfusion.