Marc Evan Reisman's Legal Cases (8)

Personal injury

Juvenile Suicide at Detention Center

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OUTCOME: Confidential

Co-counsel on tragic and sad case where a minor child committed suicide, which, plaintiffs alleged, could have and should have been prevented.

Appeals

Tennessee Supreme Court Case

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OUTCOME: Legal standard established

Served as Attorney ad Litem on landmark case which went to the Tennessee Supreme Court regarding the role of Guardian Ad Litems in child custody cases.

Personal injury

Young Man Killed by Police

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OUTCOME: Defeated Summary Judgment

Our firm represented the family of young man who was killed while parked in his car waiting for his girlfriend to get home from work. The police officers who shot at him approximately 22 times allege ... d the gentleman was pointing a gun at one of them. The plaintiffs strongly disputed that.

Civil rights

Judge Sued for Issuing Restraining Order

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OUTCOME: Successfully obtained a dismissal

Co-counsel defending a judge who was sued for his part in issuing a restraining order which closed down a number of local business establishments. We alleged absolute judicial immunity.

Appeals

Reversal on Appeal

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OUTCOME: Successfully obtained a reversal

Represented a man on appeal who was pro-se at trial. He was ordered to pay back child support and incarcerated until he was able to secure the funds to do so. We successfully argued that the trial ju ... dge erred in awarding back child support and violated our client's constitutional rights by incarcerating him and holding a hearing in his absence.

Medical malpractice

Patient dies from Allergic Reaction

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OUTCOME: Confidential

Co-counsel on case where our client's spouse was known to be allergic to a particular medication. A healthcare provider inadvertantly administered a drug in the same class of medication and then, we a ... lleged, did not monitor the patient for an appropriate length of time. The patient was released and died very shortly thereafter due to an allergic reaction.

Personal injury

Catastrophic Injury of Pedestrian

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OUTCOME: Confidential

Pedestrian seriously injured while crossing the roadway in or near a crosswalk. Truck collided with our client, allegedly without having a clear view of the intersection before effectuating a left tur ... n.

Personal injury

Young Child Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

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OUTCOME: Settled

We represented the family of a young child who was tragically killed in a car crash, as well as two of other children so were injured. We obtained an insurance limits settlement for the case involving ... the deceased child and obtained fair settlements for the other two children.

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