Nursing Home Neglect
Jan 01, 2016OUTCOME: $450,000 Settlement
Nursing Home caring for short-term resident neglected woman until she was severely dehydrated and malnourished, leading to her death. Settled on the first day of trial.
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William Bennett Eadie's Legal Cases (8)
Cleveland, OH
Nursing home abuse and neglect Lawyer at Cleveland, OH
Practice Areas: Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect, Wrongful Death ... +3 more
Rehabilitation Facility Fall
Jan 01, 2016OUTCOME: Significant Settlement
Rehabilitation facility failed to keep recent surgery patient’s leg immobilized, resulting in re-injury, additional surgeries, infection, and significant scarring. We secured a significant settlement ... on her behalf.
Nursing Home Death from Fall
Jan 01, 2016OUTCOME: Significant Settlement
Nursing home failed to implement physician-ordered alarm to help keep resident with dementia safe from falling. Re secured a significant settlement for her family despite the facility claiming no resp ... onsibility for the fall.
Truck Wheel Strikes Oncoming Driver
Jan 01, 2016OUTCOME: Significant Settlement
Trucking company failed to maintain truck and properly train driver on pre-trip inspections, leading to wheel separation on state highway, striking our client head-on. We secured a significant settlem ... ent for our client’s permanent myofascial pain syndrome as the result of the whiplash from the crash.
Legal Malpractice and Fraud
Mar 03, 2014OUTCOME: $312,000 Verdict
The Clients, in their 70s, were led to believe that they were protecting their life savings through the creation of a trust and purchase of hundreds of thousands of dollars in annuities. In fact, they ... lost $212,000 in fees, taxes, and expenses resulting from delayed Medicaid application. The jury returned verdicts against the defendants for Legal Malpractice, Insurance Agent Negligence, Intentional Misrepresentation, Breach of Fiduciary Duty, and Civil Conspiracy. The verdict included $100,000 in non-economic damages in a legal malpractice case. The verdict was the culmination of two years of litigation against five defendants with multiple defense lawyers. It was vindication for our clients, with the jury returning a unanimous verdict on every count, and 100% of the damages requested by William Eadie in closing argument. The result exemplifies the Spangenberg Law Firm’s dedication to each client when the claims and damages are difficult to explain. The issues included formation of an attorney-client relationship without having met or signed a contract with an attorney, the Medicaid application and payment process, and discretionary trust law, with four experts, six lay witnesses, and over a hundred exhibits. Despite the complexity of the case, the jury returned their verdict in just over two hours, including their lunch break, after a week-long trial. The trial included presentation of an out-of-state witness live via video conference, which required setting up a video conference system in the Old Courthouse. Besides lowering expenses compared to taking a video deposition, it also allowed for a more engaging trial presentation for the jury. Our attorneys were able to present dozens of pieces of evidence electronically for the jury during the trial and closing argument using the latest technology, from the trial table. Two of the defendants settled during deliberations for a confidential amount, although the jury was allowed to continue deliberating and found against all defendants.
Large Multi-District Products Litigation
Jan 24, 2011OUTCOME: Favorable Confidential Settlement
Large, multi-district litigation (MDL) involving drug produced by major pharmaceutical manufacturer causing harm to patients.
Rear-End Accident Recovery
N/AOUTCOME: Settled Favorably
Involving drunk driver defendant, settled of undisclosed amount in mediation process, avoiding the time, resources, and costs of a trial.
Commercial Breach of Contract Case
N/AOUTCOME: Seven Figure Confidential Settlement
A Supplier had an exclusive requirements contract to supply cast metal parts to a major multinational Manufacturer of industrial equipment. The Supplier discovered that the Manufacturer was obtaining ... parts covered by their supply agreement from a Chinese competitor and filed suit. We were able to resolve the case on favorable terms for our clients.