Attorney Scott Steven Blass's Legal Cases

Personal injury

DeNoble v. Reed

Jun 26, 2012

OUTCOME: Plaintiff verdict $521,000

An Ohio County, West Virginia, jury returned a verdict of over $521,000.00 in favor of Bordas & Bordas' client, Chris DeNoble, on June 26th, 2012. The case concerned a highway rear-end collision. DeNob ... le, a coal miner from Dillonvale, Ohio, was operating his car lawfully when Austin Reed, returning from a four-day music festival, hit him at approximately fifty miles per hour. DeNoble's back was injured and his work and personal life suffered serious limitations as a result of the back injury. Senior Judge Arthur Recht presided over the case. The Defendant's insurance company, Progressive, refused multiple settlement proposals within Reed's policy limits, but insisted on low-balling the case, forcing it to trial. That type of insurance company abuse has become much more common in West Virginia since the elimination of third-party bad faith by the Legislature and not only requires more courtroom trials such as this one, it also forces people to settle for unfair figures unless they have a law firm like Bordas & Bordas that take these cases to trial. Scott Blass and Chris Regan tried the case for Bordas & Bordas.

Personal injury

Conway v. Tomich

N/A

OUTCOME: Plaintiff verdict $270,000

Conway was a case involving multiple motor vehicle wrecks. Both caused soft-tissue injuries to a thirty-two year old man who had a preexisting history of back problems that had required a surgery five ... years earlier. He aggravated his back condition and developed new problems in his cervical spine requiring ongoing chiropractic care. The case was tried by Scott Blass and Jeremy McGraw and the jury returned a verdict of $270,000.00 reflecting the amount needed to fairly and fully compensate the plaintiff for the injuries and damages he had suffered in both collisions.

Personal injury

Clegg v. Geiser

N/A

OUTCOME: Plaintiff verdict $8,300,000

(Wetzel County, W.Va. 2007) - Motor Vehicle Wreck Verdict In October of 2007, Scott Blass tried this car wreck case to a jury verdict of approximately $8,300,000.00 in Wetzel County, W.Va. Bordas & Bo ... rdas, PLLC, represented the surviving family members of Charles "Chick" Clegg who was killed in a wreck that resulted from a drunk driver crossing the center line and striking Clegg's vehicle. Mr. Clegg left behind a wife, three children and grandchildren. A co-Defendant, Daimler-Chrysler was dismissed from the case before trial after reaching a settlement with the Clegg family. The jury awarded substantial damages, including a rare finding that the Defendant should pay punitive damages and the verdict is believed to be among the highest awards ever for a case involving a single death in Wetzel County. Despite multiple prior DUIs, the Defendant, Geiser, was granted car insurance by Prudential.

Partnership

Watson v. Wehr

N/A

OUTCOME: Plaintiff verdict $6,200,000

(Belmont County, Ohio, 2007) – Motor Vehicle Wreck Verdict The Watson case, tried by Scott Blass in Belmont County Ohio, was a serious injury motor vehicle wreck case. The case was tried to the bench ... and resulted in a verdict of $6,200,000.00 in favor of the Plaintiffs. A drunk driver caused Bordas & Bordas' client's severe injuries including several hundred thousand dollars in medical expenses.

Medical malpractice

Sharon Roberts v. Anandhi Murthy, M.D

N/A

OUTCOME: Plaintiff verdict $5,700,000

(Wetzel County, W.Va. 2007) - Medical Malpractice, Verdict In March of 2007, Geoff Brown and Scott Blass tried the case of Sharon Roberts v. Anandhi Murthy, M.D. a medical negligence case brought on b ... ecause of a dangerously botched surgery for acid-reflux disease. As a result of the botched surgery, the Plaintiff's stomach and esophagus were lost. The doctor also failed to disclose that she had performed a different procedure than she had claimed she would perform. The case was tried in Wetzel County, West Virginia, to a jury verdict of approximately $5,700,000.00 in favor of the Plaintiff.

Defective and dangerous products

Cobb v. Pennzoil

N/A

OUTCOME: Settled at Mediation

Dangerous Product Causes Severe Injury, Settlement John Cobb was burned severely by a defective and dangerous product, a "Carb and Choke Cleaner" designed, manufactured, and marketed by Pennzoil Produ ... cts Company. His massive burn injuries required him to be life-flighted from Red House, West Virginia, to West Penn Burn Center in Pittsburgh, PA. The Company denied any liability and Bordas & Bordas attorney Scott Blass was brought in by Mr. Cobb's personal attorney Chris Heavens to prosecute the complex case. Bordas & Bordas undertook massive discovery in the case, seeking out dozens of harmful documents suggesting that Pennzoil was aware of the serious burn hazard presented by its product. The case settled at mediation ordered by the federal court in Wheeling, West Virginia, for a confidential amount.

Insurance

United Wisconsin Life v. Neust

N/A

OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement

Insurance Dispute – Multiple Settlements Richard Neust was wrongfully sued by a large insurance company, United Wisconsin Life. Though he owed the insurance company not a cent, the company demanded ov ... er $27, 000.00 in so-called reimbursement charges. Bordas & Bordas attorney Scott Blass had represented Mr. Neust in a related matter and was there to help when Mr. Neust was sued. Bordas & Bordas filed a counterclaim, motions to dismiss and undertook discovery. The insurance company dragged the litigation out for over a year. Ultimately the federal judge assigned to the case dismissed United Wisconsin's claims and heard opening statements from the attorneys regarding Mr. Neust's counterclaim. After opening statements, United Wisconsin settled the counterclaim. The law firm representing United Wisconsin, Kreiner & Peters, was later sanctioned by the Court for its inappropriate conduct. Bordas & Bordas then pressed Mr. Neust's rights in state court, claiming malicious prosecution, abuse of process and other torts against United Wisconsin and Kreiner & Peters. After again retaining experts to prosecute the claim effectively, the cases settled confidentially.

Medical malpractice

Judge v. Reynolds Memorial Hospital

N/A

OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement

Linda Judge went to Reynolds Memorial Hospital not once, but twice, complaining of heart attack related symptoms. Both times, she was quickly discharged from the emergency room without any doctor order ... ing heart-related testing. She died of a heart attack after being discharged the second time. Bordas & Bordas attorneys Jim Bordas, Scott Blass, and Geoff Brown got involved on the family's behalf and hired medical doctors to testify about how the failure of the doctors at Reynolds to perform basic medical tests led to Linda Judge's untimely death. After filing a lawsuit and prosecuting the case for over a year, the parties settled at mediation for a confidential amount.

Defective and dangerous products

Strope v. Honda

N/A

OUTCOME: Judgement in excess of $4,000,000

Product Liability, Seatback Collapse, Verdict, 1993 Jim Bordas and Scott Blass handled the Strope v. Honda litigation and obtained the only second-impact, seatback-collapse verdict against a major aut ... omaker at the time. The attorney for Honda, from Philadelphia, indicated in court that he had never lost a case before trying this one against Bordas & Bordas. The total verdict of over $3,620,000.00 later became a judgment in excess of $4,000,000.00. The case and the national-leading experts retained by Bordas & Bordas to pursue the case were later featured on the then-popular TV program Inside Edition.

Scott Steven Blass's Legal Cases (9)

DeNoble v. Reed

Conway v. Tomich

Clegg v. Geiser

Watson v. Wehr

Sharon Roberts v. Anandhi Murthy, M.D

Cobb v. Pennzoil

United Wisconsin Life v. Neust

Judge v. Reynolds Memorial Hospital

Strope v. Honda