Philadelphia, PA
Personal injury Lawyer at Philadelphia, PA
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice ... +2 more
OUTCOME:
Barbara successfully argued that a plaintiff who suffers continued growth and metastasis of a tumor, due to failure to timely diagnose his condition, has sustained a physical injury for which compensat ... ory damages may be awarded.
OUTCOME: $24 million verdict
Barbara's appeal resulted in the upholding of a record $24 million libel verdict against the Philadelphia Inquirer, on behalf of former prosecutor Richard A. Sprague.
OUTCOME: $2.25 million jury verdict
Barbara's appeals work resulted in the reversal of a remittur, and the reinstatement of a $2.25 million jury verdict on behalf of the plaintiff.
OUTCOME:
Barbara successfully argued that a jury properly found in favor of an injured patient whose medical expert testified that a doctor's negligence had increased the risk that she would suffer harm. This v ... ictory overturned a series of lower court cases that held that a patient could not recover damages when there was a possibility she would have suffered harm anyway as a result of her disease.
OUTCOME:
The railroad opted to settle its portion of the case for $1.3 million. The City of Philadelphia appealed, however, and Barbara argued that the city was not liable for negligence on adjoining property t ... hat it didn’t own or control. The state Supreme Court agreed, and vacated the then-record $3.8 million verdict.
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