Practice Areas

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS
ELEVATOR ACCIDENTS
WORKPLACE/CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
LEGAL AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE
DISABILITY INSURANCE/INSURANCE COVERAGE CLAIMS
CLASS ACTIONS

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

• Brain-damaged infants. Nothing is more catastrophic for a family than raising and nurturing a child with cerebral palsy or some other form of birth injury which impairs a child's development. With broad and deep experience in the representation of families with brain-injured infants, and sensitivity to their special concerns, the firm has successfully resolved many cases to help provide these courageous families with financial security.
• Delay in diagnosis of cancer. Too often, a lump on a breast or a "spot" on an x-ray film is missed or not properly followed up by a patient's doctor, frequently with disastrous results. The firm has vigorously litigated dozens of such claims to obtain compensation for the victim and his or her loved ones.
• Spinal injuries. An error in the performance of spinal surgery can be devastating, leading to disability or even paralysis. The lawyers of Feldman Shepherd have developed a special expertise in the handling of claims involving injuries arising from spinal surgery performed in a substandard manner.
• Additionally, the Feldman Shepherd attorneys have handled claims involving a wide variety of other medical issues such as missed diagnoses occurring in an ER setting and doctors' offices, misread pathology specimens, x-rays and pap smears, mistreatment of orthopedic problems, and a variety of hospital errors.

DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS

In Pennsylvania and many other states, the seller of a product is responsible for ensuring that the product is safe for its intended use. In the highly specialized field of product liability litigation, it is essential that the attorney representing the injured victim be familiar with the intricacies of the law, as well as the design, engineering and manufacturing characteristics of the product at issue. A sampling of the diverse experience of the firm in handling defective product cases includes claims arising from:

ELEVATOR ACCIDENTS

Significant awards and settlements have been obtained for individuals injured by elevators in hospitals and office buildings, arising from design or maintenance deficiencies causing a "door slam" or failure to properly level.

WORKPLACE/CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS

The firm has developed special expertise in the representation of firemen, policemen, construction workers and others seriously injured in the course of doing their jobs. Our special relationship with workers, the unions representing them, and with the most highly regarded expert witnesses in the field of construction/workplace safety have allowed us to regularly achieve significant results for our clients.

MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS

Handling each motor vehicle accident case as a special and unique case, Feldman Shepherd lawyers have obtained substantial verdicts and settlements in automobile and truck litigation, in state and federal courts and in uninsured/underinsured motorist arbitrations. Claims have also been pursued successfully against state and municipal authorities for the negligent design of highways and traffic controls which have contributed to serious accidents.

LEGAL AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE

Feldman Shepherd accepts and vigorously litigates meritorious claims against attorneys and other professionals who have failed to properly serve their clients. Our success in this highly specialized area of the law has resulted in significant recoveries for innocent victims of professional neglect.

DISABILITY INSURANCE/INSURANCE COVERAGE CLAIMS

Policyholders who have paid for disability or other forms of insurance protection have a right to expect that valid claims for benefits will be paid. Too often, insurers hide behind technical or even frivolous arguments to avoid their obligations. Feldman Shepherd has a team of lawyers devoted to claims involving the wrongful denial of disability and other forms of insurance benefits.

CLASS ACTIONS

When corporate wrongdoing results in harm to large numbers of similarly situated persons, the lawyers of Feldman Shepherd have prosecuted class action lawsuits. The firm has filed class action claims for health care fraud, represented tenants of apartment complexes subjected to unfair utility expenses, fought pharmaceutical companies for their distribution of unsafe drugs and represented consumers in a variety of other class action cases.

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