Kentucky and Ohio Personal Injury Lawyers
The Sanders Law Firm

“Pursue the Truth and Do Justice. Always Be Right and Never Give Up.”

Robert E. Sanders, Founding Partner, The Sanders Law Firm, PSC

That mission statement has guided The Sanders Law Firm since our founding in 1972.

Serious personal injuries are among the most devastating tragedies individuals and their families could ever have to face. People are forced to make important decisions about the future while suffering from the extreme emotional turmoil that often accompanies such a trauma.

Our goal in every case is to obtain justice for our clients by getting them the money to which they are entitled as compensation for injuries and losses. As highly skilled and experienced trial lawyers, we have the skill, resources, and compassion to help clients navigate the legal process. Our respected Kentucky and Ohio Personal Injury Attorneys handle significant and difficult cases. We fight for justice and the rights of our personal injury clients. We achieve excellent verdicts and settlements for our clients. Some of our verdicts rank among the largest in Kentucky and Ohio history.

We handle only serious personal injury and death cases. Our focus includes:

• Big Truck vs. Small Car Crashes
• Medical Malpractice
• Defective & Dangerous Products
• Birth Trauma
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Wrongful Death
• Automobile Seatback Collapses
• Seatbelt Failures
• Burn Injuries
• All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Wrecks
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Workplace/Industrial Accidents
• Construction Accidents
• Slip and Fall (All Premises Liability)
• Farming Accidents
• Catastrophic Injuries

We carefully investigate potential cases and accept only just causes on behalf of deserving individuals and families who have suffered serious injuries or death as a result of someone else’s carelessness or misconduct. Many of our cases are against large, powerful corporations — including trucking companies, automobile manufacturers, consumer products manufacturers, and the healthcare industry.

We level the playing field and obtain justice for our clients by hard work and expertise that comes only through years of experience in handling complex, difficult cases. Every case is vigorously and tenaciously pursued in the client's interest. Our attorneys, investigator, medical-legal assistant, paralegals, secretaries, and law clerks all work as a team in the preparation and presentation of each case.

The Sanders Law Firm is peer-review rated A-V by Martindale-Hubbell (the highest possible rating) and listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers in the categories of Personal Injury Law, Civil Trial Practice, Medical Malpractice Law, Product Liability Law, and Appellate Practice — “preeminent” in all the areas of law that are involved in most personal injury and wrongful death cases.

Although we concentrate our work in Kentucky and Ohio, we have handled cases in many other states, including Florida, California, West Virginia, Georgia, Louisiana, Indiana, New Mexico, and Missouri. Many of our cases begin by referrals from other lawyers throughout the United States.

Our law office is located in The Charles H. Fisk House, a beautifully restored Tuscan-Italian Villa Revival style mansion built in 1865 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Charles H. Fisk House is a prominent landmark in the Old Seminary Square National Historic District of Covington, Kentucky, and within walking distance of downtown Cincinnati, Ohio.

If you or someone you know in Greater Cincinnati or anywhere in Kentucky needs the assistance of an experienced Kentucky and Ohio Personal Injury Lawyer, call The Sanders Law Firm today at 866-334-6945, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.

Practice Areas and Legal Definitions
Medical Malpractice:
Medical malpractice is the failure of a health care provider to follow the accepted standards of practice of his or her profession in the community where the service is rendered. If a physician was careless, lacked proper skills or disregarded standardized rules resulting in injury to a patient, a jury may find the health care provider liable for negligence. Hospitals can also be held liable for the negligence of their employees, including staff nurses and technicians.

Puncturing a nearby organ or tissue during surgery

Failing to order necessary and appropriate medical tests

Failing to diagnose a condition in time to treat it properly

Failing to refer a case to a medical specialist

Prescribing incorrect medication

Brain Injury

Birth Injury

Cerebral Palsy

Incorrect diagnosis that results in a failure to treat a medical condition

Failing to properly administer anesthesia

Emergency room negligence

Dental Malpractice

Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice

• Birth Injury: Birth injury malpractice is the failure of an obstetrician to properly perform his or her duties; i.e. failure to administer blood tests to detect abnormalities that can result in death or serious injury to both the mother and fetus. If you have been injured because of improper medical care you may have a claim against the obstetrician/gynecologist who treated you. However, statutes of limitations bar the filing of claims after a certain period of time following the negligent act.


• Cerebral Palsy: Cerebral palsy is permanent brain injuries that affect an infant in the womb, during birth, or in the months following birth and is one of the most common birth injuries in the United States. Cerebral palsy patients are subject to limited motor skills, speech difficulties and learning disabilities. When cerebral palsy occurs as the result of medical malpractice, the responsible party inflicting said injuries can be held legally responsible. Examples of medical malpractice during delivery include leaving the baby in the birth canal too long resulting in oxygen deprivation, and/or failing to perform or delaying a necessary C-section.


• Anesthesia Negligence: Medical malpractice injuries can occur when anesthesia is improperly given or not given in a timely manner to a patient during a surgical procedure. If the failure of the anesthesiologist is the cause of injury or death to a patient, damages may be recoverable under the laws of medical malpractice.

Spinal Cord Injury:
Spinal cord injury (SCI) occurs when the nerves within the spinal canal are damaged. Most SCI's are caused by trauma to the vertebral column, affecting the spinal cord's ability to send and receive messages between the brain and the body's systems that control sensory, motor and autonomic function. Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of SCI, followed by acts of violence, falls, sports injuries and diseases such as polio, spina bifida and Friedreich’s Ataxia. The spinal cord does not have to be severed in order for a loss of functioning to occur. In fact, in most people with SCI, the spinal cord is intact, but the damage to it results in loss of functioning.

Traumatic Brain Injury:
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a medical phrase used to describe the damage to the brain suffered by sudden impact or physical force to the head. Essentially, the human brain floats in a fluid substance called cerebrospinal fluid. TBI can result when the force of momentum causes the brain to impact against the skull. This type of injury, often the result of hitting your head on the windshield, pavement or object, is frequently referred to as a “closed head injury.” Whiplash can also cause TBI. These closed head injuries can result in lasting physical and mental problems.

Burn Injuries:
People who have suffered and survived the agony of second, third and even fourth degree burns describe the pain they experienced as among the most severe of all traumatic injuries. Personal injuries involving severe burns commonly result from explosions, premises fires, defective products, motor vehicle collisions, electric shock, as well as accidental exposure to harmful chemicals and radiation.

Slip and Fall/Premises Liability:
Slip and fall accidents can happen anywhere and can cause serious personal injury. Most slip and falls happen in commercial settings, such as grocery stores, drug stores, office buildings, construction sites, parking lots, gas stations and malls, but they also happen on private property. Premises Liability accidents can include toxic exposure, animal attacks, swimming pool accidents and amusement park ride accidents. Generally, property owners have the duty to maintain the property responsibly and avoid the existence of hazardous conditions.

Dangerous or defective conditions may be large or small, temporary or permanent. Therefore, investigation of the claim is essential to a successful case. Temporary conditions such as water on the floor of a grocery store, or snow and ice in a parking lot or on the stairs of a restaurant need to be investigated and corrected quickly.

Construction/ On-the-Job Accidents:
Construction labor makes up one of the three most dangerous occupations in the United States today; each year producing thousands of debilitating injuries and wrongful deaths. Factors that contribute to construction accidents include workers lifting loads with worn and weathered cables, working on elevated platforms without fall protection or wearing defective safety harnesses and lanyards, and/or working in trenches with improper benching and using outdated tools and equipment. Farming and manufacturing accidents also cause serious injury and toxic exposure.

• Toxic Exposure: Due to the tremendous growth of corporate industry in the United States over the past fifty years, the number of dangerous, toxic substances in the environment has grown significantly. Some toxic substances are shown to cause substantial injury to people, such as lead-based paint (linked to brain damage, especially in children), asbestos (linked to lung cancer and restrictive lung disease), dry cleaning and other solvents (linked to brain damage and major organ damage), pesticides such as dioxin and DDT (linked to birth injuries) and toxic landfill waste (linked to leukemia).

Insurance Claims:
Insurance claims are suits for reimbursement from an insurance company when the insured has suffered a loss that is covered under the insurance policy. Insurance companies cannot refuse to pay a customer's claim without "reasonable justification." This means that an insurance company must engage in a reasonable investigation and pay legitimate claims in a timely manner. If an insurance company fails to handle its customer's claim properly, it may be held accountable for resulting economic losses, including lost wages, interest on money the insured borrowed to cover expenses while insurance benefits were wrongfully withheld, and loss due to damaged credit. Destruction or damage to homes by fire is a major source of insurance claims litigation. Insurance companies try to take advantage of policy holders by withholding payment as part of their effort to “settle cheap.” Sometimes, it takes tough, experienced trial lawyers to make insurance companies honor their policy obligations.

Vehicle Accidents:
Legal claims that arise from vehicle accidents are typically governed by the law of negligence. Any individual who negligently operates a motor vehicle may be required to pay damages to an injured victim. A personal injury case involving a vehicle accident may become formalized through civil court proceedings or may be resolved through an informal settlement before a lawsuit is filed. Vehicle accidents can include:

• Automobile accidents
• Aviation accidents
• Big Truck Wrecks
• Boating accidents
• Commercial bus accidents
• Intersection collisions
• Motorcycle accidents
• Pedestrian accidents
• Rear end collisions
• School bus crashes
• SUV rollovers
• Train accidents
• Grade crossing (train-car) collisions
• Poorly designed, built, or maintained roadways

The surviving family members of a fatally injured accident victim may recover money to compensate for the wrongful death of their loved one.

Automobile Accidents:
A car accident is a collision involving an automobile and anything that causes damage to the automobile, including tractor-trailers, other large trucks, other automobiles, telephone poles, buildings, and trees. “Automobile accident” may also refer to an automobile striking a human or animal. Auto accidents kill an estimated 1.2 million people worldwide each year, and injure about forty times this number.

Bicycle Accidents:
According to the Federal Highway Administration, over 67,000 cyclists in the U.S. are injured every year in accidents involving motor vehicles. Many cyclists who are injured in bicycle accidents are unaware that they have a personal injury case and that they may be entitled to compensation for injuries, pain and suffering, medical bills and lost incomes. A cyclist may be entitled to receive compensation for an injury sustained because of a pothole, poor road or defective sidewalk.

Motorcycle Accidents:
Motorcycle riders are exposed to dangers not encountered by automobile and truck drivers. The lack of effective roll cages, crumple zones, seat belts and air bags, exposes motorcyclists to serious personal injury in the event of an accident. Our founding partner, Bob Sanders, has been riding motorcycles for over thirty years. His usual ride is a 1992 Harley Heritage. We understand the issues and challenges that bikers face and know how to present their cases.

Train Accidents:
Train accidents can result in catastrophic injury such as head trauma, brain damage, paralysis and loss of lives or property. Train accidents can include derailments, collisions with passenger vehicles or other trains, grade crossing accidents or accidents due to mechanical failure. It is the railroad company's responsibility to ensure that there are appropriate signals and gates at crossings for safety precautions. If the railroad company fails to take such precautions, they can be held liable for injury or death that ensues. Victims of train accidents may be entitled to compensation for pain and suffering, medical expenses, property damage, lost wages and loss of earning capacity.

SUV Rollovers:
Although SUV rollovers do not occur as often as other automobile accidents, when they do occur they have a higher chance of resulting in serious injury or death, and are considered to be among the most serious vehicle accidents on national roadways. According to the Federal Highway Administration, SUV rollover accidents account for more deaths than side and rear impacts combined. SUV's are three times more likely than the average passenger car to roll over.

SUV's were originally designed primarily off-roading. Manufacturers, however, soo discovered their immense popularity as family vehicles. Manufacturers altered the off-road designs by removing roll bars and other safety gear. SUV seat structures are not designed to keep occupants in place during a rollover, even if seatbelts are worn. Vehicle roofs, windshields and side windows easily collapse or “crush” into the interior of the vehicle, increasing the risk of occupant head, brain and spinal cord and back injuries. While the body of an SUV remains the same as it would if used for off-roading, the removal of the roll bars, combined with the high center gravity, make rollover accidents and occupant ejection serious problems. In some cases, a manufacturer’s decision not to include anti-rollover technology (ex. Electronic Stability Control) can play a major part in this type of deadly crash.

Defective Products:
Products liability refers to a manufacturer or seller being held liable for placing an unreasonably dangerous product into the hands of a consumer. Products liability cases may involve defective or poorly designed consumer goods, machinery, tools, motor vehicle defects, recreational products, farm equipment, televisions and other electronic gear, pharmaceuticals and other defective products and equipment. A person injured by a defective or dangerous product may be eligible to file a lawsuit. Damages can be recovered under one of the following categories: strict products liability; negligence; or breach of warranty. Our firm has extensive experience in products liability litigation involving automobiles, ATVs, motorcycles, televisions, cooking equipment, farm implements, and a variety of other products.

Wrongful Death:
A wrongful death occurs when a person is killed due to the negligence or misconduct of another individual, company or organization. A legal action for wrongful death belongs to the decedent's immediate family members, usually a surviving spouse and children, and sometimes parents. Under certain circumstances, unrelated minor children living with and supported by the decedent may also bring a claim for wrongful death. In order to bring a successful wrongful death case, the following elements must be present:

• The death of a human being caused by another's negligent or intentional conduct.
• Surviving family members who are suffering the loss of financial support, love, care, comfort, supervision, guidance, household assistance and general society previously provided by the deceased.

In wrongful death cases both economic and non-economic damages may be recovered. Economic damages in a wrongful death case may include an award for the financial contributions which the decedent would have made to his or her spouse, children and/or parents had he or she survived. It also includes recovery for medical expenses, funeral expenses, and burial costs. Non-economic damages include loss of love, society, companionship, comfort, affection, solace or moral support. Depending on the circumstances, money may also be recovered to compensate for pain and suffering experienced by the decedent up to the moment of his/her death.


If you or someone you know needs the assistance of experienced Personal Injury Lawyers, call The Sanders Law Firm today at 866-334-6945, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.

If you or someone you know needs the assistance of an experienced Personal Injury Lawyers, call The Sanders Law Firm today at 866-334-6945, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.

ADDRESS OF THE FIRM:
The Sanders Law Firm
The Charles H. Fisk House
1017 Russell Street
Covington, KY 41011
Telephone: 866-334-6945
Fax: 859-655-4642

MEMBERS OF THE FIRM:

Robert E. Sanders

EDUCATION:

• Eastern Kentucky University, B.A., English; B.S., Business, 1969
• Law School: University of Cincinnati, J.D., 1972

JURISDICTIONS:

• Kentucky, all state and federal courts
• Ohio, all State and federal courts
• United States Supreme Court

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating: A-V
• Kentucky Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, Kentucky Justice Association, 1997
• Lifetime Achievement Award, N. Kentucky Bar Association, 2000
• Recognized in: “Top 50 Kentucky Lawyers” and named a “Super Lawyer” in Plaintiff's Medical Malpractice, Kentucky Monthly Magazine
• Listed in “Best Lawyers in America”  
• Cincinnati, Kentucky, Northern Kentucky and Ohio State Bar Associations
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (American Justice Association), Member, Council of Presidents, 1996-1997; Board of Governors, 2000-2005
• Kentucky Justice Association (Board of Governors, 1988—; Fourth District Vice President, 1989-1991; Chair, Legislative Committee, 1989-1995; Treasurer, 1991; Secretary, 1992-1993; Vice President, 1994; President-Elect, 1995; President, 1996)
• Attorneys’ Information Exchange Group
• Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (State Coordinator, 1990-1994 and 2002-2007)
• Master, Salmon P. Chase American Inn of Court (President, 1998-1999)
• Adjunct Professor of Law, Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University
• Past Member of the Board of Visitors, Salmon P. Chase College of Law

CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION LECTURER:

• American Justice Association
• Kentucky Justice Association
• Attorneys' Information Exchange Group
• Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America – New Jersey
• Kentucky Bar Association
• Salmon P. Chase College of Law
• Salmon P. Chase American Inn of Court
• University of Kentucky College of Law
• Brandeis College of Law, University of Louisville
• Salmon P. Chase American Inn of Court

BOARD CERTIFICATIONS:

• Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Delana S. Sanders

EDUCATION:

• Morehead State University, B.S. in Government and English Majors/ Math minor, 1994
• Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University, J.D., 1998

JURISDICTIONS:

• Kentucky, All state courts
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky /li>
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Board of Governors, Kentucky Justice Association
• American Justice Association
• Salmon P. Chase American Inn of Court
• Kentucky Bar Association
• Northern Kentucky Bar Association
• Cincinnati Bar Association
• Continuing Legal Education Lecturer for the Kentucky Justice Association

Justin A. Sanders

EDUCATION:

• University of Chicago, 1995-1996
• University of Kentucky, B.A. in Political Science, Magna Cum Laude, 2000
• Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California, J.D., Cum Laude, 2004

JURISDICTIONS:

• Kentucky – All state courts
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Kentucky Bar Association
• Northern Kentucky Bar Association
• Kentucky Justice Association
• Graduate, Kentucky Justice Association Trial College
• Attorneys’ Information Exchange Group
• Salmon P. Chase American Inn of Court
• Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, 16 Judicial Circuit of Kentucky (felony prosecutor)
• Continuing Legal Education Lecturer for Attorneys’ Information Exchange Group

Verdicts & Settlements

• $20,000,000 for Victims of Horrible Side Effects of Drug not Disclosed to Patients Products Liability Settlement Against Pharmaceutical Company:  A psychoactive drug prescribed for serious mental disorders was known to cause diabetes, obesity, and death. Patients were not informed of these side effects. Thousands of patients suffered complications.
• $13,000,000 Negligent Highway Design and Traffic Engineering Verdict: Concerts at an entertainment complex in Ohio caused traffic back-up on for miles, leaving motorists stranded in stopped traffic on an interstate highway. A woman suffered severe, permanent brain damage and her husband was seriously injured when their car was rear-ended at high speed by a motorist who failed to appreciate that other vehicles were stopped on the highway. The backup of traffic left everyone on the roadway in a position of danger.
  
• $5,140,797 Home Burns due to Defective Heat Tape. Products Liability Settlement Against Manufacturer: A child suffered significant burns when his family’s mobile home was set on fire by defective heat tape the family was using to keep their pipes from freezing in winter.
  
• $4,100,000 Prescription Medical Malpractice / Automobile Collision Verdict: A physician prescribed large doses of pain medication to a patient and continued to increase her dosage whenever she asked for it. She became addicted. The doctor’s staff then taught the woman to override her pain pump so she could receive as much pain medication as she wanted. She was operating a vehicle while high on pain meds, leading to a crash that killed a young boy, permanently disabled his mother, and left the patient with disabling injuries.
  
• $4,000,000 Tractor Trailer Drives Recklessly / Motor Vehicle Collision Settlement Against Major National Truckline: On a rainy morning, a tractor trailer was speeding around a clearly marked, dangerous curve. There were several warnings to slow down before entering the curve, including flashing lights. The driver disregarded the warnings and lost control of his truck. The semi-trailer jack-knifed, struck a car traveling in the opposite direction, and killed a man. He was survived by his wife and three children.
  
• $3,675,000 Dump Truck Kills Student Crossing Street. Trucking Negligence Jury Trial Verdict: A young girl attempted to cross the street to get to school. She was crossing in an area where there was no crosswalk. A dump truck with defective brakes struck and killed the child.
  
• $3,600,000 Child Doused in Hot Grease. Products Liability Settlement Against National Restaurant Chain: A child was attending a festival sponsored by a well-known national restaurant chain. A tent was set up for sale of deep-fried foods. One of the large fryers had a broken leg. Festival operators propped up the large vat of hot grease, rather than fixing the broken leg. The child walked by the tent just as the fryer tipped over. She was doused with scalding grease. The child suffered permanent, severe burns over a large portion of her body. The settlement was structured so that the child will collect more than twenty million dollars over her lifetime.
  
• $3,321,000 Failure to Diagnose Infection. Medical Malpractice Jury Trial Verdict: A young woman had what appeared to be an irritating pimple. When she tried to open the sore, a bacterial, blood-bore infection resulted. She developed a fever and other symptoms of infection. She went to an urgent care center, where the doctor failed to appreciate the seriousness of her illness. Life-saving antibiotics were not prescribed and important tests overlooked. Blood test results that should have alerted doctors to the presence of life-threatening sepsis were ignored. Because her condition was not diagnosed or treated, she died after a long battle for life.
  
• $3,200,000 ATV Steering Shaft Failure. Products Liability Settlement Against Japanese Manufacturer: Two teenage boys were riding double on an ATV on a farm field access road. Without warning the steering shaft broke, causing an immediate and total loss of steering control. The ATV flipped over and the boys were ejected. One of the youngsters suffered thoracic spine fracture that left him a paraplegic.
  
• $3,064,000 Failure to Diagnose Heart Condition in Child Medical Malpractice Jury Verdict: A 2 ½ year old was taken to a hospital because he was fatigued and would not eat. The physician assumed he was dehydrated and discharged him home. Shortly after he was released, the family brought him back to the hospital for care. He died several hours later. The doctor and hospital failed to diagnose an infection of the heart muscle.
  
• $2,000,000 Seat Collapses in Automobile– Death of Child Seated in Rear Seat. Products Liability Settlement Against U.S. Automobile Manufacturer: A family was stopped at a traffic light when they were rear-ended at a very low speed. The front seat collapsed and impact forces threw the father into the back seat of the vehicle, where his body struck his daughter. The force of the impact with her father’s body crushed the little girl’s heart. She bled to death in her father’s arms as he struggled to get her to a hospital.
  
• $2,000,000 Failure to Diagnose Cervical Cancer. Medical Malpractice Settlement: A young woman went in for a routine PAP smear examination. A national Pap-testing laboratory misread the test, resulting in the failure to diagnose cervical cancer. The lab report said the patient she did not cancer, but she did. The cancer progressed and the patient died, leaving three little girls without a mother. 
  
• $1,900,000 Golf Course Accident. Jury Trial Verdict – A golf course grounds crew erected a rope, stretched between steel bars driven deep into the ground to keep golfers from driving their carts across a newly seeded fairway. The yellow nylon rope was backlit by the sun and, thus, not visible to golfers. The rope should have been rigged to fall over if someone inadvertently ran into it. Instead, the grounds crew, in the words of a witness, put the barrier up “like they were erecting a fence to keep cows in.” A golfer drove his golf cart into the rope without seeing it. He was “clotheslined,” causing massive neck injury.
  
• $1,875,000 Tractor Trailer / Motor Vehicle Collision. Settlement With Major Truck Line: A mother was driving to work on a roadway often used by tractors hauling flatbed trailers. There were warning signs for vehicles to slow down because they were approaching a sharp curve. The truck driver knew the roadway well and knew that it had been raining which made the roadway slick. When the truck driver took the curve too fast, his flatbed trailer skidded across the roadway, striking the lady’s car. The trailer was traveling at such a high rate of speed, it sliced off the top of the victim’s car and killed her.
  
• $$1,650,000 Seat Collapses in Automobile – Paraplegia. Products Liability Settlement Against Major U.S. Auto Manufacturer: A husband and wife’s were rear-ended by another motorist. The wife’s seat back collapsed and she was thrown rearward. Her body struck the rear-seat, causing her spinal cord to be functionally severed. She was permanently paralyzed from the waist down.
  
• $1,200,000 Automobile Collision after Fraternity Party; Driving Under Influence. Jury Trial Verdict: A young man and his friend attended a fraternity party where he was provided with a large amount of alcohol. He and his friend decided to drive home. No one at the party tried to prevent them from leaving, despite being obviously intoxicated. The driver fell asleep and wrecked, killing his friend. A jury found both the local and national fraternities responsible for the death of the young man.
  
• $1,200,000 Failure to Deliver Baby to Avoid Brain Damage. Medical Malpractice Settlement: An expectant mother went into labor. The fetal monitor strip showed that the baby was not receiving adequate oxygen and was not handling the labor well. The physician and hospital staff did not act quickly enough to deliver the baby by Cesarean Section. The baby suffered brain damage from lack of oxygen.
  
• $1,040,000 Failure to Diagnose Respiratory Distress from Group B Strep. Medical Malpractice Settlement: A baby was born with respiratory distress. The mother was tested for Group B Strep too early in her pregnancy. The test came back negative. Between the time she was tested and the delivery of her baby, she contracted Group B Strep. Group B Strep is common in pregnant woman, but will not hurt the mom or baby if the mother is given antibiotics during labor of if the baby is given antibiotics immediately after delivery. The hospital and doctors failed to give antibiotics to the baby and he died after suffering respiratory distress and systemic Group B Strep infection for several hours.
  
• $1,150,000 Auto Accident Caused by Intoxication Under-insured Motorist Coverage Settlement: A young man was a passenger in a vehicle driven by his intoxicated friend. The friend drove the car at high rates of speed and wrecked the car. The young man suffered severe permanent brain injury.
• $1,050,000 Tractor Trailer / Motorcycle Collision. Settlement: A motorcyclist and father of two was driving his motorcycle on the highway. A pickup truck pulling an over-loaded utility trailer entered the highway in front of a tractor-trailer. The tractor-trailer driver sped up and swerved in an attempt to go around the truck rather than slowing down. The tractor-trailer jack-knifed and struck the motorcyclist. The motorcyclist was killed.
  
• $1,000,000 Utility Company Places Lines too Close to Home – Electrocution Settlement: A man was attempting to clean snow and ice from his gutters and downspouts with a metal rod. The power company had placed electric power transmission lines too close to the roof of the home. Electricity arced from the power line to the metal pole and electrocuted the homeowner. He died instantly.
  
• $950,000 Overdose of Pain Medication. Medical Malpractice Settlement: A woman went into the hospital for a hysterectomy. She was provided with a PCA pump for pain. The nurses instructed her family members to keep on pushing the button to give their mother more pain medication because she would be in pain when she awoke. The nurses did not set the PCA safety mechanism, which would have prevented an overdose. The woman received so much pain medication that she went into cardiac arrest and died.
  
• $800,000 Farmer Loses Leg In Tractor-Bush Hog Accident. Products Liability Settlement With Major Farm Tractor Manufacturer: A farmer fell while trying to get onto his 14 year-old farm tractor, accidentally knocking the vehicle into gear. The tractor lurched forward and the farmer was run over by his own bush hog mower. There were no safety mechanisms in place to prevent the tractor from moving without a driver, a common safety feature of quality farm tractors.
  
• $750,000 Tissue Infected with HIV – Medical Malpractice Settlement: A man decided to have elective surgery to repair a sports injury in his knee. He needed donor tissue to complete the repair. The tissue company obtained tissue from someone they knew to have a questionable, risky sexual history and was a known drug abuser. The tissue was infected with HIV. The man contracted HIV/AIDS and died.
  
• $736,000 Bus / Tractor-Trailer Collision. Jury Trial Verdict: A driver of a bus was injured when his bus was hit by a tractor-trailer. His injuries caused double vision, ending his career as a commercial driver.
  
• $500,000 Development of Bed Sores. Medical Malpractice Settlement: A young man was involved in an automobile collision. He was paralyzed from the waist down. While at the hospital, he was left sitting upright in a chair overnight. He developed pressure sores on his buttocks because he was not turned or moved every two hours as required by hospital policies.
  
• $500,000 Failure to Diagnose Testicular Cancer Medical Malpractice Settlement: A gentlemen went to his physician complaining of a non-painful lump in his testicle. The physician disregarded it, thinking it was a cyst. Years later the lump became painful. Upon removal of the lump, it was determined that the man had testicular cancer. Had he been diagnosed when he first went to the physician, he would have had a better chance of complete recovery. Now the man has a higher likelihood of recurrence of the cancer.
  
• $450,000 Motorcycle Rider Loses Control and Crashes. Products Liability Settlement Against Japanese Manufacturer: An expert motorcycle rider was driving his brand new high performance sports motorcycle when the suspension system malfunctioned, causing the front wheel to oscillate or “shake” violently. He lost control of the bike and crashed. He suffered leg injuries and moderate head injuries.
  
• $340,000 Handgun Discharges Improperly - Products Liability Settlement: A man was shot with his own handgun. Victim accidentally dropped his gun. It landed on the hammer, causing it to discharge and shooting the man.
• $300,000 Failure to Provide Adequate Security at Lingerie Show. Jury Trial Verdict. A young woman went to a nightclub with friends. Unknown to her, the club had held a lingerie show at a hotel/bar earlier the same evening. A patron who had watched the lingerie show followed the young lady into the women’s restroom, where he forced her to perform oral sex. The hotel/bar failed to provide adequate security for its female patrons.

If you or someone you know needs the assistance of an experienced Personal Injury Lawyers, call The Sanders Law Firm today at 866-334-6945, or complete the contact form provided on this site to schedule your free consultation.