Attorneys from Schroeter Goldmark & Bender and Forum Law Group secured a record-setting verdict in late January against the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) for failing to respond to a child abuse hotline call. A Multnomah County jury awarded more than $29 million to the child after concluding that the agency’s inaction led to devastating and permanent injuries when he was just two years old.
The survivor of a shooting, which took place in the parking lot of a local business, recently received a $11.05M settlement stemming from a negligent security and premise liability lawsuit alleging a failure to provide adequate security or maintain a safe environment for customers. The survivor was represented by SGB attorneys Julie Kline, Colin Mieling, and Lindsay Halm.
In an article authored for WSAJ’s March edition of Trial News, SGB attorney Sims Weymuller shares an impactful personal account of 10 lessons he’s learned about navigating traumatic brain injury, both as a serious personal injury trial lawyer and the father of a TBI survivor.