Weight loss surgery should change lives, not endanger them. In this month’s Trial News, SGB’s Sims Weymuller explains how Wernicke’s encephalopathy, a rare but preventable brain injury complication after bariatric surgeries, can open the door to medical malpractice claims.
A New Jersey Appellate Court has upheld a 2022 jury verdict awarding more than $1 million to 19 plaintiffs who sued an Atlantic City resort, FantaSea, over intentionally deceptive timeshare sales practices and violations of consumer protection laws.
A job is never just a job—it’s stability, dignity, and opportunity. As SGB’s Carson Phillips-Spotts writes in this month’s Washington State Association for Justice Trial News, when someone loses their job due to race, sex, disability, or another protected status, our employment laws attempt to capture the gravity of the loss by providing a remedy.
With court funding reductions looming in King County, how can trial attorneys take action to protect access to justice? SGB’s Elizabeth Hanley’s most recent President’s Column in Washington State Association for Justice Trial News highlights her experience in a trial where defense tactics strained an already tight court budget and offers strategies to reduce waste of court resources.
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.
SGB attorney Kaitlin Cherf testified in Olympia in front members of the Washington State House of Representatives Consumer Protection and Business committee, urging support of House Bill 1209, which aims to regulate the sale of a deadly chemical, sodium nitrite, that’s been linked to dozens of deaths among teens and youth.
Washington flooring retailer has agreed to a $2.3 million settlement with Derek Lilleskare, a cancer survivor whose career was derailed after the company subjected him to years of discrimination and retaliation before wrongfully terminating him – all while he was undergoing life-saving cancer treatment. Mr. Lilleskare is represented by attorneys Elizabeth Hanley and Chen-Chen Jiang of Schroeter Goldmark & Bender (SGB).
In January's Trial News, focused on elder law, WSAJ president and SGB attorney Elizabeth Hanley trumpets the importance of protecting seniors from institutional abuse and neglect.
SGB’s Craig Sims recognizes the essential lessons learned through supporting aging family members in this month’s edition of WSAJ Trial News.