Litigation
Medical Defense
The Medical Defense team at Roetzel excels in defending a wide range or medical negligence cases, from unusual to potentially catastrophic, through trial. Our attorneys have successfully handled more than 50 trials over the past five years, achieving a winning percentage of more than 90%. By limiting each attorney’s docket, we ensure personalized attention and continuity in representation, often leading to early case evaluation and resolution without the need for additional counsel.
Our offices, located near Ohio's largest medical centers, provide us access to top expert specialists statewide.
Our extensive list of expert witnesses covers various legal matters, and our trial attorneys are experienced in both the Appellate District Courts and the Ohio Supreme Court. Our team includes former registered nurses, nurse consultants, and trained paralegals skilled in medical record analysis and research. Additionally, our in-house professionals are proficient in trial presentations, transcript management, electronic discovery, and case management.
Our Experience
- Defended a top-ranked U.S. hospital with favorable rulings at both the trial court and appellate levels in a medical defense case, successfully navigating both the jury trial and intricacies of the appellate case
- Secured a defense verdict in a fetal demise case filed against an Ohio county hospital
- Secured three defense verdicts for a healthcare liability insurance provider within a one year period, with 28 defense verdicts in total for that provider
What We Do
- Represent physicians and insurers in medical claims
- Represent hospitals and long-term care facilities in self-insured medical claims
- Provide personal counsel representation of physicians in medical claims and discovery requests
- Defend standard of care, proximate cause, and damage claims
- Handle trial and appellate proceedings