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Oates v. Malvern Preparatory School

$24.1M Verdict

Date of Verdict: Nov. 7.

Court and Case No.: C.P. Philadelphia No. 01795,

Judge: Denis Cohen.

Type of Action: Personal injury.

Injuries: Brain injury.

Plaintiffs Counsel: Andrew Duffy, Saltz Mongeluzzi Barrett & Bendesky, Philadelphia; L. Leonard Lundy, Lundy Law, Philadelphia.

Plaintiffs Experts: Steven Estrin; construction expert; Richard Hislop, safety expert; Guy Fried, rehabilitation expert; Ramon R. Diaz-Arrastia, neurology expert; Kimberly Kushner, lifecare planner; Steven Gumerman, vocational analyst; Andrew Verzilli, expert economist; Grant Liu, expert neuro-ophthalmologist; Samuel Romirowsky, psychologist, for Kenyatta Oates; Michael McCabe, a toxicology expert.

Defense Counsel: Catherine Walto, Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia; William Catto, Litchfield Cavo; Matthew Glazer, Cozen O'Connor.

Defense Experts: Chad Staller, forensic economist; Michael Smychynsky, vocational expert; Robert Shavelle, life expectancy expert; Chava Goldschmidt, lifecare planner; Richard Bennett, neurologist; Wendell Rust, safety expert; Sam Gualardi, liability expert.

Comment:

Three companies have agreed to pay a total of $24.1 million to settle claims brought by the family of a man who was rendered “infant-like” after a debilitating brain injury he suffered during the construction of the Conshohocken Rowing Center.