Verdicts, Settlements and Judgments
Trial Advocate
Craig A. Sargent
Court
Boulder County District Court
Case Type
Medical Malpractice
Trial Advocacy
Client
Radiologist
Issues
Craig successfully represented a radiologist and his medical practice group in a medical malpractice lawsuit where the patient developed spinal meningitis following a myelogram performed by the radiologist. Plaintiff alleges that the physician used an improper contrast material during the myelogram which she claimed then caused the meningitis resulting in significant permanent physical impairment and dysfunction and disability. After a two-week jury trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the Defendants and against the Plaintiff.
Trial Advocate
John R. Paddock
Court
Boulder County District Court
Case Type
Employment Law
Client
Medical Partnership
Issues
After resigning, a partner in a medical practice claimed he was owed significant funds based on his interest in the practice and real property it owned. John helped the practice and the disgruntled partner reach a settlement of all of his claims. When he realized the practice still had claims against him for the damages he caused by concealing important information from his partners, he tried to back-out of the settlement and re-start the 18 claims he had asserted. In December 2009, the trial court granted summary judgment for the practice, dismissed all the former partner’s claims and ordered him to return his shares to the practice.
John Paddock has helped a wide variety of clients respond to numerous issues employers can face from time to time. He has successfully represented several practices and businesses in responding to demands by former employees who complained they were fired illegally or were owed wages or overtime, as well as by independent contractors who claimed they were really employees. John has represented many clients in defeating former employees’ formal discrimination charges and unemployment claims. He also helps practices respond to difficulties with partners or shareholders and lawsuits by former partners or shareholders.
Trial Advocate
David D. Karr
Court
Boulder County District Court
Case Type
Medical Malpractice
Client
General Surgeon
Issues
Plaintiff sued this general surgeon for alleged negligence in the surgical treatment of symptomatic varicose veins. Despite experiencing severe bleeding which led to a perforation of her common femoral vein and a life threatening bleed, Pryor Johnson Carney Karr Nixon presented medical records, literature and experts to establish that the care was appropriate. The jury returned a defense verdict in relatively short order.
Trial Advocate
Scott S. Nixon
Court
Boulder County District Court
Case Type
Medical Malpractice
Client
Gastroenterologist
Issues
This case involved an allegation that the gastroenterologist negligently perforated the plaintiff’s common bile duct while performing ERCP. The defense admitted the perforation occurred but established for the jury that the injury was not evidence of negligent care.
