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GDLD, located in Baltimore, Maryland, has a depth of experience in the trial and management of national, regional and local litigation. Our trial lawyers draw upon a wealth of experience before juries in a variety of jurisdictions. GDLD approaches litigation with an eye towards results and has been instrumental in assisting clients achieve their business objectives, including risk management and resolution of insurance disputes.
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Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP, Establishes that Client was not Negligent in Slip and Fall Case
On May 21, 2010, Richard L. Nilsson obtained a defense verdict for one of the firm's clients in the Circuit Court for Carroll County. The client recycles used restaurant grease to be used for other environmentally friendly purposes. The Plaintiff alleged that he slipped and fell on grease while nearby one of the client's collection receptacles that was being used by a local restaurant and that the fall caused him to herniate two discs in his lower back. As a result of the injuries alleged, the Plaintiff claimed that he was off from work for two years, had a diminution in his wage earning capacity for the rest of his life, incurred considerable past medical expenses, and that he would incur similar medical expenses in the future due to his claimed permanent injuries.
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Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann Lawyers Win Plastic Surgery Trial
Craig B. Merkle and Marianne DePaulo Plant obtained a defense verdict on May 13, 2010 on behalf of their plastic surgeon client and his practice group after a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County. Barbely v. PPS, et al. involved allegations of negligence in a series of reconstructive plastic surgery procedures, which the patient underwent following prophylactic bilateral mastectomy.
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Press Release
June 18, 2010
Chambers USA Recognizes Goodell DeVries Attorney Nationally for Product Liability & Mass Torts and Names GDLD Maryland’s Top Medical Malpractice Firm
Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP is pleased to announce that Chambers USA has recognized Charles P. Goodell, Jr. nationally for his work in Product Liability & Mass Torts and honors him as one of nine attorneys for Products Liability: Pharmaceutical. Chambers USA notes that sources describe Charles Goodell as “instantly accessible, robust in his advice and zealous in driving forward his client’s interests.” It adds that he represented Pfizer in the first Neurontin case to go to trial.
For a third consecutive year, Goodell DeVries is the only law firm Chambers USA recognizes as a “top firm” in Maryland for Medical Malpractice. This marks GDLD’s fifth consecutive year earning Chambers USA’s high recognition in Healthcare: Medical Malpractice Defense. “Goodell DeVries has depth and a good, detailed knowledge of the local litigation landscape. It is one of the best in the state for medical malpractice defense,” reveals a source to Chambers USA.
Four Goodell DeVries Medical Malpractice attorneys have been recognized for their outstanding work defending academic medical centers, community hospitals and individual practitioners in professional liability cases.
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