The firm has enjoyed great success in civil litigation
In just the past few years, the attorneys of Newman, McIntosh & Hennessey have recovered in excess of 12 million dollars for its clients with a greater than 90% success rate at trial. In fact, these victories have been published in papers such as the Washington Post, National Law Journal, and Prince George's Journal.
The Firm's Scope
While the firm is based in Maryland, it conducts litigation in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia. Additionally the firm is also able to conduct litigation in many other jurisdictions including California where they have present litigation. (Cases outside of D.C. and MD require the assistance of local counsel). The firm also provides consulting and lecturing services nationally.
Why retain a boutique firm?
Most major law firms are staffed by attorneys who rarely see the inside of a court room, and may never try a case. Our cases are handled solely by trial lawyers. This serves two purposes: it enhances the recovery and reduces the overall attorneys' fee.
Accomplishments
Following are some examples of the successful outcomes achieved on lawsuits brought by the Baltimore trial lawyers of Newman, McIntosh & Hennessey. The following feature information is not intended to indicate the exact amount of recovery a particular plaintiff may receive:
Obstetrics/Human Experimentation
Durham v. George Washington University
In 1995, Mr. Newman received the first verdict for unauthorized human experimentation on a pregnant woman in the District of Columbia. The jury awarded $1,500,000.00 for the child and $500,000.00 for the mother finding that both plaintiffs had been subjected to unconsented experimentation.
Amputation/Cancer Mis-diagnosis
Lawson v. George Washington University
In 1996, Mr. Newman was lead counsel in one of the largest reported verdict for the wrongful amputation of a finger. The jury awarded $2,950,000.00 to the plaintiff and $200,000.00 to her husband for the amputation and for the associated infliction of emotional distress as a result of the physician wrongfully telling her that she had cancer. Article: Jury Awards $3 Million in Amputation Suit, Women's Finger Removed After Mistaken Cancer Diagnosis, The Washington Post, July 6, 1996 Appeal: affirmed, George Washington University v. Lawson, 745 A.2d 323, 2000 D.C. App. 40 (2000).
Pediatric/Obstetrical
Dunlap v. LaQuinte
In 1996, Mr. Newman was lead counsel in a case involving the mistreatment of a child born to a diabetic mother; where the newborn's blood sugar was so low it caused him to suffer mental retardation. The Maryland jury awarded $3,200,000.00 in damages. (There had been an earlier settlement with the mother's obstetrician.) Article: Doctor to pay $3.2M for Insulin Mistake, Prince George's County Journal, August 7, 1996.
Neurosurgery/Rehabilitative Medicine
Patterson v. Greater Southeast Community Hospital
In 1998, Mr. Newman was lead counsel in a landmark decision where a jury awarded $1,100,000.00 for the mis-treatment of a sixty-five year old women who was denied physical therapy while she was in a coma. The jury found that as a result of the mistreatment, the plaintiffs arms and legs were frozen from contractures that became permanent when she recovered from the coma.
Plastic Surgery
Evans v. LaFlore
In 2000, Mr. Newman was lead counsel in one of the largest awards for a failed breast reduction surgery. The jury awarded plaintiff $7,000,000.00 against two plastic surgeons and hospital. The issues at trial involved surgical failures and drug product failures. The jury found that the breast amputation was negligent and that there was an excessive amount of steroid called KenalogTM, used during the attempted repair.
Nursing
Johns v. Sibley Memorial Hospital
In 2002, Mr. Newman was co-counsel in one of the largest verdicts in the District of Columbia for an injury from the removal of an urinary catheter. The jury awarded $1,900,000.00 finding that a member of the nursing staff removed the male patient's catheter without first deflating the balloon, leaving Mr. Johns with permanent impotency and urinary dysfunction.
Interventional Neuroradiology/ Products Liability/FDA
Mr. Newman has devoted a large portion of his practice to cases involving human experimentation, recently he has specialized in cases where Class III (unapproved by the FDA) devices had been implanted in patients, which includes embolization with cyanoacrylates, (HistoacrylŽ).
Case listings of Attorney Ernest Wendell McIntosh
1995 - | U.S. v. Childress,58 F.3d 693 (D.C. Cir. 1995), United States Court of Appeals For The District of Columbia Circuit; Sole Counsel: Ernest Wendell McIntosh |
1991 - | Jackson v. Condor Management Group, Inc., 587 A.2d 222 (D.C. App. 1991), District Of Columbia Court |
- Gaskins v. District of Columbia, 579 A.2d 719 (D.C. App. 1990)
- U.S. v. Vortis, 785 F.2d 327 (D.C. Cir.), cert denied 479 U.S. 841 (1985)
- Malloy v. United States, 483 A.2d 678 (D.C. pp. 1984)
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