Partner Lee Barns Obtains Defense Verdict - July 2005
Lee Barns received a defense verdict from a King County jury upon conclusion of a one-week medical negligence trial. He represented a Seattle hospital in this case involving a patient who was sitting in a chair, fainted and landed on her face on the floor suffering injuries to her teeth, mouth and lips. Plaintiff alleged that she was over-medicated and that the nurse who was caring for her was negligent. Plaintiff sought in excess of $100,000 from the hospital at trial. The jury returned a verdict after approximately two hours of deliberation.


Partner Mary K. McIntyre and Associate James G. Bennett Obtain Defense Verdict - May 2005
Mary McIntyre received a defense verdict from a King County jury upon conclusion of a two and one-half week obstetric malpractice trial. Plaintiffs claimed that excessive administration of pitocin (drug to augment labor) caused excessive uterine contractions. This, in turn, led to a uterine rupture and permanent damage to the mother and baby. The mother underwent an emergent hysterectomy; the baby has severe neurological damages and cerebral palsy. Attorneys for Plaintiffs were Carl Lopez, Jane Fantel, and Blair Burroughs. Motion for a new trial is pending.

Partner Lee Barns Obtains Defense Verdict - November 2004
Lee Barns received a unanimous defense verdict from a King County jury upon conclusion of a three-week medical negligence trial. He represented an Eastside hospital and one of its emergency department physicians. The case involved a patient who presented with complaints of headache, inability to think clearly, unclear speech, and difficulty moving her extremities. The emergency physician diagnosed a probable TIA and discharged her with blood pressure medication. The patient was later admitted to another facility with and acute infarct involving the posterior parietal/occipital region on the left in a watershed distribution, multiple intracranial stenosis consistent with Moyamoya disease, and white matter and periventricular microvascular ischemic changed. Plantiff alleged that her significant and permanent injuries are due in part to the emergency physician's failure to call a neurologist and have her admitted to the hospital on the day of her emergency department visit. Plaintiff asked the jury for millions of dollars in damages. The jury returned a defense verdict.

Unanimous Defense Verdict Obtained - June 2004
After a two week jury trial, Lee Barns and Trina Williams obtained an unanimous defense verdict on June 28, 2004. The facts of the case involved a patient who underwent lumbar fusion surgery and was diagnosed with compartment syndrome the following morning. At trial it was claimed that they continued to suffer symptomotology in legs and feet from the compartment syndrome. Plaintiff asked the jury for approximately $400,000 in damages. The twelve person jury came back within 30 minutes in support of the defense.

Partners Mary K. McIntyre and Lee M. Barns Obtain Defense Verdict - November 2003
Partners Mary K. McIntyre and Lee Barns obtained a unanimous defense verdict from a King County jury upon conclusion of a three week medical negligence trial. They represented an Eastside hospital and Emergency Department physician for treatment of a patient who presented with complaints of chest pain, leg weakness, and a history of coronary artery disease and stents. It was later determined that the patient had a spinal cord compression. The plaintiffs sought $6.3 million at the trial alleging misdiagnosis and delay of treatment or transfer for surgery. The jury agreed with the defense and found that there was no negligence and no causation on the part of the hospital and the Emergency Department physician.

Partner Mary K. McIntyre Obtains Defense Verdict - June 2003
Mary McIntyre obtained a unanimous defense verdict from a King County jury upon conclusion of a six-week medical negligence trial.  She represented a prominent Perinatologist who handled a high-risk delivery.  The parents sought in excess of $4.5 million at the trial alleging mismanagement of the labor and delivery.  The jury agreed with the defense and found that there was no negligence and no causation.