Cleveland, Ohio - July 1, 2010 -- For most of the families and individuals who were injured by Vioxx®, the long road of litigation is finally coming to an end. Final payments under the Global Settlement will be made in June 2010 and thereby turn the final pages on one of the deadliest chapters in the history of the United States pharmaceutical industry. More on Winning Vioxx® Attorneys...

Cleveland, Ohio - June 4, 2010 -- Spangenberg Shibley & Liber client, Lauren Wargo speaks with the Plain Dealer about operating room fires. Ms. Wargo discusses her accident and her beliefs about the lack of reporting and accountability surrounding operating room fires. More on Operating Room Fires...

Cleveland, Ohio - May 21, 2010 -- Medical mistakes often result from miscommunication among the health care professionals. Illegible records often contribute to the miscommunication and the mistakes. Electronic Medical records are intended to alleviate those mistakes. More on Electronic Medical Records...

Cleveland, Ohio - May 4, 2010 -- Six Cleveland attorneys from Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP have again been named as Ohio Super Lawyers®. This honor, by the much respected Ohio Super Lawyers® magazine, recognizes the law firm's expertise in personal injury cases and as accomplished medical malpractice attorneys. Congratulations! Spangenberg partners Dennis Lansdowne and Peter Weinberger named as two of the Top 50 Lawyers in Ohio.
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Cleveland, Ohio - March 23, 2010 -- President Barack Obama has now signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, bringing about sweeping changes to the way health insurance companies operate in this country. Under these new laws, health care reform will end multiple abuses that have become standard practice for the insurance industry. Most notably, under the new laws, insurance companies will no longer be able to discriminate against policyholders on the basis of pre-existing conditions. A pre-existing condition is a medical condition that existed before someone applied for or enrolled in a new health insurance policy. More on Health Care Law Reform...

Cleveland, Ohio - March 1, 2010 -- William Eadie, Esq. has joined the Spangenberg law firm as an associate attorney. Mr. Eadie graduated magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 2009, where he served as Senior Editor of the Law Review and President of the Jonathan M. Ault Mock Trial Team. More on Ohio Attorney William Eadie...

Cleveland, Ohio - February 23, 2010 -- NASA engineer dies after instructions to stop taking Plavix® and Aspirin for elective colonoscopy. Cleveland medical malpractice attorney, Nicholas A. DiCello stated that "This was a very close and loving married couple". A substantial monetary settlement has been awarded to the local man's widow and children. More on Physician Negligence...

Cleveland, Ohio - February 7, 2010 -- Supporting the missions of various Ohio organizations along with our involvement with the Cleveland legal community has been a large part of Spangenberg Shibley & Liber's makeup for the past 65 years. Through defending peoples rights, promoting legal education and helping non-profit programs, Spangenberg Shibley & Liber encourages public service that helps and benefits our community and neighbors.
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Cleveland, Ohio - January 1, 2010 -- "The Best Lawyers in America®" has recognized five Cleveland Lawyers of the Spangenberg Shibley & Liber Ohio Law Firm as among the nation's top lawyers. "The Best Lawyers in America®" is the preeminent referral guide to the legal profession in the United States. It lists attorneys who have been chosen through "an exhaustive survey in which thousands of the nation’s top lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers." More on Best Lawyers List...

Cleveland, Ohio - December 1, 2009 -- Nicole VanderDoes, Esq. has joined the Spangenberg law firm as an associate attorney. Ms. VanderDoes graduated with honors from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and is active in the Ohio State Bar Association and the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division.
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Cleveland, Ohio - November 20, 2009 -- Surgical error lawyer Rhonda Baker Debevec, successfully pursued a medical malpractice claim arising from damage done to her client’s bladder during an open hysterectomy surgery. The patient was a fifty-four year old woman who suffered from painful and prolonged periods (sometimes called menorrhagia.) When medications failed to control the patient’s symptoms, her gynecologist recommended hysterectomy surgery resulting in a bladder injury. More on Hysterectomy Surgery...

Cleveland, Ohio - October 14, 2009 -- A Chicago couple was traveling in the eastbound lanes of the Ohio turnpike near Toledo when a car came from the westbound lanes across the median, into the eastbound lanes striking their vehicle head-on and killing them both instantly. More on Auto Accident Lawyer...

Cleveland, Ohio - September 16, 2009 -- "The Best Lawyers in America®" has recognized five Cleveland Lawyers of the Spangenberg Shibley & Liber Ohio Law Firm as among the nation's top lawyers. "The Best Lawyers in America®" is the preeminent referral guide to the legal profession in the United States. It lists attorneys who have been chosen through "an exhaustive survey in which thousands of the nation’s top lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers." More on Cleveland Lawyers...

Cleveland, Ohio - September 3, 2009 -- A woman who worked as a software programmer suffered a severe nerve injury to her back at work after falling through a 30 year old raised computer floor that collapsed as she walked upon it. More on Workplace Injuries...

Cleveland, Ohio - August 18, 2009 -- As more and more Americans with long-term care insurance enter these facilities, the insurance industry is faced with making good on their promises. Some insurers, however, have miscalculated the profitability of certain long-term care insurance products.
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Cleveland, Ohio - August 12, 2009 -- Numerous warnings associated with the use of YAZ® / Yasmin® Birth Control Pills include, but are not limited to, venous and arterial thrombotic and thromboembolic events (such as myocardial infarction, thromboembolism, stroke), hepatic neoplasia, gallbladder disease, and hypertension. More on YAZ® Yasmin® Side Effects...

Cleveland, Ohio - July 10, 2009 -- A man who was temporarily paralyzed and ventilator dependent as a result of eating chili sauce containing botulism has settled his claim against the food manufacturer. The terms of the settlement, reached in United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, are confidential.
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Cleveland, Ohio - June 24, 2009 -- Jury awards plaintiff $830,000 in non-economic damages in a recent medical malpractice case tried by Spangenberg Shibley & Liber medical malpractice attorney Peter H. Weinberger. More on Medical Malpractice Case...

Cleveland, Ohio - May 5, 2009 -- $1.3 Million malpractice case won by medical malpractice attorney Peter H. Weinberger against plastic surgeon as a result of second degree burns suffered in an operating room fire. More on Medical Malpractice Case...

Cleveland, Ohio - May 1, 2009 -- Melissa Z. Kelly, Esq. has joined the Spangenberg law firm as an associate attorney. Ms. Kelly graduated cum laude from the University of Akron School of Law and was a member of the Appellate Review Office and Legal Clinic.
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Cleveland, Ohio - April 8, 2009 -- Genentech announces psoriasis drug recall - Raptiva® (efalizumab) is prescribed for chronic plaque psoriasis treatment. It has been stated that approximately 46,000 patients worldwide have been treated with Raptiva since FDA approval in 2003. More on Raptiva® Drug Recall...

Cleveland, Ohio - April 3, 2009 -- Our most vulnerable and fragile citizens can become the victims of negligence or abuse by the very people who are paid to care for them. When this occurs, the Spangenberg nursing home neglect attorneys are prepared to help the family discover what happened and hold the nursing home accountable.. More on Nursing Home Neglect...

Cleveland, Ohio - March 25, 2009 -- Two gadolinium attorneys from Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP are serving as Liaison Counsel and taking active roles in the Federal Court litigation involving gadolinium MRI contrast agent side effects and the disease (NSF) nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. More on gadolinium lawsuits...

Cleveland, Ohio - March 4, 2009 -- Five Cleveland lawyers representing personal injury and medical malpractice cases have been named Ohio Super Lawyers for 2009. This distinction marks the fourth consecutive year in which these Spangenberg attorneys have been recognized for their outstanding work on behalf of victims and corporations. More on Ohio Super Lawyers...

Cleveland, Ohio - February 12, 2009 -- The personal injury attorneys at Spangenberg Shibley & Liber, LLP are investigating morphine overdose cases related to defective Ethex tablets. If you or a family member has had a morphine overdose and has received a warning from your pharmacy regarding defective tablets, you should inquire with Stuart Scott about further information regarding your claim against the manufacturer. More on Morphine Overdose...

Cleveland, Ohio - February 6, 2009 -- The product liability attorneys at Spangenberg Shibley & Liber, LLP have begun distributing partial payments to several clients who sued drug maker, Merck & Co., Inc., over injuries allegedly caused by the once popular pain medication, Vioxx®. More on Vioxx® Settlements...

Cleveland, Ohio - January 15, 2009 -- "Lawrence Dorr, a nationally known orthopedic surgeon in Los Angeles, realized last year that something was very wrong with some of his patients."
-The New York Times. After discovering an unexpected number of hip implant failures, Zimmer Inc. voluntarily recalled one of its artificial hip implants, the Zimmer Durom® Cup. Some of the patients who must now undergo expensive and painful revision surgery have filed product liability lawsuits. More on Zimmer Durom® Cup Recall...

December 12, 2008 -- The 6th District Court of Appeals of Ohio recently reversed a medical malpractice jury verdict for the defendant finding that the trial court abused its discretion and caused prejudicial error when it refused to excuse a prospective juror who the plaintiff argued could not be fair and impartial because of her relationship with the defendant Hospital, the defendant doctor, and a physician-witness who had been dismissed as a defendant in the case before trial. More on this Medical Malpractice Case...

On December 10, 2008 the lawyers at SS&L filed suit in federal court in West Virginia against the Sheriff of Hancock County on behalf of Charles Penson... a 37-year old Ohioan who was shot multiple times in the neck and back rendering him permanently quadriplegic.
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Spangenberg partners, Rhonda Baker Debevec and Stuart Scott, recently handled two separate malpractice cases for clients who suffered severe bleeding complications related to a commonly prescribed anti-coagulant or “blood-thinner” called Coumadin. This medication – also sometimes called Warfarin – is prescribed for medical conditions that increase the patient’s risk for forming potentially fatal blood clots like atrial fibrillation (an abnormal heart rhythm) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). By inhibiting the blood’s complex clotting or coagulation mechanism, Coumadin prevents the formation of new clots and the growth or extension of old clots.
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Our managing partner, Peter H. Weinberger, has been voted by his peers as one of the top 10 attorneys in Ohio, according to Super Lawyers magazine. This recognition places Mr. Weinberger in the top 0.5% of all attorneys in the state and above all other injury lawyers in Cleveland.

Recognized as premier litigators in Ohio, the attorneys of Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber LLP are well known for their capable handling of cases.