Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber LLP
... a Cleveland Law Firm of Prominent Trial Lawyers
Located in Cleveland, Ohio, Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber LLP is a firm of trial lawyers that handles cases involving wrongful death ¤ personal injury ¤ malpractice ¤ negligence ¤ defective products ¤ consumer class actions ¤ business disputes and insurance disputes. For more than 60 years... the Spangenberg Law Firm has devoted itself to representing injured persons and aggrieved businesses and consumers. 
Our firm has enjoyed prominence throughout Ohio and beyond as a result of our established reputation as trial lawyers. This stature was best described some time ago by the late founding partner of the Spangenberg Law Firm.
"What sets us apart from others in the field is that we are trial lawyers.
We know not only the technical rules, the tactics which are persuasive -- we know more. We know the law -- and our opponents and the courts before whom
we practice know that we know the law."
-- Craig Spangenberg (1913-1998)
Insurer Pays For Company's Privacy Violations
Violations of Right of Privacy may be covered by the "Advertising Injury" definition of a General
Commercial Liability Policy.
Vaginal Sling Leads to Pain, Scarring
Mentor ObTape® Vaginal Sling a hammock-like implant device that was supposed to relieve women from embarrassing urine leaks has instead caused serious medical problems - some painful and irreversible.
Surgeon: Hip Replacement Device Defective
A preeminent surgeon has warned colleagues that a Zimmer Durom® Cup artificial hip replacement component may come loose - leaving
patients in pain and in need of replacement surgery.
MRI Contrast Agents Linked to Skin Disorder
The FDA has recently updated an earlier Public Health Advisory concerning Gadolinium-based MRI Contrast Agents which are drugs injected into patients in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) procedures.
Medical Malpractice Attorneys Fight For Full Recovery
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...
Spangenberg Law Firm Adds Melissa Z. Kelly, Esq. To Legal Team
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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Raptiva® (efalizumab) Psoriasis Drug Side Effects Prompts Recall
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...
Nursing Home Negligence Attorneys Helping to Protect Elderly
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 Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers in Ohio
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...
Ethex Recall Morphine Sulfate Pain Pills - Risk of Injury or Death!
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...
Vioxx® Settlement Payments Begin by Spangenberg Attorneys
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...
Zimmer Durom® Cup - Hip Replacement Patients at Possible Risk
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...
Medical Malpractice Lawsuit… Attorney Peter Weinberger Wins!
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...
Cleveland Injury Attorneys Among 'The Best Lawyers in America'
Five lawyers from Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best lawyers in America® 2009. The recognition highlights the medical malpractice and personal injury expertise of this Ohio law firm.
Cleveland, Ohio - December 2, 2008 -- Five Cleveland lawyers concentrating their practice on personal injury litigation and medical malpractice lawsuits have received singular recognition for their work on behalf of aggrieved consumers and corporations. Peter Weinberger, Dennis Lansdowne, Peter J. Brodhead and William Hawal of Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber LLP have been named among 'The Best Lawyers in America' by legal publisher Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C. John D. 'Jack' Liber was also chosen for his unique skill in the field of alternative dispute resolution.
"We are honored to be chosen as leaders in the field of medical malpractice and personal injury litigation," acknowledged the firm's managing partner, Peter H. Weinberger. "We pride ourselves in being the firm other lawyers turn to when the stakes are high, the litigation is complex, the financial constraints are great or the required expertise is vital to the outcome."
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Wrongful Shooting Lawsuit Filed On Behalf of 37 Year Quadriplegic
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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Recent Coumadin Cases in the News
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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Peter H. Weinberger Selected One of Top 10 Attorneys in Ohio
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.
Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber LLP Profiled in Forbes Magazine
Recognized as premier litigators in Ohio, the attorneys of Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber LLP are well known for their capable handling of cases.