Highlights

• Obtained a defense verdict for a general surgeon in case involving allegations of negligently performing abdominal surgery resulting in the retention of a foreign body which caused various injuries and damages to the patient.
• Obtained a defense verdict for a urologist accused of negligently and wantonly allowing a retained wire fragment to remain in a patient’s urinary tract over several months following a procedure to remove kidney stones.
• Obtained a jury verdict in favor of two surgeons accused of negligently delaying surgery to repair a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
• Obtained a defense verdict for an obstetrician in a case claiming negligence in failing to remove a sponge from the patient’s body after vaginal delivery, resulting in alleged permanent pelvic floor injury.
• Obtained defense verdict  for a Birmingham internal medicine physician in a lawsuit alleging wrongful death of a 26 year old mentally disabled female.
• Obtained defense verdict in a medical malpractice on behalf of a family medicine physician in a prolonged 8-week trial with multiple defendants.
• Obtained a defense verdict at trial for an emergency physician in a case alleging negligent failure to diagnose septic arthritis, resulting in below the knee amputation.

• Obtained a defense verdict for a pediatrician in an eight-day trial in a case involving alleged negligent failure to diagnose subarachnoid hemorrhage in a fifteen year old girl, resulting in brain surgery and brain injury.
• Obtained a defense verdict at trial on behalf of an ENT Medical Facility alleging unsafe conditions caused injuries to patients including a rare neurologic condition, ultimately leading to surgical implantation of spinal cord stimulator.
• Obtained summary judgment for medical center in a case alleging unethical research practices caused permanent developmental injuries to neonates.
• Obtained dismissal of Qui Tam/False Claims Act for two physicians which was affirmed by the 11th Circuit.
• Successfully represented hospital in coordination with CDC during outbreak of harmful bacterium resulting multiple deaths.

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Presentations and Publications

• Keynote presenter, “Liability Issues for Nurse Anesthetists,” ALANA Fall Convention.
• Keynote presenter, “Medical Liability for Third-Party Nonpatients,” ALAMTA Regional.
• CLE Presenter, “Cutting Edge Issues in Medical Malpractice,” National Business Institute.

News & Insights

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• Starnes Ranked as a “Highly Recommended Firm” in the 2021 Edition of Benchmark Litigation
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