News
Sheldon
J. Schlesinger, P.A. Wins $12.6 million Verdict Against UM School
of Medicine - 1/13/12
4.7 million dollar
verdict for women with botched operation – 6/16/11
Sheldon
J. Schlesinger Inducted In The National Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame
– 4/17/11 2/17/11
Crane Johnstone was
named the 2010 Lawyer of the Year - 1/26/11
$950,000.00
Settlement: Lingerfeldt
v Castro - A pedestrian was hit by an SUV. The accident caused the
grandfather to suffer a badly broken leg.
Court refuses
to hear Philippon appeal - 10/28/10
October
27, 2010 - Crane Johnstone wins 4.3 million malpractice judgment
against doctor to the starsOctober
14, 2010 - Teenager infected with E. coli after eating hamburger
Scott
P. Schlesinger named one of Florida's Legal Elite July 14, 2010 Former Yankee’s Orthopedic
Surgeon Loses Appeal in Ballerina Malpractice Case
- June 18, 2010
South
Florida Live Morning Show:
October
15, 2009 Fort
Lauderdale Law Firm Wins $4.3 million Verdict Against Doctors for
Misdiagnosis That Left Young Girl Permanently Disabled
Fort Lauderdale
Attorneys Win $14 million Verdict Against Hollywood Doctor for Treatment
That Left Father Severely Disabled For Life
Palm
City family awarded $4 million in case of brain-damaged baby
Girl wins $8.5 million in medical suit
Crane Johnstone Named a
Finalist for Most Effective Lawyer – 12/4/09 12/8/09 Crane Johnstone Named a Finalist for Most
Effective Lawyer – 12/8/08 Scott P. Schlesinger
named one of Florida's Legal Elite (pdf) – 6/23/08 Crane A. Johnstone
selected for inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers (pdf)
– 6/23/08 Linda Alley honored
in Florida Atlantic University Hall of Fame (pdf) – 5/3/08 Decade
after loss in trial, plaintiffs win Broward medical malpractice
case (Daily Business Review - pdf) — 04/21/08 Huge
meat recall prods further reforms — 02/20/08 Tobacco
Lawsuits in Florida — 01/11/08 Cigarette
makers face thousands of new Florida suits (Bloomberg) —
01/10/08 Tobacco
lawsuit deadline looms (Jacksonville Times-Union) — 01/10/08 Suing Walmart:
Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice Attorney Scott Schlesinger
(pdf) — December, 2007 Lawyer
Goes Public Over Bad Burgers (pdf) — 11/24/07
Beef
recall for E.coli is expanded to 21.7 million pounds (New York Times
- pdf) — 9/30/07
Tainted
burgers sicken up to 21 (pdf) — 9/27/07 Sick girl's parents
sue Wal-Mart (pdf) — 9/27/07 South Florida teen blames Wal-Mart for
tainted burger, sues (South Florida Sun-Sentinel) —
9/26/07 Scott Schlesinger
Named to the University Press of Florida Foundation's Board of Directors.
(pdf) — 9/18/07 On Appeal: Attorney can be present at
exam, court overrules — 9/13/07 Schlesinger
Law firm secures $2.15 million verdict on behalf of ballet dancer
in malpractice suit. (pdf) — September, 2007 Sun Sentinel:
Sovereign Immunity; Law Unfair To Its Victims — 8/1/07 Dancer gets $2.15
million in malpractice suit (pdf) — 6/14/07 Schlesinger Law firm secures $2.15 million
verdict on behalf of ballet dancer in malpractice suit. —
6/14/07
"Teen
Gets Payment From State For Botched Surgery That Left Her Paralyzed"
(pdf) — 5/25/07
"$8.5
Million Settlement Arrives After 19 Years" — 5/25/07 "It's
Time For The State To Pay Its Debts To Paralyzed Teen" (pdf)
— 5/1/07 "From the Courts: Jury Verdicts &
Settlements $5.7 Million Awarded in Med Mal Case" —
5/1/06 "Car-Crash
Victim Awarded $50 million" (pdf) — 11/21/02
"$50M Verdict",
Jury Awards Damages to Plantation Man Rendered Paraplegic (pdf)
— November, 2002 "Crash
Victim Awarded $7 Million" (pdf) — 11/22/00
"$6 Million
Awarded to Boy Hurt as Fetus" (pdf) — 10/3/00
"Boy Who
Was Fetus During Crash Awarded $6 million" (pdf) —
10/3/00 "Wild Thing Williams Beans Spectator
With a $2.5 Million Errant Pitch" — 6/28/99
"Woman Awarded $2.5 mil 1993 Warmup
Pitch Caused Injuries" — 4/22/99 "Girl Wins $8.5 Million in Medical
Suit" — 3/26/99 "GM Told to Pay $33 M in Fiery Crash"
— 5/19/98 "Paralyzed Man Grateful for Settlement"
— 5/29/98 "Jurors
Award $7 Million in Deaths" — pdf "Publix
Caught Up in Judicial Crackdown" (pdf) – 12/23/97"Florida
Tobacco Strike a Deal" (pdf) — 8/26/97 "Family Awarded $6.7 Million In Case"
— 5/24/97 "Boy Awarded $6.7 Million After
Doctor Crushes Skull" — 5/24/97 "District
Selfishly Drags Out Boy's Case" (pdf) — 4/14/95 "Hospital OKs Payment for Delivery-Room
Error" — 4/12/95 "House Panel: Boy, 11, Owed Lifetime
Care" — 4/12/95 "Lobbyists
Blocking Settlement For Boy" (pdf) — 4/5/95
"Hospital
Offers Care For Justin" Settlement Proposed In Case of Brain-Damaged
Boy (pdf) — 12/23/94 "$5 Million Award Against Toyota
Stands" — 12/9/94 "Hospitals
That Make You Sick" (pdf) — 11/30/94 "Standoff
Over Money May Be Ending For Broward Boy Hospitalized 10 Years."
(pdf) — 11/29/94 "Brain-Damaged
Boy's Story To Be Featured On TV Tonight" (pdf) —
9/1/94 "CBS Focuses
On Broward Boy's Tragedy" (pdf) — 9/1/94 "Broward
State Rep's Loose Lips Just May Earn Him Pink Slip" Political
Notes (pdf) — 6/19/94 "Working
with Father" Offspring Discuss What It's Like In Dad's Company
(pdf) — 6/17/94 "Jurors Award $2 2 million
to family of dead hero" (pdf) – 5/11/94 "Jury Awards
$2.2 Million To Family of Dead Hero' Blames Broward General, Three
Doctors For Teenager's Fate (pdf) — 5/11/94 "Jury Gives
Parents $2.15 Million For Emergency Room's Negligence" (pdf)
— 5/11/94 "Jury Awards
$2 million to Davie boy" (pdf) – 2/6/94 "Jury Find
Against Federal Express" (pdf) — 12/23/93 "Jury Finds HRS
At Fault In Case Of Abused Boy" (pdf) — 9/16/93 "After
13 Years In Coma, Accident Victim Dies" (pdf) — 7/16/93 "Schlesingers
Score Big Victories In Ohio Auto-Related Actions" (pdf)
— 6/25/93 "Car Fire
Victim Awarded $5 Million" (pdf) — 6/19/93 "Suing
Government: Liability Has Political Limits” (pdf) —
4/4/93 "Lawyer:
City Blew a Chance to Settle" (pdf) — 3/5/93 "Mr.
Malpractice" How Do You Put a Price On Pain? In South Florida,
No One Is As Persuasive As Attorney Sheldon Schlesinger, the Man
Who Makes Doctors See Red. (pdf) — 6/17/90 "Hiring
a Specialist Urged For Severely Ill Children” (pdf) —
5/24/90 "Infant Awarded $8.6 Million
By Jury" (pdf) — 5/11/90 "Malpractice
Crisis Eases Across State" (pdf) — 10/30/89 "Woman Gets $1 Million for Accident"
— 9/27/89 "Wreck
Simulated By a Computer; $7 Million Award" (pdf) —
6/24/89 "2 Families
Awarded $1 Million In Malpractice Claims" (pdf) —
6/4/89 "Legislature
Passes Hospital Claims Bills" (pdf) — 6/3/89 "Scarred Woman Settles"
— 2/3/89 "Slow Treatment
Killed Husband, Lawsuit Claims" (pdf) — 4/6/88 "Pool Owner
Blamed For Injuries of Man Thrown In During Party” (pdf)
— 3/5/88 Lawyer: "I
Take Bad Medicine To Task" (pdf) — 01/27/88 "Condition
Critical: Health Care On Trial" (pdf) — 1/27/88 "$2 Million Awarded in Suit"
— 1/29/86 "Doctor's Delay Leads Jury to Award
$2 Million" — 1/29/86 "Car Crash Nets Pair Millions Awarded
$8.6 Million by Jury" — 11/8/85 "Disabled Couple Get $3.5 Million"
— 11/8/85 "Comatose Patient Wins 45 Million"
— 4/4/85 "Jury Awards $2 Million Verdict"
— 11/3/84 "Victim Gets $3.5 Million in Lawsuit"
— 3/30/84 "Phone
Official Testifies About Dying Man's Call" (pdf) —
9/28/83 "Appeal
Court Upholds $12.5 Million Award" (pdf) — 8/11/83 "Huge Malpractice Award Upheld"
— 7/10/83 "The 1982 Ammy Awards - The Years Best
and Worst Performances" — December, 1982 "Crash Suit Puts Price On a Life"
— 9/17/82 "Miami
Clerk Wins $12 Million in Medical Suit" (pdf) — 3/30/82 "Coma
Victim Gets $12 Million" (pdf) — 3/27/82 "Toyota Fuel
System Unsafe - Engineer" (pdf) — 8/14/81 "Boy Wins $1 Million from MDs"
— 12/7/80
Sheldon J. Schlesinger, P.A. represents clients throughout
the state of Florida including the cities of Boca Raton, Boynton
Beach, Carol City, Cooper City, Coral Gables, Coral Springs, Davie,
Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Hialeah, Hollywood,
Jupiter, Lake Worth, Miramar, Miami, Oakland Park, Palm Beach, Palm
Beach Gardens, Palm Springs, Pompano Beach, and Rivera Beach
