View the Outstanding Record of Success of an Ohio Personal Injury Lawyer (Partial Listing)
The Fitch Law Firm has decades of experience successfully handling Ohio auto accident, brain injury, disability claims, and personal injury matters.
DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the client’s cases and should not be used to form an expectation that the same results could be obtained for other clients in similar matters without reference to the specific factual and legal circumstances of each client’s case.
$ 134,000,000
Sexual Abuse. In January 2022, the Ohio Supreme Court affirmed the jury’s verdict of $134 million.
Our client was sexually abused multiple times at the ages of 11 and 12. The perpetrator was the father of her childhood best friend, who would drug her and other young girls during sleepovers. The trauma created years of mental suffering that led to homelessness, drug addiction, and suicidal thoughts. We took her abuser to civil court and won her a large award, ultimately convincing the Ohio Supreme Court that monetary damage caps on pain and suffering should not apply to those who are convicted of sexually abusing children.
$ 6,000,000
Swimming Pool Accident. “Judgment Plus Interest”.
In 1983, a 17-year-old boy was paralyzed after diving into an above-ground pool that was only 3.5 feet deep. The pool manufacturer and distributor alleged “open and obvious” danger. However, extensive investigation revealed that those pools were marketed with ads and videos depicting diving despite the shallow depth. Attorney John Fitch was able to recover millions for the young man.
$ 5,000,000
Truck Accident. Wrongful Death.
A 59-year-old man was killed when a commercial freightliner fatally collided with his car, igniting both his sedan and the truck’s front portion into flames. Investigation revealed that earlier damage to the truck’s brake lines had been repaired with tape and zip ties, rendering the breaks inoperable at the time of the collision. The Fitch Law Firm obtained a $5 million-dollar wrongful death settlement for the family.
$ 5,000,000
Construction Accident. Wrongful death.
A 43-year-old construction worker fell 40 feet to his death after stepping on an unmarked, unsupported wooden platform which collapsed. Although multiple defendants involved in the construction denied responsibility for the accident, we alleged negligence by multiple parties who ultimately contributed to the settlement.
$ 4,225,000
Truck Accident.
A 29-year-old passenger was let out of a vehicle on the highway after an argument with the driver. After reaching the road’s shoulder, she was struck by a semi-truck. The accident resulted in a severe traumatic brain injury that required multiple surgeries and left her permanently disabled.
$ 3,700,000
Sexual Abuse. Jury verdict subsequently reduced by the court due to Ohio’s damage caps.
When our client turned to her pastor for guidance, he abused his authority and sexually assaulted her, creating lasting trauma and suffering for the victim. We alleged his church had prior knowledge of the pastor’s abusive tendencies. As an adult, she filed a civil lawsuit against him and was awarded $3,700,000 by a jury of her peers, but the reward was slashed down to $250,000 due to tort “reform” laws that capped the dollar amounts of pain and suffering victims can receive, including victims of child sexual abuse.
$ 3,150,000
Premises Liability. A 59-year-old semi-retired male accidentally ingested paraquat, a toxic herbicide, after it was improperly placed in a Pepsi bottle and stored in the refrigerator.
A 59-year-old male unknowingly ingested a severely toxic herbicide known as paraquat when it was improperly kept in a Pepsi bottle and stored in a family member’s refrigerator. After 18 days of medical treatment, he passed away. The defendants violated federal regulations by both storing the herbicide in a food container and storing it in the home.
$ 2,650,000
Medical Malpractice. The infant suffered serious neurological injury at birth due to improper medical care of her mother, an asthmatic, who went into respiratory arrest shortly before giving birth.
Our client was a pregnant woman with a history of asthma who was hospitalized due to an asthma attack and was promptly ordered steroids to open her airways and make it easier to breathe. However, the steroid prescription was improperly canceled by a resident in training, leading the woman to go into respiratory arrest and forcing doctors to perform an emergency c-section due to the baby’s limited oxygen supply, ultimately resulting in serious injuries to the mother and her baby.
$ 1,750,000
Premises Liability. A lineman for a utility company suffered severe burns after making contact with 69,000 volts while attempting to install a new utility line.
A young lineman came in contact with 69,000 volts, resulting in severe burns, scarring, and some amputation. Our firm alleged that the power company was negligent in energizing overhead power lines while requiring the client to work directly underneath. Disabling injuries prevented him from returning to work as a lineman.
$ 1,775,000
Premises Liability
Our client was performing maintenance on electrical equipment when he was severely electrocuted, resulting in serious burns, nerve damage, and an anoxic brain injury that permanently affected his cognitive function. Our investigation revealed that improper labeling of the equipment led him to making contact with energized lines.
$ 1,350,000
Car Accident. Fracture of the leg and ankle, which led to a substantial loss of income.
Our client was on his way to work when a car crossed the median and struck his vehicle head on at 55 miles per hour. The collision caused multiple injuries, including the splintering of bones in both his knee and mid foot. When he eventually returned to work, he was unable to work at the same pace as he used to, leading to a substantial loss in income.
$ 1,200,000
Medical Malpractice. The female patient suffered serious, permanent complications after failure to timely diagnose and treat her condition.
Our client came into the emergency room with nausea, a sore throat, and a fever, eventually returning home after receiving IV and morphine. When her condition worsened hours later, she returned to the hospital to be treated for what was actually a life-threatening bacterial function in her bloodstream. A failure to timely diagnose and treat her condition resulted in serious, permanent complications.
$ 2,200,000
Medical Malpractice
Our client with end-stage liver disease underwent surgery for a liver transplant but suffered serious complications due to the negligence of an allied healthcare worker assisting in the surgery. Although the liver transplant was successful, air improperly entered his lungs during the operation, traveling to the brain and causing a severe stroke that caused aphasia, paralysis, and ultimately death.
$ 1,000,000
Truck Accident. Traumatic brain injury
A female client was driving on the highway when a set of dual-tires came off a semi-truck and propelled across the median, where it hit her car. Every airbag in the car deployed, and the car slid two miles before it was able to come to a stop. The driver suffered a traumatic brain injury that gave her persistent headaches, balance troubles, and vision issues, making it difficult to drive and also impairing her earning capacity.
$ 1,400,000
Truck Accident.
Our client was properly driving in her lane when a semi-truck clipped the rear portion of her car while merging, sending her car into a tailspin that resulted in the car getting caught and drug under the truck’s trailer. Our client suffered a spleen laceration, internal injuries, and multiple fractures in her hip and arm, prompting multiple surgeries and chronic pain.
$ 1,000,000
Construction Accident.
A State of Ohio employee was struck and killed by a heavy construction machine being operated on site by a construction worker. Although medics were immediately called and his co-workers attempted CPR, our client was pronounced dead at the hospital due to the multiple blunt force traumas that he sustained in the accident.
$ 992,410
Car Accident.
A female client was properly driving in her vehicle when another driver failed to yield while making a left turn, striking our client’s car and causing her to collide with a street pole. She severely injured her knee and lower leg, requiring multiple surgeries and extensive treatment time that eventually caused her to lose her employment at her current position.
$ 900,000
Motorcycle Accident.
Our young client was on his motorcycle when a car from the opposite failed to yield, thereby striking the motorcyclist speed. Although law enforcement did not attribute fault to either party, our investigation revealed that our client had no responsibility for his accident. A medical expert attested that one of the motorcyclist’s injuries — severe fracturing of his right leg — was a permanent disability that would require continued treatment and further rounds of surgery.