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We are pleased to announce a defense verdict in an obstetrical birth injury case for attorneys Frederick Sewards and Patrick Smith following a 2.5-week jury trial in Columbus, Ohio.  Mr. Sewards and Mr. Smith defended an obstetrician/gynecologist who directed a labor and delivery of a full-term pregnant patient.  Plaintiffs alleged that abnormalities on the fetal

We are pleased to announce a unanimous defense verdict in a catastrophic injury case involving allegations of medical malpractice.  Attorneys Frederick A. Sewards and Patrick F. Smith defended a pulmonologist who was asked to evaluate a patient with a permanent tracheostomy who was experiencing respiratory distress. The patient had been involved in a car accident

We are pleased to announce a defense verdict in a sickle cell anemia/sickle cell crisis alleged wrongful death case for Frederick Sewards following a seven-day jury trial in Columbus, Ohio.  Mr. Sewards represented a hematologist and hematology certified nurse practitioner who were treating a hospitalized patient for sickle cell crisis.  Plaintiff claimed that the medical

We are pleased to announce a unanimous defense verdict in a Fentanyl overdose case for Brant Poling and Sabrina Sellers following a two week jury trial in Columbus, Ohio. The pair defended a family medicine physician who had a 20-year relationship with his patient and was treating her chronic pain with Fentanyl after exhausting numerous

Pat Adkinson, Fred Sewards, Pat Smith, and Brant Poling have garnered 3 defense verdicts in the last 60 days.  Our team successfully defended a shoulder dystocia case, a birth trauma case, and a retained surgical instrument case.  The opposing counsel in these combined cases asked the juries to award approximately $60 Million in damages.  We

Congratulations to 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers: Brant Poling, Frederick Sewards, Patrick Smith, Patrick Adkinson, and Christopher Johnson. Congratulations to 2019 Ohio Super Lawyer Rising Star: Sabrina Sellers.

Poling is excited to announce two of our attorneys are recognized in The Best Lawyers in America (2019 Edition): Insurance Law, Dayton, OH – Christopher F. Johnson Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Dayton, OH – Christopher F. Johnson Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Columbus, OH – Patrick F. Smith